Stratford AFC
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]
| Full name | Stratford Association Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1908 | |
| Ground | Swansea Park , Stratford | |
| Chairman | Zak Dodunski | |
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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) three times before 1965, its first in 1929, its second in 1934 and third in 1948.[3] In 1967 the club joined the Central Districts League and competed in the first division with teams from Manawatū, Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay.[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]
References
- "Stratford AFC". sporty.co.nz. 11 December 2021.
- "FOOTBALL - Association Game". Papers Past. 11 December 2021.
- "Provincial Champions 1892-1968". rsssf.com. 11 December 2021.
- "New Zealand 1967 - Central League - Central Districts League". rsssf.com. 11 December 2021.
- "Results Of Games In Other Centres - Taranaki Chatham Cup District Elimination". Papers Past. 11 December 2021.
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