Waitara Soccer Club

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Waitara Soccer Club
Full nameWaitara Soccer Club Inc.
Founded1905
GroundManukorihi Park, Waitara
ChairmanJason Swete
ManagerNeil Smith
CoachDave Arnold
LeagueTaranaki Division One
Website Club website
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Waitara Soccer Club is an association football club from North Taranaki, New Zealand. Its home ground and clubrooms are at Manukorihi Park in the town of Waitara adjacent to the Waitara River. [1] [2]

In its first year the Waitara club won the Julian Cup and with it the 1905 Taranaki Championship. [3] [4] In September 1905 the champion Waitara side played a match against Corinthians, the touring Auckland champions, at the Camp Reserve, Waitara. [5]

Waitara has competed for the Chatham Cup, with their best performance coming in the 1965 tournament, when they reached the fifth round. The 1965 cup run included wins against Spotswood College, Taranaki champions Moturoa, Whanganui champions Wanganui United, before being defeated by Hawke's Bay champions Napier Rovers. [6] [7] Waitara last competed for the Chatham Cup in 2008 and were knocked out at Manukorihi Park in the second round of the competition by Napier City Rovers. [8] [9]

Honours

Taranaki Premiership - 2007, 2008. [10]

Taranaki Championship (Julian Cup) - 1905, [3] 1938, [4] 1977.

Duff Rose Bowl - 1937, 1938, 1965, 2008. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Toi Foundation - Waitara Soccer Club". toifoundation.co.nz. 8 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Association". Papers Past. 8 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Football". Papers Past. 6 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 "New Zealand - List of Champions / Provincial Champions 1892-1968". RSSSF . 6 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Football - The Corinthian Tour". Auckland Star . 5 September 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "1965 Chatham Cup". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 10 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Provincial Champions 1892-1968". RSSSF . 1 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Goalie gets Inglewood into next round". Taranaki Daily News . 20 May 2008. p. 20. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  9. ↑ Ruane, Jeremy. "2008". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  10. ↑ Martin, Robin (6 April 2009). "Premier champion unable to field credible side". Stuff - Taranaki Daily News. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  11. ↑ Martin, Robin (15 September 2008). "Waitara in comfortable Duff success". Press Reader. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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