Richmond Athletic FC is a

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club, based in the

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town of

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. Their home ground is Jubilee Park.

History

Formed in 1948, Richmond Athletic changed its name to Richmond City in 2005.Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website -Club Database – Richmond Athletic
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and

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on aggregate. They lasted only two years before being relegated from the division following an aggregate loss to

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in the play-off. Following their demotion they reverted to their original name of Richmond Athletic. Richmond Athletic again earned the right to a promotion play-off in 2010, losing on aggregate after a 4–2 1st leg home win, and an away loss of 3–0. Richmond won the Nelson Pine Division 1 League back to back in 2010 and 2011 under coach Steve Bignall and Manager Rick Gower. The team was led by English imports Joe Green, Ben Wright, Jordan Yong,

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and Sam Mason Smith.

Notable former players

The following former Richmond Athletic players have represented their respective countries at international level: *

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* Michael White (footballer)

References

External links

*http://www.richmondathletic.co.nz Association football clubs in New Zealand Sport in the Tasman District 1948 establishments in New Zealand Richmond, New Zealand {{NewZealand-footyclub-stub