New Zealand 1928

The FA Trophy, for teams representing provinces, continued to be the premier 
award in domestic football.

There was no national club championship but Chatham Cup, a New Zealand FA Cup 
style competition, was played (see below). 



Provincial Leagues

Major" Associations (listed from north to south):

Auckland
--------
 
 1.Tramways             18  12  3  3  46-25  27
 2.Ponsonby AFC         17  11  2  4  52-27  24
 3.Onehunga Athletic FC 19   8  3  8  31-37  19
 4.YMCA                 18   8  2  8  36-36  18
 5.North Shore FC       18   8  1  9  35-39  17
 6.Northcote            18   3  2 13  19-54   8
 7.Belmont AFC          17   3  1 13  19-41   7

Oter participants were probably Thistle and Royal Navy Depot FC.


Wellington
----------
 
 1.YMCA                 13  20p
 2.Diamond FC           13  17p
 3.Marist Brothers      13  16p
 4.Thistle              13  16p
 5.Hospital FC Porirua  13  15p
 6.Petone AFC           10   9p
 7.Institute Old Boys   14   8p
 8.Seatoun ADC          13   1p

The full table can be found here.


Canterbury
----------

Winner: Western


Otago
-----

Winner: Maori Hill



"Minor" Associations:


Hawke's Bay
-----------

Winner: Napier Rangers


Nelson
------

Winner: Athletic


South Canterbury
----------------

Winner: Colmoco


Southland
---------

Winner: Corinthians 


Taranaki
--------

Winner: Caledonian


Waiakto
-------

Winner: Pukemiro Junction


Wanganui
--------

Winner: KP's


Chatham Cup:

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

Wellington:

Petone               3-2  Wellington Marist


SUMMARY

Association      Entries    Representative
-----------      -------    --------------
North Island: 
Auckland            ?       Auckland YMCA 
Manawatu            ?       St Andrews
Wellington          ?       Petone 
South Island: 
Canterbury          ?       Riccarton 
Otago               ?       Northern 

COMPETITION PROPER 

Petone               3-1  Hastings United   
(played in Palmerston North)

Auckland YMCA        1-2  Petone
(played in Auckland)

Final  
-----  
[Aug-25] 
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Petone 1-0 Northern (Otago)
 [Farquhar (or Scoular (og)) ]
  
Petone: Peter McVean, R. Steel, Syd Haines, William Farquhar, Jim Campbell, 
A. Stobbs, J. McKenzie, J. Irvine, Andy Leslie, J. Cameron, T. James.
Northern: A. McQuarrie, L. Coates, Jim Scoular, Alex Perry, Hugh Munsie,
J. Baird, A. McDowell, Tom McHugh, Tom Ruddiman, Tom McCormack, Rab McLean.
  
Referee: G. Jackson (Wellington)
Attendance: 6 000   
 


1927.

1929.

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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Partial source: Capital Soccer

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