Northern Hearts is an
association football
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club based in
Timaru
Timaru (; mi, Te Tihi-o-Maru) is a port city in the southern Canterbury Region of New Zealand, located southwest of Christchurch and about northeast of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the South Island. The Timaru urban area is home to ...
,
New Zealand
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. The club was founded in 1947 and from 1982 to 1990 was amalgamated with
Timaru City as
South Canterbury United. It reverted to Northern Hearts in 1991.
Northern Hearts competed in the various Southern Premier leagues from 1971 to the mid-2000s. The club's best end-of-season position came in 2001, when they finished as runners-up in the premiership.
Northern Hearts first competed for the
Chatham Cup
The Chatham Cup is New Zealand's premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout tournament in men's association football. It is held annually, with the final contested in September. The current champions of the Chatham Cup are 2022 winners Auck ...
in
1947.
Northern Hearts best Chatham Cup performance came in
1980, when it reached the last 16 before losing 2–5 to eventual finalists
Dunedin City.
References
External links
FootballSouth Northern Hearts page
Association football clubs in New Zealand
Sport in Timaru
1947 establishments in New Zealand
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