North Shore United

Full name North Shore United Association Football Club
Nickname(s) The Shore
Founded 1887
Ground Allen Hill Stadium, Devonport, North Shore
Chairman New Zealand Andrew Gore
Coach England Tom Speers
League NRFL Division 1
2017 4th
Not to be confused with the amateur Canadian club of the same name .

North Shore United Association Football Club is a semi-professional football (soccer) club based in North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1.

Their home ground is Allen Hill Stadium, which is located in the suburb of Devonport.

History

The Club was founded in 1886, making it the oldest football club in New Zealand and Oceania.[1] North Shore United was originally formed as North Shore in 1886 and in 1933 amalgamated with Belmont, taking the present name.

As the result of a sponsorship deal, the team were known from 1979 to 1985 as Hanimex United or, unofficially, as Hanimex North Shore United.

Achievements

North Shore United is one of New Zealand's oldest and most successful football clubs. In addition to numerous provincial and regional titles, North Shore United won the New Zealand club championship two times (1977, 1994) and finished as the runner-up three times (1975, 1982, 1983). They also came runner-up in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2 (2012), promoting them to the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1 the following season. The club was promoted to the NRFL Premier in 2018 as runners-up.[2][3]

North Shore United also has proud Chatham Cup record, having won the competition on six occasions in 1952 (shared), 1960, 1963, 1967, 1979, and 1986. They also finished as the runner-up six times in 1926 (as North Shore), 1959, 1961, 1973, 1985, and 1995.

Honours

Notable players

Past and present players include:

References

  1. ↑ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "1. – Football – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  2. ↑ "Lotto NRFL 2018". Auckland Football Federation. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  3. ↑ "Into prem league with game in hand" (PDF). The Devonport Flagstaff. 2018-08-24. p. 47. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  4. ↑ "Ladder for 2012 NRFL Division 2". SportsTG. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  5. ↑ Club entry on UltimateNZSoccer.com
  6. ↑ Dave Coshan – North Shore United AFC life member. Former first team player at North Shore United AFC and Birkenhead United.
  7. ↑ Pearce, Bob (2007-11-22). "Bob Pearce: Big game, big names". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  8. ↑ North Shore United - UnitedSoccer1
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