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Addington FC is a South African
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club based in
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. Addington won both the
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and the Castle Cup in 1963, and the
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again in 1969 (as
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History

Addington FC joined the NFL in 1962, winning the championship in their second season. Before the 1969 season, they were renamed Durban Spurs. Although they won the league that season, it proved to be their last hurrah. By the start of the 1970 season, they had merged with Durban United to form Durban Spurs United.


External links


expro.co.za1963 Addington Team Photo1963 Castle Cup Final Players' Profile


See also

* National Football League (South Africa) National Football League (South Africa) clubs Soccer clubs in Pretoria Soccer and apartheid {{SouthAfrica-sport-stub