Hutt Valley United

Hutt Valley United was a short-lived

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club from

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. A composite team, the club was founded in 1987 ostensibly to represent the interests of several senior teams from the Hutt Valley area just north of

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in the New Zealand National Soccer League. Hutt Valley United played in the national league from 1987 to 1992, achieving their best result in the 1989 competition, finishing fifth. The team also reached the semi-finals of the Chatham Cup in

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and the quarter-finals in

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. The team was disbanded in 1992 at the same time as the demise of the national league, with players returning to the individual support clubs. Defunct association football clubs in New Zealand Association football clubs in Wellington Sport in Lower Hutt Sport in Upper Hutt 1987 establishments in New Zealand 1992 disestablishments in New Zealand Hutt Valley {{NewZealand-footyclub-stub