Burnside A.F.C. Was an

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 ...

club based in the suburb of Burnside in

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, New Zealand. They merged with

Avon United Avon United Football Club was a New Zealand amateur football club based in the city of Christchurch. The club was based in the western part of Christchurch and draw most of their players from Avonhead, Riccarton, Burnside, Fendalton, Ilam, Bryn ...

in 2011 to form

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. In 2007 it was the largest football club in the

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Club history

Founded in 1967 as Burndale United (the name being a portmanteau of the suburb names Burnside and Bishopdale), the name was changed first to Burnside United and then simply to Burnside A.F.C. The club's colours of claret and blue reflect those of founding secretary Terry McIntyre's favourite team, West Ham United. Burnside A.F.C. originally played home matches at Burnside Park. Sometime before 2000, they began to play at a variety of parks, including Burnside, Jellie Park, Avonhead Park and Ray Blank Park. In 2004, 2005 and 2006 Burnside were the 'Mainland Premier Qualifying League' champions. In 2011 Burnside AFC merged with local rivals

to form

References

External links

Burnside AFC Website
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