Stratford AFC

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Stratford AFC
Full nameStratford Association Football Club
Founded1908
GroundSwansea Park , Stratford
ChairmanZak Dodunski
LeagueTaranaki Division 1
2022Taranaki Division 1, 9th of 10
Website Club website

Stratford AFC is an association football club from New Zealand. Its home ground and clubrooms are at Swansea Park in the town of Stratford, Central Taranaki. [1]

Stratford AFC was established in April 1908 and joined the Taranaki Association Football Union in that year. [2]

The club won the Taranaki Championship (Julian Cup) four times before 1965. [3] The 1934 season for the Stratford club is notable by winning both the Taranaki Championship and Duff Rose Bowl while remaining undefeated in both competitions. [4]

The 1958 Chatham Cup saw the club win the Taranaki final of the competition qualifiers and reach the North Island quarter-final against Kiwi United. [5]

In 1967 the club joined the Central Districts League and competed in the first division with teams from Manawatū, Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay. [6]

Honours

Taranaki Championship - 1929, [7] 1934, [8] 1935, 1948.

Duff Rose Bowl - 1934, [8] 1958, 1966, 1972, 1974.

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References

  1. ↑ "Stratford AFC". sporty.co.nz. 11 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "FOOTBALL - Association Game". Papers Past. 11 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Provincial Champions 1892-1968". RSSSF . 11 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "UNDEFEATED TEAM". Stratford Evening Post. 10 October 1934. p. 7. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Results Of Games In Other Centres - Taranaki Chatham Cup District Elimination". Papers Past. 11 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "New Zealand 1967 - Central League - Central Districts League". RSSSF . 11 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL - Past season reviewed". Stratford Evening Post . 8 April 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  8. 1 2 "UNDEFEATED TEAM". Stratford Evening Post. 10 October 1934. p. 7. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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