Full name | Stratford Association Football Club | |
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Founded | 1908 | |
Ground | Swansea Park , Stratford | |
Chairman | Zak Dodunski | |
League | Taranaki Division 2 | |
2024 | Taranaki Division 2, 7th of 10 | |
Website | https://www.sporty.co.nz/stratfordafc | |
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]
Taranaki Championship - 1929, [7] 1934, [8] 1935, 1948.
Duff Rose Bowl - 1934, [8] 1958, 1966, 1972, 1974.
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