New Zealand 1976

Promoted - Wellington Diamond United, after playoff offs between 3
regional league winners (Northern- Manurewa, Central- Wellington Diamond
United, Southern- Rangers and Wellington City (as bottom NL team))

 1.Wellington D.U.    18   13  1  4  31-29  27
 2.Mt Wellington      18   10  3  5  33-17  23
 3.Caversham          18    8  6  4  40-26  22
 4.New Brighton       18   10  1  7  31-27  21
 5.Blockhouse Bay     18    6  5  7  24-22  17
 6.Eastern Suburbs    18    6  5  7  31-32  17
 7.North Shore Utd    18    6  4  8  28-29  16
 8.TT Christchurch U  18    7  2  9  21-23  16
 9.Stop Out           18    4  4 10  25-41  12
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
10.Gisborne City      18    3  3 12  21-39   9

Christchurch United changed name to Trans Tours United
  

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


Chatham Cup 1976

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

Northern Region: 

Round 1 
Eden                 3-1  Waitemata City
Glenfield Rovers     5-0  Mt Albert-Ponsonby
Northern United      4-0  Rovers
Whangarei City       8-0  Tikipunga
Avondale United      1-3  Massey
Teachers United      1-2  Onehunga [aet]
Cornwall            14-0  Warkworth
East Coast Bays      3-2  Pakuranga Town [aet]
Auckland University  2-0  Kelston West
Pt Chevalier         5-1  Lynndale
Metro College        0-1  Howick
Ellerslie            4-3  Green Bay
Mt Roskill           3-1  Grey Lynn
Birkenhead United    3-2  Te Atatu
Takapuna City        5-0  Hibiscus Coast
Otara Rangers        0-1  Manukau City
Thames               0-8  Papatoetoe
Manurewa             5-0  Franklin HSOB
Courier Rangers      2-1  Papakura [aet]
Claudelands Rovers   3-1  Affco Rangers
Waimarino United     0-9  ATG
Te Puke United       1-3  Rotorua Suburbs
Rotorua City         5-0  Kawerau

Round 2 
Eden                 1-0  Glenfield Rovers [aet]
Northern United      1-5  Whangarei City
Oratia United        0-2  Massey
Onehunga             0-3  Cornwall
East Coast Bays      2-1  Auckland University
Pt Chevalier         2-3  Howick
Ellerslie            1-3  Mt Roskill
Birkenhead United    0-4  Takapuna City
Manukau City         2-3  Papatoetoe
Manurewa             2-0  Courier Rangers
Claudelands Rovers   0-0  Tokoroa [aet, 6-5 pen]
Cameron              1-3  Huntly Thistle
Turangi Wanderers    4-0  ATG
Hamilton            12-0  Melville
Rotorua Suburbs      2-2  Teachers/Varsity Hamilton [aet, 7-6 pen]
Whakatane            0-6  Rotorua City

Round 3
Eden                 0-0  Whangarei City [aet, 2-5 pen]
Massey               0-1  Cornwall
East Coast Bays      3-2  Howick
Mt Roskill           1-2  Takapuna City
Papatoetoe           0-2  Manurewa
Claudelands Rovers   2-0  Huntly Thistle
Turangi Wanderers    1-14 Hamilton
Rotorua Saburbs      0-7  Rotorua City


Central Region: 

Round 1 
Massey University    2-6  Glen Carron
Palmerston North BHS 5-3  Feilding United
Levin United         0-1  Kiwi United
Marton United        0-10 Manawatu United
Taranaki United      6-0  Moturoa
New Plymouth OB      3-2  Central City [aet]
Masterton            3-0  Douglas Villa
Napier City Rovers  11-0  Carterton
Newlands-Paparangi   4-3  Adriatic
Raumati Hearts       3-4  Island Bay [aet]
Karori Swifts        0-1  Brooklyn North United
Lower Hutt City      2-1  Miramar Rangers
Viard OB             1-3  Wellington City
CYFC                 2-7  Waterside
Marist               1-4  Porirua United
Picton United        0-8  Blenheim United           

Round 2
Glen Carron          wbd  Linton Army
Palmerston North BHS 0-2  Kiwi United
Wanganui             2-3  Manawatu United
Taranaki United      4-0  New Plymouth OB
Masterton            1-3  Napier City Rovers [aet]
Gisborne Thistle     1-3  Gisborne HSOB
Naenae Old Boys      1-3  Newlands-Paparangi
Island Bay           1-0  Upper Hutt United
Stokes Valley        2-5  Brooklyn North United
Lower Hutt City      2-0  Hungaria
Wellington City      1-3  Petone
Seatoun              3-0  Wellington WMC
Waterside            1-0  Porirua United
North Wellington     1-0  Tawa [aet]
Nelson Suburbs       1-2  Nelson Metro
Motueka              4-3  Richmond Athletic
Victoria University  2-3  Wainui
Blenheim United      2-5  Nelson United  

Round 3 
Glen Carron          1-0  Kiwi United
Manawatu United      1-0  Taranaki United
Napier City Rovers   2-1  Gisborne HSOB
Newlands-Paparangi   2-3  Island Bay
Brooklyn Nth United  0-1  Lower Hutt City
Petone               1-1  Seatoun [aet, 3-0 pen]
Waterside            2-1  North Wellington
Nelson Metro         4-2  Motueka
Wainui               0-3  Nelson United   


Southern Region: 

Round 1 
University of C'bury 4-1  Halswell United
Western              0-1  Papanui Suburbs
Rangiora             1-3  Nomads United
Hornby United        0-2  Shamrock [aet]
Cashmere Wanderers   5-1  Burndale United
HSOB                 5-0  Riccarton
Technical            0-2  Rangers
Roslyn-Wakari        2-1  North End [aet]
Mosgiel              0-1  Dunedin City [aet]

Round 2
Woolston WMC         4-0  University of Canterbury
Papanui Suburbs      1-0  Nomads United
Shamrock             2-0  Cashmere Wanderers
HSOB                 0-2  Rangers
Green Island         1-2  Queens Park
Roslyn-Wakari        2-4  Dunedin City
J Hargest HS         0-5  Southland BHS
Invercargill Thistle 11-1 Marist
Old Boys             2-0  Gore Wanderers
Invercargill United  6-1  Waihopai  
              
Round 3
Woolston WMC         3-4  Papanui Suburbs
Shamrock             1-8  Rangers
Queens Park          1-8  Dunedin City
Southland BHS        0-6  Invercargill Thistle
Old Boys             0-5  Invercargill United               


COMPETITION PROPER 

Round 1 
------- 

Manawatu United      4-3  Lower Hutt City [aet]
Petone               1-2  Wellington D United
Hamilton             0-1  Blockhouse Bay
Whangarei City       2-2  Mt Wellington [aet, 2-4 pen]
Rangers              3-0  Papanui Suburbs
Caversham            1-2  Christchurch United
Napier City Rovers   2-3  Gisborne City [aet]
Stop Out             7-2  Island Bay
Waterside            5-3  Nelson Metropolitan
Nelson United        6-0  Glen Carron
Invercargill Thistle 0-4  Dunedin City
New Brighton        10-0  Invercargill United
Claudelands Rovers   0-4  Cornwall
Manurewa             2-4  Eastern Suburbs
Rotorua City         4-0  Takapuna City
East Coast Bays      0-2  North Shore United
 
Round 2 
------- 

Manawatu United      2-1  Wellington D United
Blockhouse Bay       2-2  Mt Wellington [aet, 4-3 pen]
Rangers              2-3  Christchurch United [aet]
Gisborne City        1-0  Stop Out
Waterside            0-2  Nelson United
Dunedin City         0-0  New Brighton [aet, 3-4 pen]
Cornwall             3-4  Eastern Suburbs
Rotorua City         1-1  North Shore United [aet, 3-4 pen]  

Round 3 
------- 

Manawatu United      2-3  Blockhouse Bay
Christchurch United  3-0  Gisborne City
Nelson United        0-1  New Brighton
Eastern Suburbs      3-1  North Shore United  

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

Christchurch United  1-0, 2-2 Blockhouse Bay
New Brighton         0-1  Eastern Suburbs

Final 
-----   
[Sep-4] 
Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch
Christchurch United 4-0 Eastern Suburbs      
 [Moran 2, own goal (Bell), McNaughton] 
  
Christchurch Utd: Phil Dando, Trevor Reece,
Graham Griffiths, Roy Drinkwater, Ian Park, Brian
Hardman, Steve Sumner, Bill Amey, Mark McNaughton, 
Norman Moran, Kees Doomenbal
Eastern Suburbs: Praven Jeram, Greg Sanford, Bill 
de Graaf, Stewart Carruthers, Tom Bell, Warren Fleet 
(John Haberla), John Legg, Peter Lepper (Brent 
Stubbins), Jack Schuurman, Gary Jenkins, Jim Nimmo 

Referee: T.G. Delahunty (Wellington)


Air New Zealand Tournament

1976

- 95 entries 
  
Northern Zone 
------------- 

Quarter-finals 
Howick               0-3  North Shore Utd 
Mt Wellington        3-0  Eden 
Hamilton             2-1  Eastern Suburbs 
Papakura             2-3  Blockhouse Bay 

Semi-finals 
North Shore          0-1  Mt Wellington 
Hamilton             4-2  Blockhouse Bay 

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

Quarter-finals 
Gisborne City        4-2  Kiwi United 
Nelson Utd           1-0  Miramar Rangers 
Stop Out             3-2  Wainuiomata 
Wanganui             0-4  Waterside 

Semi-finals 
Waterside            2-4  Gisborne City 
Stop Out             2-1  Nelson Utd 

Final 
Stop Out             1-1  Gisborne City [aet, 2-4 pen] 

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

Canterbury Region 
Christchurch Utd     0-1  New Brighton 

Final 
New Brighton         0-1  Caversham (homeside unknown) 

National 
-------- 

Semi-finals 
Mt Wellington        1-3  Hamilton 
Gisborne City        0-0  Caversham [aet, 6-5 pen] 

Final 
[Apr-19]
Newmarket Park, Auckland
Hamilton 3-1 Gisborne City
 [Ravenscroft, MacKenzie, Nelson - Craig]

Hamilton: Barry; Powell, Gilgrist, Young, MacGowan; Dolman (McDermid), Little, 
  Ravenscroft; MacKenzie, Nelson, Tindall (Viedma)
Gisborne City: G Flecknor; Hill, Kennedy, Fyfe, Grout; Ryan, Craig,
  Lavery; Cakebread, Cudd, Bell

Referee: R Harries (Wellington)


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

First Division (Thompson Shield) 

 1.Hamilton                     18 16  0  2 74-13  32 Promoted 
 2.Manurewa                     18 11  4  3 41-24  26 
 3.Eden                         18 10  5  3 38-27  25 
 4.Courier Rangers              18  6  5  7 38-32  17 
 5.Takapuna City                18  7  2  9 34-33  16 
 6.Papakura City                18  7  2  9 22-23  16 
 7.Whangarei City               18  7  2  9 33-38  16 
 8.Rotorua City                 18  6  4  8 19-38  16 
 9.Lynndale                     18  4  1 13 13-45   9 
10.Papatoetoe                   18  2  3 13 16-55   7 Relegated      



Second Division (Nils Person Cup) 
                  
 1.Glenfield Rovers             18 12  5  1 35-16  29 Promoted 
 2.Metro College                18 10  4  4 41-27  24 Promoted 
 3.Pakuranga Town               18 10  3  5 37-18  23 
 4.Ellerslie                    18 11  1  5 38-25  23 
 5.East Coast Bays              18  8  3  7 34-36  19 
 6.Mt Roskill                   18  6  5  7 23-23  17 
 7.Birkenhead United            18  5  4  9 19-23  14 
 8.Grey Lynn                    18  5  3 10 21-33  13 
 9.Mt Albert-Ponsonby           18  4  4 10 25-39  12 
10.Claudelands Rovers           18  2  2 14 18-51   6 Relegated        



Third Division (Pascoe Shield) 
  
 1.Howick                       18 15  2  1 61-12  32 Promoted 
 2.Waitemata City               18 10  6  2 46-21  26 Promoted 
 3.Tauranga City                18  7  7  4 31-24  21 
 4.Huntly Thistle               18  9  2  7 38-26  20 
 5.Manukau City                 18  7  4  7 23-21  18 
 6.Hamilton Wanderers           18  8  2  8 30-34  18 
 7.Auckland University          18  8  2  8 24-29  18 
 8.Te Atatu                     18  5  4  9 25-37  14 
 9.Hibiscus Coast               18  4  5  9 25-28  13 
10.AFFCO Rangers                18  0  0 18  4-75   0 Relegated [*] 

[*] AFFCO Rangers changed name to Ngaruawahia Affco United at the 
    end of the season 



Fourth Division (Ponsonby Jubilee Cup) 
  
 1.Cornwall                     18 15  2  1 89-23  32 Promoted 
 2.Pt Chevalier                 18 14  1  3 68-19  29 Promoted 
 3.Tokoroa                      18 10  2  6 35-28  22 
 4.Central                      18  8  2  8 39-39  18 
 5.Otara Rangers                18  6  6  6 41-43  18 
 6.Kelston West                 18  6  1 11 37-53  13 
 7.Teachers United              18  5  3 10 33-51  13 
 8.Hamilton Teachers/Varsity    18  6  1 11 23-58  13 [*] 
 9.Papatoetoe HSOB              18  4  3 11 26-49  11 
10.Onehunga-Mangere United      18  4  3 11 22-50  11  

[*] Hamilton Teachers/Varsity changed name to Waikato University 
    College at the end of the season 

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

First Division 
  
 1.Nelson United                18 12  3  3 40-12  27 Promoted 
 2.Miramar Rangers              18 12  2  4 40-19  26 
 3.Wellington City              18  8  4  6 22-21  20 
 4.Lower Hutt City              18  7  4  7 20-20  18 
 5.Waterside                    18  6  6  6 19-24  18 
 6.Napier City Rovers           18  7  3  8 28-40  17 
 7.Seatoun                      18  6  4  8 19-24  16 
 8.Hungaria                     18  5  4  9 23-27  14 
 9.Porirua United               18  6  2 10 22-27  14 Relegated 
10.Kiwi United                  18  3  4 11 26-45  10 Relegated 

Gisborne City relegated from the NSL 



Second Division 

 1.Petone                       18 13  4  1 38-15  30 Promoted 
 2.Manawatu United              18 12  4  2 46-24  28 Promoted 
 3.Upper Hutt United            18  8  5  5 26-21  21 
 4.Brooklyn-Northern United     18  6  7  5 31-32  19 
 5.Hastings City                18  7  4  7 37-30  18 
 6.Masterton                    18  6  3  9 27-30  15 
 7.North Wellington             18  4  6  8 24-31  14 
 8.Wainuiomata                  18  6  2 10 40-50  14 
 9.Karori Swifts                18  4  3 11 26-45  11 Relegated 
10.Wanganui                     18  3  4 11 27-44  10 Relegated 



Third Division 

North 

 1.Taranaki United              18 17  1  0 88- 5  35 Promoted 
 2.Massey University            18 12  2  4 51-29  26 
 3.Glen Carron                  18  8  5  5 30-22  21 
 4.Gisborne Thistle             18  9  3  6 32-28  21 
 5.Palmerston North BHS         18  8  2  8 30-33  18 
 6.Linton Army                  18  7  1 10 35-60  15 
 7.Havelock North Wanderers     18  4  4 10 28-42  12 
 8.Taradale                     18  5  2 11 38-61  12 
 9.Levin United                 18  5  2 11 27-45  12 
10.Feilding United              18  3  2 13 24-58   8 Withdrew ? 

South 

 1.Stop Out B                   18 14  1  3 63-16  29 [*] 
 2.Christian Youth FC           18 14  1  3 50-20  29 Promoted 
 3.Douglas Villa                18 11  1  6 46-44  23 
 4.Wellington WMC               18  9  3  6 36-39  21 
 5.Nelson Metropolitan          18  7  4  7 46-34  18 
 6.Stokes Valley                18  7  4  7 46-35  18 
 7.Blenheim United              18  9  0  9 45-45  18 
 8.Raumati Hearts               18  5  2 11 34-47  12 
 9.Naenae Old Boys              18  3  1 14 25-53   7 
10.Adriatic                     18  2  1 15 18-76   5 Relegated   

[*] Stop Out B, as a reserve team, not eligible for promotion 
Tawa replaced Adriatic in 1977 

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

First Division 

 1.Dunedin City                 18 13  4  1 41-13  30 Promoted 
 2.Rangers                      18 13  3  2 34-11  29 
 3.Christchurch Technical       18 11  3  3 51-20  25 
 4.Invercargill Thistle         18  7  5  5 34-28  19 
 5.Roslyn-Wakari                18  8  2  8 26-22  18 
 6.Woolston WMC                 18  5  6  7 22-23  16 
 7.Mosgiel                      18  5  3 10 22-49  13 
 8.Shamrock                     18  3  5 10 22-39  11 
 9.Cashmere Wanderers           18  2  7  9 11-34  11 
10.Western                      18  1  4 13 11-35   6 Relegated 
    

Second Division 

North 
  
 1.Christchurch United B        22 18  0  4 76-15  36 [*] 
 2.New Brighton B               22 17  2  3 63-16  36 [*] 
 3.Northern Hearts              22 15  5  2 49-20  35 Promoted 
 4.Papanui Suburbs              22 13  3  6 53-33  29 
 5.Nomads United                22 12  4  6 40-24  28 
 6.Timaru City                  22 10  1 11 46-40  21 
 7.Christchurch HSOB            22  7  6  9 36-39  20 
 8.Rangiora                     22  8  2 12 32-41  18 
 9.Halswell United              22  7  4 11 30-49  18 
10.Canterbury University        22  5  3 14 30-59  13 
11.Burndale United              22  3  2 17 15-50   8 
12.Riccarton                    22  0  2 20  7-91   2     

[*] Reserve teams - not eligible for promotion 

South 

 1.North End United             22 17  3  2 76-18  37 Promoted 
 2.Oamaru                       22 15  6  1 60-21  36 
 3.Green Island                 22 12  4  6 46-27  28 
 4.Caversham B                  22 11  2  9 53-44  24 
 5.King Edward TCOB             22 10  4  8 42-36  24 
 6.Invercargill United          22 10  4  8 39-36  24 
 7.Roslyn-Wakari B              22  8  6  8 47-43  22 
 8.Dunedin City B               22  8  3 11 28-54  19 
 9.Mosgiel B                    22  6  6 10 28-47  18 
10.Queen's Park                 22  5  4 13 41-49  14 
11.Grants Braes                 22  4  2 16 40-70  10 
12.Waihopai                     22  2  4 16 21-76   8 

  

1975.

1977.

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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Source: [Smi 1977]

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