New Zealand 1972

Changes - Dunedin Technical and Maori Hill withdrew support of Dunedin 
Suburbs and left the position to Caversham. 
  
Miramar Rangers withdrew support of Wellington City. Mt Albert-Ponsonby
got support from Eden and changed name to Auckland City.
  
New Brighton were promoted
  
 1.Mt Wellington      18   13  2  3  46- 19  28
 2.Blockhouse Bay     18   12  4  2  35- 17  28
 3.Christchurch Utd   18   12  3  3  42- 23  27
 4.Eastern Suburbs    18    9  4  5  42- 28  22
 5.Gisborne City      18    6  5  7  32- 28  17
 6.Stop Out           18    5  6  7  27- 30  16 
 7.Wellington City    18    6  3  9  23- 26  15
 8.Caversham          18    5  3 10  25- 43  13
 9.New Brighton       18    1  5 12  23- 45   7
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
10.Auckland City      18    2  3 13  21- 57   7
  
                   AuC Blo Cav ChU EaS Gis MtW NBr StO Wel
Auckland City       -  1-3 0-2 1-2 1-6 1-4 1-5 4-3 1-3 2-2
Blockhouse Bay     4-0  -  2-1 2-3 0-0 1-1 2-1 3-0 1-0 3-0
Caversham          2-2 1-2  -  1-5 2-4 2-1 2-1 1-0 2-2 1-0
Christchurch Utd   5-1 3-0 4-2  -  2-0 3-2 1-1 1-1 2-2 1-0 
Eastern Suburbs    5-2 1-2 2-2 4-2  -  2-1 1-1 5-2 1-1 2-0
Gisborne City      1-2 0-0 3-1 1-0 1-4  -  2-3 4-0 2-1 2-0
Mt Wellington      4-0 2-3 5-1 3-1 1-0 2-1  -  3-1 2-1 3-0
New Brighton       1-1 1-4 4-1 2-3 0-2 4-4 1-2  -  1-1 0-2
Stop Out           2-1 1-2 3-1 0-1 3-2 1-1 0-5 2-2  -  0-2
Wellington City    3-0 1-1 3-0 0-3 5-1 1-1 1-2 2-0 1-4  -
  
  
Promotion play-offs (1972)
Hamilton           1-1  Wellington D.U.
Wellington D.U.    1-1  Hamilton

[at Wembley Park, Wanganui]
Wellington D.U.    2-1  Hamilton

Wellington D.U. promoted


Chatham Cup

Final 
-----   
[Sep-2] 
Basin Reserve, Wellington 
Christchurch United 4-4 Mt Wellington [aet]       
 [Dacombe 4 - Ron Armstrong 2 (2 pen), Turner, Thomas] 
  
Christchurch Utd: Tony Fleming, Lawrie Blyth, Grahame Davis, Ken France, 
Graham Griffiths, Brian Hardman, Victor Pollard, Tom Randles, Graham 
Dacombe, Alan Marley, Ian Park (Stuart Cameron) 
Mt Wellington: Kevin Curtin, Tony Sibley, Ron Armstrong, Brian 
Armstrong, Iain Hastie, Nigel Ashurst (John Houghton), Dennis Tindall, 
Brian Turner, Earle Thomas, David Taylor, George Lamont (Vivian 
Hope-Ede) 

Referee: R.W. Harries (Wellington) 

Replay 
[Sep-9] 
English Park, Christchurch 
Christchurch United 1-1 Mt Wellington [aet]        
 [Ian Park - Dennis Tindall] 

Christchurch Utd: Fleming, Blyth, Davis, Griffiths, 
France, Hardman, John Oliver (Trevor Blake), Randles, 
Dacombe, Marley Park. 
Mt Wellington: Curtin, Sibley, R. Armstrong, 
Hastie, B. Armstrong, Tindall, Max Davis, Turner, 
Houghton (Thomas), Lamont (Hope-Ede), Taylor 

Referee: R.W. Harries (Wellington)    

Second Replay 
[Sep-23] 
Newmarket Park, Auckland 
Christchurch United 2-1 Mt Wellington        
 [Alan Park, Alan Marley - Ron Armstrong] 

Christchurch Utd: Fleming, Blyth, Davis, Griffiths, 
Fance, Hardman, Pollard, Randles, Dacombe, 
Marley, Park 
Mt Wellington: Curtin, Sibley, R. Armstrong, 
Hastie, B. Armstrong, Ashurst, Tindall, Turner, 
(Davis), Thomas (Taylor, sub), Houghton, Lamont 

Referee: R.W. Harries (Wellington)


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Northern League 
--------------- 

Standings Unknown 

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Central League 
-------------- 

Standings Unknown 

--------------- 
Southern League 
--------------- 

First Division 

 1.Invercargill City            18 11  4  3 33-26  26 Promotion play-offs 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 2.Western                      18  8  6  4 32-20  22 
 3.Christchurch City            18 10  2  6 35-24  22 [*] 
 4.North End                    18  7  5  6 29-30  19 
 5.Rangers                      18  8  1  9 22-21  17 
 6.Mosgiel                      18  5  6  7 29-33  16 
 7.Shamrock                     18  5  5  8 27-27  15 
 8.Christchurch Technical       18  5  5  8 23-24  15 
 9.Roslyn-Wakari                18  5  4  9 28-36  14 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
10.Timaru City                  18  4  6  8 16-23  14 Relegation play-offs 

[*] Christchurch City absorbed into Christchurch United 
    by the end of the season. 

Second Division 

North 

 1.Woolston WMC                 22 15  4  3 79-29  34 Promotion play-offs 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 2.University                   22 12  6  4 57-24  30 
 3.Halswell United              22 12  6  4 44-25  30 
 4.Christchurch United B        22 11  8  3 47-27  30 
 5.New Brighton B               22 14  2  6 49-31  30 
 6.Christchurch HSOB            22 11  3  8 52-40  25 
 7.Cashmere                     22  9  5  8 37-37  23 
 8.Riccarton                    22  8  3 11 45-43  19 
 9.Nomads Utd                   22  7  1 14 45-60  15 
10.Burndale                     22  4  3 15 28-77  11 
11.Northern Hearts              22  3  4 15 26-67  10 
----------------------------------------------------- 
12.Timaru Thistle               22  3  1 18 30-79   7 Relegated 

Rangiora promoted 

South 

 1.Queen`s Park                 18 14  2  2 66-19  30 Promotion play-offs 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 2.Dunedin City                 18 10  4  4 57-25  24 
 3.Caversham B                  18  9  3  6 40-30  21 
 4.King Edward TCOB             18  8  4  6 44-38  20 
 5.Green Island                 18  8  0 10 41-37  16 
----------------------------------------------------- 
 6.Oamaru                       18  4  2 12 27-59  10 Relegated 
 7.Otago University             18  2  1 15 24-91   5 Relegated 

North End B, Roslyn-Wakari B, Mosgiel B and 
Invercargill B promoted. 

Promotion/relegation play-offs 

 1.Queen`s Park                  4  2  1  1 10- 4   5 Promoted 
 2.Woolston WMC                  4  1  2  1  6- 7   4 Promoted 
----------------------------------------------------- 
 3.Timaru City                   4  1  1  2  6-11   3 Relegated 

    

1971.

1973.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

all-time tables.

list of cup winners.

list of brown shield winners.

list of fa trophy winners.


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