Manurewa AFC is an amateur
football (soccer) club in
Manurewa,
Auckland,
New Zealand. They will compete in
Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1 with newly appointed head coach Marty Rodwell
History
Manurewa AFC was formed by the merger of Tramways (
1929 Chatham Cup
The 1929 Chatham Cup was the seventh annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
The competition was run on a regional basis, with six regional associations (Auckland, Wellington, Poverty Bay, Manawatu, Canterbury, and Otago ...
winner) and another club named Manurewa. The merged entity initially used the portmanteau name of Tramurewa, during which time the club won the
1931 Chatham Cup
The 1931 Chatham Cup was the ninth annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
The competition was run on a regional basis, with six regional associations (Auckland, Walkato, Wellington, Manawatu, Canterbury, and Otago) each ...
. Tramuwera reverted to the name of Manurewa in 1959, the name currently used by the club.
Manurewa competed in the
New Zealand National Soccer League from 1979 to 1992, finishing as champions in
1983
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Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...
.
In 2008 Manurewa won the
NRFL Division 1 with Brad Armstrong finishing top scorer in the league with 22 goals. Coach, Mark Armstrong, claimed the coach of the year award for the league.
Notable former players
The following players represented
New Zealand while playing for Manurewa:
*
Dave Bright
*
Frank van Hattum
*
Keith Mackay
Keith "Buzzer" Gordon Mackay (born 8 December 1956 in Wellington, New Zealand) was a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand internationally, appearing in all 3 matches of New Zealand's first FIFA World Cup finals appearance.
*
Sam Malcolmson
Samuel "Sam" A. Malcolmson (born 2 April 1947) is a former footballer who represented New Zealand.
UK career
Hailing from Dalbeattie, Malcolmson served in the Royal Navy and in 1969, whilst stationed at R.N.A.S. Culdrose in Cornwall, he played ...
*
Lee Stickland
*
Steve Sumner
Steven Paul Sumner (2 April 1955 – 8 February 2017) was an English-born, New Zealand football player, who was captain of the national team during the country's first successful campaign to qualify for the World Cup, in 1982.
Club career
Sum ...
*
Mark Armstrong
The following players represented
New Zealand futsal while playing for Manurewa:
* Marvin Eakins
* Clay Chapel
References
External links
Official website
Association football clubs in Auckland
1929 establishments in New Zealand
Association football clubs in New Zealand
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