New Zealand 1974

Promoted - North Shore United, after playoffs between 3 regional league
winners (Northern- North Shore United, Central- Waterside, Southern-
Rangers and Caversham (as bottom NL team))   

 1.Mt Wellington      18   12  5  1  44-19  29
 2.Christchurch Utd   18    8  6  4  31-19  22
 3.New Brighton       18    9  3  6  34-25  21
 4.Stop Out           18    9  3  6  26-23  21
 5.Blockhouse Bay     18    8  4  6  32-23  20
 6.North Shore Utd    18    6  4  8  23-27  16
 7.Wellington City    18    5  5  8  32-38  15
 8.Gisborne City      18    5  3 10  21-35  13
 9.Eastern Suburbs    18    5  3 10  23-45  13
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
10.Wellington D.U.    18    4  2 12  22-34  10


                   Blo ChU EaS Gis MtW NBr NSh StO Wel WDU
Blockhouse Bay      -  0-1 3-0 1-2 2-2 3-3 2-0 0-0 3-1 2-2
Christchurch Utd   1-0  -  1-1 3-1 1-1 3-0 2-2 1-2 2-3 5-0
Eastern Suburbs    0-3 1-1  -  3-1 1-5 1-3 2-5 2-0 4-1 2-0
Gisborne City      1-3 1-2 2-1  -  1-6 0-3 3-0 0-1 1-1 2-1
Mt Wellington      2-1 1-0 0-1 1-0  -  3-3 5-2 2-0 2-2 1-1
New Brighton       4-3 1-0 3-1 0-2 1-2  -  4-1 2-0 1-0 3-0
North Shore Utd    0-1 0-0 1-1 2-0 1-2 1-0  -  1-1 1-3 1-0
Stop Out           3-2 2-4 3-1 1-1 0-2 2-1 1-0  -  2-3 4-0
Wellington City    0-1 2-2 5-1 3-3 0-4 2-2 0-4 1-3  -  5-1
Wellington D Utd   1-2 1-2 8-0 3-0 2-3 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0  -


Promotion play-offs (1974)
Caversham          1-1  Porirua Utd
Wellington D.U.    2-0  Eden
Eden               1-4  Caversham
Wellington D.U.    3-1  Porirua Utd
Caversham          1-0  Wellington D.U.
Porirua Utd        3-3  Eden
Eden               3-2  Wellington D.U.
Porirua Utd        1-0  Caversham
Caversham          2-1  Eden
Porirua Utd        0-0  Wellington D.U.
Eden               n/p  Porirua Utd
Wellington D.U.    n/p  Caversham

Caversham          5  4 0 1   8- 3  8p
-------------------------------------
Wellington D.U.    5  2 1 2   7- 5  5
Porirua Utd        5  1 2 2   5- 7  4
Eden               5  1 1 3   8-13  3


Chatham Cup 1974

Qualifying Rounds 
----------------- 

Northern Region: 

Round 1 
Mt Roskill           6-1  Cornwall
Manurewa             2-1  Papatoetoe
Manukau City         4-1  Pukekohe Ramblers
Otara Rangers        1-4  Courier Rangers
Affco Rangers        2-4  Hamilton
Claudelands Rovers   4-1  Tokoroa
Tauranga City        1-2  Rotorua City
Rotorua Suburbs      3-2  Te Puke United 

Round 2 
Teachers United      0-7  Whangarei City
Mt Roskill           4-1  Kelston West
Birkenhead United    0-1  Eden
Grey Lynn            1-2  Howick [aet]
Ellerslie            2-1  Takapuna City
Pt Chevalier         0-1  East Coast Bays
Lynndale             1-0  Hibiscus Coast [aet]
Te Atatu             1-3  Mt Albert-Ponsonby
Pakuranga Town       2-0  Auckland University
Metro College        4-2  Glenfield Rovers [aet]
Papakura             1-4  Manurewa
Courier Rangers      5-0  Manukau City
Hamilton             6-0  Claudelands Rovers
Cambridge            3-2  Hamilton Wanderers
Rotorua City         5-2  Kawerau Town
Rotorua Suburbs      0-4  Whakatane Town

Round 3
Mt Roskill           1-2  Whangarei City
Howick               0-4  Eden
Ellerslie            3-0  East Coast Bays
Mt Albert-Ponsonby   3-4  Lynndale [aet]
Metro College        1-1, 0-2 Pakuranga Town
Courier Rangers      1-3  Manurewa
Cambridge            1-7  Hamilton
Rotorua City         2-0  Whakatane Town 


Central Region: 

Round 1 
Glen Carron          0-5  Kiwi United
Leopard United       1-3  Napier City Rovers
North Wellington Utd 4-1  Stokes Valley
Adriatic             4-2  Tawa [aet]
Miramar Rangers      0-1  Karori Swifts [aet]
Nelson United        6-0  Nelson Suburbs

Round 2
Moturoa United       3-0  New Plymouth City
Central City         1-6  Stratford
Castlecliff          1-4  Wanganui
Kiwi United          2-3  Manawatu United [aet]
Gisborne Thistle     3-2  Napier City Rovers [aet]
Douglas Villa        1-3  Masterton
Petone               0-5  Porirua United
Lower Hutt City      2-2  North Wellington Utd [aet, 2-0 pen]
Upper Hutt City      4-1  Newlands-Paparangi United
Blenheim United      1-4  Nelson United
Wainuiomata          0-0  Seatoun [aet, 5-4 pen]
CYFC                 0-2  Victoria University
Adriatic             1-0  Brooklyn-Northern United [aet]
Wellington WMC       2-1  Karori Swifts
Hungaria             3-0  Island Bay United
Waterside            2-1  Naenae Old Boys

Round 3 
Moturoa              4-1  Stratford [aet]
Manawatu United      2-1  Wanganui [aet]
Gisborne Thistle     0-1  Masterton
Porirua United       3-1  Lower Hutt City [aet]
Nelson United        0-2  Upper Hutt United
Wainuiomata          7-2  Victoria University
Waterside            1-0  Adriatic
Wellington WMC       1-0  Hungaria 


Southern Region: 

Round 1 
Shamrock             2-0  Police-Air Services
Technical            1-0  Rangers

Round 2
Shamrock             8-2  Riccarton
Timaru City          4-1  Northern Hearts
Cashmere Wanderers   0-1  Technical
Canterbury Uni       0-2  HSOB
Western              3-2  Woolston WMC [aet]
Burndale United      0-7  Halswell United
Caversham           15-0  Mosgiel
Invercargill Thistle 6-0  Southland BHS
King Edward TCOB     1-3  North End United [aet]
AC Otago             3-1  Dunedin City
Waihopai             1-5  Queen's Park
Invercargill United  0-2  Roslyn-Wakari

Round 3
Timaru City          2-3  Shamrock
HSOB                 2-4  Technical
Halswell United      1-2  Western
Invercargill Thistle 0-4  Caversham
AC Otago             0-2  North End United
Queen's Park         2-0  Roslyn-Wakari 
           

COMPETITION PROPER 

Round 1 
------- 

Whangarei City       5-2  Lynndale
Ellerslie            1-4  Blockhouse Bay
Hamilton             1-2  Eden
North Shore United   3-1  Manurewa [aet]
Mt Wellington        1-0  Pakuranga Town
Rotorua City         0-3  Eastern Suburbs
Wainuiomata          0-4  Wellington Diamond United
Stop Out             6-0  Wellington WMC
Gisborne City        2-1  Wellington City
Masterton            2-3  Upper Hutt United
Manawatu United      3-3  Waterside [aet, 4-3 pen]
Moturoa United       1-2  Porirua United
Christchurch United  5-0  Shamrock
Queen's Park         0-2  Caversham
Technical            0-4  New Brighton
North End United     0-2  Western  
 
Round 2 
------- 

Whangarei City       4-1  Eden
Mt Wellington        1-1  Eastern Suburbs [aet, 7-8 pen]
Blockhouse Bay       0-1  North Shore United
Gisborne City        3-2  Stop Out
Porirua United       5-0  Upper Hutt United
Manawatu United      2-4  Wellington Diamond United
Western              0-2  New Brighton
Caversham            1-2  Christchurch United

Round 3 
------- 

Whangarei City       1-3  Christchurch United
Gisborne City        3-2  Eastern Suburbs [aet]
Porirua United       1-2  Wellington Diamond United [aet]
North Shore United   1-0  New Brighton

Semi-finals 
----------- 

Wellington D United  0-0, 2-1 Gisborne City [both games in Wellington]
Christchurch United  2-1  North Shore United [aet]

Final 
-----   
[Sep-7] 
Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch 
Christchurch United 2-0 Wellington Diamond United      
 [Park, Hardman] 
  
Christchurch Utd: Bill Weir, Graham Griffiths, Roy
Drinkwater, Ken France, Lawrie Blyth, Brian Hardman,
Tom Randles, Bill Amey, Kees Doornebal, Steve
Sumner, Ian Park.
Wellington D Utd: Steve Pateman, Martyn Love, Sam
Malcolmson, Duncan Hill, Harry Carrington, Michael
Simeonoff, John Young, Ken Millar, Henry Nauta
(David Farron), Eric Lesbirel, Lou Adams 

Referee: W.K. Munro (Auckland) 


Air New Zealand Tournament

1974 

- 90 entries 

Northern Zone 
------------- 

Quarter-finals 
Mt Wellington        4-0  Manurewa 
Eastern Suburbs      2-0  Hamilton 
Blockhouse Bay       5-0  Papatoetoe 
North Shore Utd      3-0  Rotorua City 
  
Semi-finals 
Mt Wellington        5-3  Eastern Suburbs 
Blockhouse Bay       3-0  North Shore Utd 

Central Zone 
------------ 

Quarter-finals 
Gisborne City        2-1  Nelson United 
Wellington D Utd     5-1  Manawatu United 
Wanganui             6-0  Havelock North Wanderers 
Moturoa United       2-1  Masterton 

Semi-finals 
Gisborne City        wbd  Wellington Diamond Utd 
 [Wellington turned up 30 minutes late] 
Wanganui             3-2  Moturoa United 

Final 
Gisborne City        3-1  Wanganui 

Southern Zone 
------------- 

Semi-finals 
Caversham            3-1  Invercargill City 
New Brighton         2-1  Christchurch Utd 

Final 
Caversham            2-1  New Brighton 

National 
-------- 

Semi-finals 
Mt Wellington        2-0  Blockhouse Bay 
Gisborne City        1-0  Caversham 

Final 
[Apr-15]
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Mt Wellington 3-0 Gisborne City
 [Tindall, Taylor, Turner]

Mt Wellington: Curtin; Sibley, B Armstrong, Houghton, R Armstrong;
  Turner, Ashurst, Taylor; Tindall, Thomas, de Graaf
Gisborne City: Bowley; Sim (Balcombe), Dugdale, Todd, Parkin; Fyfe, Veall, 
  Warrington; Grout, Cudd, Nicholls

Referee: T Delahunty


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

First Division (Thompson Shield) 

 1.Eden                         18 16  0  2 47-12  32 Promotion play-offs 
 2.Manurewa                     18 16  0  2 45-13  32 
 3.Courier Rangers              18 12  3  3 24-11  27 
 4.Hamilton                     17 10  2  5 46-18  22 
 5.Papakura                     18  5  5  8 20-22  15 
 6.Papatoetoe                   18  6  2 10 21-30  14 
 7.Mt Albert-Ponsonby           18  4  4 10 17-30  12 
 8.Birkenhead United            18  3  5 10 17-39  11 
 9.Lynndale                     18  2  5 11 14-44   9 Relegated 
10.Metro College                18  1  2 14 10-42   4 Relegated 

Eden did not win promotion to the NSL. 

N.B. Manurewa drew 2-2 with Hamilton but was awarded 
     the match because of rules infringement. 



Second Division (Nils Person Cup) 

 1.Whangarei City               17 16  1  0 63-13  33 Promoted 
 2.Takapuna City                18 11  2  5 51-31  24 Promoted 
 3.Glenfield Rovers             17  8  4  5 30-30  20 
 4.East Coast Bays              18  5  7  6 19-34  17 
 5.Ellerslie                    18  7  2  9 33-35  16 
 6.Claudelands Rovers           18  6  3  9 23-32  15 
 7.Rotorua City                 18  5  5  8 23-32  15 
 8.Grey Lynn                    18  5  5  8 21-32  15 
 9.Mt Roskill                   18  6  2 10 31-37  14 Relegated 
10.Henderson                    18  3  3 12 22-40   9 Relegated 



Third Division (Pascoe Shield) 

 1.Affco Rangers                18 13  2  3 55-30  28 Promoted 
 2.Te Atatu                     18 11  4  3 50-30  26 Promoted 
 3.Howick                       18 10  4  4 45-22  24 
 4.Manukau City                 18  7  5  6 34-31  19 
 5.Hamilton Wanderers           18  8  2  8 49-39  18 
 6.Tauranga City                18  8  2  8 43-34  18 
 7.Tokoroa                      18  8  1  9 30-41  17 
 8.Cambridge                    18  5  4  9 36-37  14 
 9.Central                      18  3  2 13 37-52   8 Relegated 
10.Sparta Newmarket             18  3  2 13 13-76   8 Relegated 

N.B. Tauranga City beat Sparta Newmarket 2-0 but 
     Sparta was awarded the match because of a rules 
     infringement. 



Fourth Division (Ponsonby Jubilee Cup) 

 1.Pakuranga Town               18 17  1  0 74-11  35 Promoted 
 2.Auckland University          18 11  4  3 54-22  26 Promoted 
 3.Otara Rangers                18 12  1  5 53-25  25 
 4.Pukekohe Ramblers            18  9  2  7 47-39  20 
 5.Pt Chevalier                 18  7  4  7 40-26  18 
 6.Cornwall                     18  7  3  8 58-49  17 
 7.Hibiscus Coast               18  5  3 10 29-49  13 
 8.Teachers United              18  5  2 11 32-43  12 
 9.Kelston West                 18  4  4 10 32-49  12 
10.Huntly Thistle               18  1  0 17 13-119  2 

Kelston West awarded 2 points despite their 5-3 loss to 
Pukekohe Ramblers because of a rules infringement. 
Kelston West also lost a point to Hibiscus Coast for a 
similar offence. 

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

First Division 

 1.Porirua United               18 12  4  2 38-17  28 Promotion play-offs 
 2.Nelson United                18  9  4  5 33-20  22 
 3.Manawatu United              18  9  4  5 28-18  22 
 4.Miramar Rangers              18  8  4  6 29-32  20 
 5.Waterside                    18  8  3  7 31-27  19 
 6.Upper Hutt United            18  6  5  7 32-30  17 
 7.Seatoun                      18  5  5  8 21-26  15 
 8.Kiwi United                  18  4  5  9 28-31  13 
 9.Naenae Old Boys              18  5  3 10 24-44  13 Relegated 
10.Moturoa United               18  4  3 11 18-37  11 Relegated 

Porirua did not win promotion to the NSL. 
Wellington D Utd relegated from the NSL. 



Second Division 

 1.Hungaria                     18 14  1  3 55-24  29 Promoted 
 2.Lower Hutt City              18  7  9  2 25-15  23 
 3.Masterton                    18  8  4  6 37-38  20 
 4.Napier City Rovers           18  7  5  6 36-27  19 
 5.Wainuiomata                  18  7  4  7 39-44  18 
 6.Petone                       18  7  3  8 29-32  17 
 7.Wanganui                     18  5  5  8 22-26  15 
 8.Christian Youth FC           18  6  3  9 38-47  15 Relegated 
 9.Brooklyn Northern United     18  4  4 10 31-44  12 Relegated 
10.New Plymouth City            18  4  4 10 23-38  12 Relegated 



Third Division 

 1.Stop Out B                   18 15  1  2 68-13  31 [*] 
 2.North Wellington United      18 12  3  3 47-17  27 Promoted 
 3.Leopard United               18 12  2  4 41-22  26 Promoted 
 4.Karori Swifts                18 10  4  4 41-19  24 
 5.Wellington WMC               18  7  4  7 24-23  18 
 6.Massey University            18  7  3  8 30-27  17 
 7.Glen Carron                  18  6  4  8 24-43  16 
 8.Victoria University          18  4  2 12 25-53  10 
 9.Castlecliff                  18  2  4 12 38-80   8 Relegation 
play-offs 
10.Havelock North Wanderers     18  0  3 15 16-57   3 Relegation 
play-offs 

[*] Not eligible for promotion. 

Promotion/ relegation play-offs: 

Castlecliff withdrew 

Douglas Villa      3-1   Havelock North 
Gisborne Thistle   3-0   Adriatic 
Adriatic           3-1   Douglas Villa 
Adriatic           6-2   Havelock North 
Gisborne Thistle   3-1   Douglas Villa 
Gisborne Thistle   wbd   Havelock North 

 1.Gisborne Thistle             3  3  0  0   6- 1   6 Promoted 
----------------------------------------------------- 
 2.Adriatic                     3  2  0  1   9- 6   4 
 3.Douglas Villa                3  1  0  2   5- 7   2 
 4.Havelock North Wanderers     3  0  0  3   3- 9   0 Relegated 



Western League 

First Division (Pearce Cup) 

 1.Kiwi United                  21 18  1  2 91-24  37 
 2.Douglas Villa                22 16  4  2 78-28  36 
 3.Napier City Rovers           22 14  0  8 62-42  28 
 4.New Plymouth City            22 11  5  6 48-32  27 
 5.Levin United                 21  9  5  7 28-28  23 
 6.Masterton United             22  9  5  8 46-52  23 
 7.Palmerston City              22  9  5  8 52-46  23 
 8.Wanganui Athletic            22  8  5  9 42-52  21 
 9.Moturoa United               22  8  2 12 25-45  18 
10.Palmerston North BHS         22  4  6 12 32-55  14 
11.Wanganui City                22  3  3 16 33-53   9 
12.Marton United                22  1  2 19 22-102  4 



Second Division (Jock Stewart Cup) 

North 

 1.Rangers                      12  9  0  3 52-25  18 
 2.United                       12  8  1  3 58-23  17 
 3.Castlecliff                  12  7  0  5 33-38  14 
 4.Wanganui City                12  6  1  5 32-39  13 
 5.Athletic                     12  4  2  6 34-59  10 
 6.Marist                       12  2  5  5 31-35   9 
 7.Eastown                      12  1  1 10 24-45   3 

South 

 1.Feilding United              18 14  2  2 83-14  30 
 2.Massey University            18 13  3  2 77-33  29 
 3.Palmerston City              18 11  1  6 57-37  23 
 4.Douglas Villa                18  9  4  5 57-38  22 
 5.Kiwi United                  18  9  3  6 71-36  21 
 6.Freyberg HS                  18 10  0  8 62-42  20 
 7.Linton Army                  18  5  3 10 58-64  13 
 8.Dannervirke-Ruahine Utd      18  6  1 11 30-54  13 
 9.Palmerston North BHS         18  3  0 15 31-86   6 
10.Marton United                18  1  1 16 12-134  3 

Final: Feilding United 5-1 Rangers 



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

First Division Play-Offs 

 1.Caversham                     6  5  1  0 12- 1  11 Promotion play-offs 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 2.Dunedin City                  6  2  3  1 10- 3   7 
 3.Rangers                       6  1  1  4  8-10   3 
 4.Woolston WMC                  6  1  1  4  7-23   3 



First Division 

North 

 1.Rangers                      14 13  1  0 49-11  27 Division play-offs 
 2.Woolston WMC                 14  8  3  3 39-23  19 Division play-offs 
 3.Christchurch Technical       14  8  3  3 30-20  19 
 4.Western                      14  7  1  5 28-17  15 
 5.Shamrock                     14  5  4  5 27-21  14 
 6.Halswell United              14  3  3  8 17-30   9 Relegated 
 7.Timaru City                  14  2  5  7 14-25   9 Relegated 
 8.Canterbury University        14  0  0 14  7-64   0 Relegated 

N.B. Western's points from a draw with Woolston and a 
     win against Technical awarded to opponents 
     because of a rules breach. 

South 

 1.Caversham                    14 13  1  0 83- 5  27 Division play-offs 
 2.Dunedin City                 14  7  5  2 22-16  19 Division play-offs 
 3.Queen`s Park                 14  9  1  4 28-23  19 
 4.AC Otago                     14  6  3  5 24-22  15 [*] 
 5.Green Island                 14  3  4  7 18-42  10 [*] 
 6.Invercargill City            14  3  3  8 20-27   9 [*] 
 7.Roslyn-Wakari                14  4  1  9 20-48   9 
 8.Mosgiel                      14  1  2 11 15-47   4 

Caversham promoted to the NSL. 

[*] Dunedin North End merged into AC Otago. However, the 
    union was disbanded when the season finished. 
[*] Green Island withdrew (?) to the Second Division 
[*] Invercargill City amalgamation disbanded. Replaced by 
    its main contributor, Invercargill Thistle. 
League reconstruction: The five surviving Division One South 
clubs joined by the top-5 from Division One North to form a 
single division in 1975 



Second Division 

North 

 1.Christchurch United B        18 17  1  0 75-11  35 
 2.New Brighton B               18 14  2  2 85-29  30 
 3.Cashmere Wanderers           18 13  1  4 57-25  27 
 4.Christchurch HSOB            18 10  4  4 41-28  24 
 5.Northern Hearts              18 10  1  7 45-34  21 
 6.Burndale United              18  9  1  8 32-46  19 
 7.Riccarton                    18  4  1 13 25-51   9 
 8.Nomads United                18  3  2 13 23-55   8 
 9.Timaru Thistle               18  2  2 14 14-80   6 [*] 
10.Rangiora                     18  0  1 17 18-56   1 

No Promotion to the first division. 
No Relegation. 
[*] Timaru Thistle withdrew at the end of the season. 

South 

 1.Caversham B                  16 14  0  2 54-14  28 
 2.Otago University             16 12  1  3 48-20  25 
 3.King Edward TCOB             16  9  2  5 52-33  20 
 4.Invercargill United          16  9  2  5 37-28  20 
 5.North End United             16  5  3  8 31-44  13 
 6.Mosgiel B                    16  5  1 10 28-42  11 
 7.Invercargill City B          16  4  1 11 24-38   9 [*] 
 8.Roslyn-Wakari B              16  4  1 11 26-48   9 
 9.Dunedin City B               16  4  1 11 20-53   9 

No Promotion to the first division. 
No Relegation. 
[*] Withdrew at the end of the season. 
Promoted: Grants Braes, Oamaru and Waihopai. 

  

1973.

1975.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

all-time tables.

list of cup winners.

list of brown shield winners.

list of fa trophy winners.


About this document

With thanks to Dinant Abbink (abbink@iae.nl)

Source: [Smi 1975]

Prepared and maintained by Andre Zlotkowski for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Andre Zlotkowski (nzfooty@hotmail.com)
Last updated: 19 Oct 2000

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