Northern AFC

Northern AFC is an association football club in North East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand. They are currently competing in the ODT FootballSouth Premier League.

For the former Scottish Football League team also known as Northern, see Northern F.C.

Northern AFC
Full nameNorthern Association Football Club
Nickname(s)Northern, 'Dakkers Dudes'
Founded1888
GroundGardens Ground, Dunedin
CoachLewis (Scouse) Houghton
LeagueODT FootballSouth Premier League
2018ODT FootballSouth Premier League

The club is based at The Gardens Ground, North East Valley, Dunedin. The uneven playing surface and overhanging trees ensure that every match at 'Fortress Gardens' is a tough encounter for both sides.

Club history

Established in 1888, the club claims to be the oldest in continual existence in New Zealand.[1] They have twice won the Chatham Cup, in 1959 and 1961, and have been finalists on eight other occasions.[2]

After amalgamating with Maori Hill (founded 1904) in 1972, the club was briefly known as Dunedin North End (1972–1974) and then as North End United, a name it used until 1990. The club celebrated its 125th Jubilee in 2013; as part of the celebrations, the NAFC Premier Men played Green Island in the first club football match to be held at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium.

Northern's club strip is a vertical black and white striped shirt, black shorts and socks. The tangerine away strip is a real fan favourite.

The club's top men's side compete in the Otago Daily Times Southern Premier League, where they see limited success. In 2018 season they finished second bottom of the league with only one win to show from eight fixtures.[3]

Current Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK George Sinclair
DF Adam Harris
DF Benjamin Kaveney-Gibb
DF Isaac De Stroyer
DF Jordan Sabine
DF Kris Sweetapple
DF Sam McQuaid
DF Emmett Nolan
MF Jaume Bim Carrol
MF Sean Kelly Komalafe
MF Yugen Miyahara
FW Chris Harris
FW David Henderson
FW En Watanabe
FW Josh Murphy
FW Joseph Barrett
FW Richie Browne
FW Lorcan Breenan
FW Vimal Velu

References
  2. Chatham Cup: nzsoccer.com Archived 2009-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Football South - Otago Senior Competitions". www.footballsouth.co.nz. Retrieved 24 January 2019.


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