Nelson United
Nelson United was a New Zealand soccer club, based in the South Island city of Nelson. Their home ground was Guppy Park. The team was founded in 1968 through the amalgamation of Nelson Thistle (founded 1924) and Nelson Rangers (founded 1950 as Settlers, name changed in 1959). Nelson United has since merged with Nelson Metro, Nelson City and Tahuna to form FC Nelson. United played in the old New Zealand National Soccer League's top flight 1976–80, 1983–88, and 1991–92. They were winners of the 1977 Chatham Cup, and were finalists in 1978. Nelson Rangers had previously reached the semi-finals in 1962 and 1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc .... References Association football clubs in New Zealand Sport in Nelson, New Zealand 1968 establishments in N ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Guppy Park
The Wood is a suburb of the South Island, New Zealand city of Nelson. It lies just to the north-east of the city centre and adjoins it. The suburb incorporates Botanical Reserve, a section of Nelson's town belt that includes the trigonometrical geographic centre of New Zealand, Botanical Hill. The reserve borders the Botanical Gardens to the east and Branford Park to the west. The suburb also has four other public reserves: Guppy Park, Neale Park, Peace Grove and Pepper Tree Park. Demographics The Wood statistical area covers . It had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. The Wood had a population of 2,907 at the 2018 New Zealand census, an increase of 72 people (2.5%) since the 2013 census, and an increase of 117 people (4.2%) since the 2006 census 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is ne ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nelson, New Zealand
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New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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South Island
The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, and to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean. The South Island covers , making it the world's 12th-largest island. At low altitude, it has an oceanic climate. The South Island is shaped by the Southern Alps which run along it from north to south. They include New Zealand's highest peak, Aoraki / Mount Cook at . The high Kaikōura Ranges lie to the northeast. The east side of the island is home to the Canterbury Plains while the West Coast is famous for its rough coastlines such as Fiordland, a very high proportion of native bush and national parks, and the Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers. The main centres are Christchurch and Dunedin. The economy relies on agriculture and fishing, tourism, and general manufacturing and services. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FC Nelson
FC Nelson is a football club, based in the South Island city of Nelson, their home ground is Guppy Park. History The team was founded in 2011 through the amalgamation of Nelson United (founded 1968), Nelson Metro (founded 1975), Nelson City (founded 1977) and Tahunanui When they merged they had over 900 members across junior, youth, men's and women's teams, making it the largest club in the Nelson/Marlborough region. Nelson United played in the old New Zealand National Soccer League top flight 1977–80, 1983–88, and 1991–93. They were winners of the 1977 Chatham Cup, and were finalists in 1978. Nelson Metro's best run in the Chatham Cup was in 1976 progressing to the fourth round before losing to Waterside Karori. Nelson City's best run was in the 1977 Chatham Cup, making it through to the third round before losing to other local club Nelson Suburbs. FC Nelson has continued the tradition of playing in the Chatham Cup, entering each year since the club was formed. Usuall ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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New Zealand National Soccer League
The New Zealand National League is the name given to the current New Zealand top football competition. Originally set up as the New Zealand National Soccer League there has been many versions of the competition as well as many different names. The most common format saw club teams play each other, at least two times, on a home and away basis. At the completion of those games, the best-performing team was declared as the New Zealand champion. The latest version has the clubs play in their regional leagues with the top teams qualifying for the Championship phase to then play each other for the champion. Leagues structures The national competition has had many different formats: 1970–1992 When the National Soccer League was launched in 1970, it became the first national league for any sport in New Zealand. It involved clubs playing each other two times, on a home and away basis. Two points were awarded for a win, and one point was awarded for a draw. The club with the greatest nu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1977 Chatham Cup
The 1977 Chatham Cup was the 50th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand. Early stages of the competition were run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with the National League teams receiving a bye until the Fourth Round of the competition. In all, 142 teams took part in the competition. Note: Different sources give different numberings for the rounds of the competition: some start round one with the beginning of the regional qualifications; others start numbering from the first national knock-out stage. The former numbering scheme is used in this article. The 1977 final Nelson United became the first team from outside the four main urban centres to win the cup since 1962. Their winning team contained several players who were to make a considerable mark on New Zealand soccer, either as players or administrators, among them Kevin Fallon, Kenny Cresswell, Peter Simonsen, and Keith Mackay. Against them was a Mount Wellington side containing t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1978 Chatham Cup
The 1978 Chatham Cup was the 51st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand. Early stages of the competition were run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with the National League teams receiving a bye until the Fourth Round of the competition. In all, 144 teams took part in the competition. Note: Different sources give different numberings for the rounds of the competition: some start round one with the beginning of the regional qualifications; others start numbering from the first national knock-out stage. The former numbering scheme is used in this article. Results Third round * Won on penalties by Metro (3-2), Nelson Suburbs (3-2), and Porirua United (4-2) Fourth round * Won on penalties by Nelson Suburbs (4-3). † Replayed match after Courier Rangers fielded ineligible player Fifth round Sixth Round Semi-finals The Final The final was held outside one of the main centres for the fi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1962 Chatham Cup
The 1962 Chatham Cup was the 35th annual nationwide knockout association football, football competition in New Zealand. The competition was run on a regional basis, with regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds. Other teams known to have taken part in the final rounds included North Shore United, Blockhouse Bay (soccer), Blockhouse Bay, Eastern Suburbs AFC, Eastern Suburbs, Mt Wellington (Soccer), Mt Wellington (Auckland) Kahukura (sport), Kahukura (Rotorua), Whakatane Town, Riverina (soccer), Riverina (Gisborne), Hastings City, Wanganui Athletic, Red Sox Manawatu, St. Andrews (Manawatu), Moturoa AFC (New Plymouth), Seatoun AFC, Brooklyn Northern United AFC, Northern (Wellington), Nelson United AFC, Nelson Rangers, Western A.F.C., Western AFC (Christchurch), Northern AFC, Timaru Thistle, Invercargill Thistle AFC, Invercargill Thistle. The 1962 final Hamilton Technical Old Boys, captained by Arthur Leong (footballer), Arthur Leong, became the first team from ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1964 Chatham Cup
The 1964 Chatham Cup was the 37th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand. The competition was run on a regional basis, with regional associations each holding separate qualifying rounds. As there were different numbers of rounds in each region, the round names given here are only approximate. Other teams taking part in the final rounds are known to have included Napier Rovers. Highlights and lowlights Noteworthy incidents which occurred during the 1964 Chatham Cup include a match between Kawerau and Whakatane Town, which was delayed for 20 minutes after a goal collapsed when Whakatane forward B. Good slid into the net while scoring his side's first goal.''New Zealand Herald'', 18 May 1964, sect. 2, p. 4 A match between Mount Roskill and Whangarei High School Old Boys was also delayed when a late switch of venue caused several Whangarei players to fail to arrive at the ground. The match was delayed before Whangarei finally took to the field with sever ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Association Football Clubs In New Zealand
Association football, also known as football and previously known as soccer, is a popular recreational sport in New Zealand. The sport is administered in New Zealand by the governing body New Zealand Football (NZF). This is a list of association football clubs that play in the top leagues in New Zealand and Australia. Administration New Zealand is divided up into six regional federations that help in the administration and promotion of the sport in New Zealand: *Federation One (Northern Region Football) - Northland, Auckland *Federation Two ( Waikato-Bay of Plenty Football) - Waikato, Bay of Plenty and King Country *Federation Three ( Central Football) - Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui *Federation Four (Capital Football) - Greater Wellington, including the Kapiti Coast and Wairarapa *Federation Five (Mainland Football) - Tasman, Marlborough, Nelson, West Coast, Northern and Central Canterbury *Federation Six ( Footballsouth) - South Canterbury, Otago, So ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |