Old Boys' Association Football Club is a junior and senior football club based in the southern
New Zealand
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city of
Invercargill
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Old Boys' was founded in 1959 by a small group of Southland Boys High School old boys – hence the name Old Boys'. In 1960 the old Brigadiers AFC clubrooms were purchased at Waverley Park. The current clubrooms were built by volunteer labour and were completed in 1979.
Old Boys' is a regular entrant to 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 ...
, recording its best season in 2009, when it reached the last 32 stage of the competition. It currently plays in the Donald Gray division, the premiere men's football grade in Southland. The team has won the
Southland Region's
Donald Gray Memorial Cup
The Donald Gray Memorial Cup is the premier men's football competition in Southland, New Zealand. It sits below the FootballSouth Premier League and above Southland Division 1.
Current clubs
''As of 2022 season.''
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on six occasions.
Old Boys won promotion to the FootballSouth Premier League for the 2013 season. They were the only Invercargill side in the league since Southland Spirit FC pulled out at the end of 2011. A 9th-place finish saw the side relegated from the competition.
With close to 300 registered junior and senior players Old Boys' has become the largest football club in Southland.
From modest beginnings the club has risen to be Southland's most progressive club.
Notable players
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Bill Chapman (Invercargill HSOB)
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Les Groves (Invercargill HSOB)
References
Club websiteFootballSouth Old Boys' page
Association football clubs established in 1959
1959 establishments in New Zealand
Association football clubs in Invercargill
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