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
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Table (after 13 rounds):
1.Mt Albert GSOB 12 9 3 0 22-15 21 [*]
2.Comrades 11 9 2 0 62-28 20
3.Ponsonby AFC 13 9 0 4 50-39 18
4.Abels 11 6 1 4 37-30 13
5.Thistle 13 4 3 6 27-30 11
6.North Shore United 13 4 1 8 31-42 9
7.YMCA 12 1 5 6 23-45 7
8.Eastern Suburbs AFC 12 2 1 9 31-59 5
9.Onehunga AFC 11 2 0 9 21-49 4
NB: total goal difference -33
[*] full name Mount Albert Grammar School Old Boys; their reported goal record is
clearly incorrect
NB: Comrades won championship, North Shore United AFC finished fourth
Wellington
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1.Waterside AFC 14 23p
2.Marist Brothers 14 21p
3.Swifts 14 17p
4.Seatoun AFC 14 15p
5.Petone AFC 14 13p
5.Hospital FC Porirua 14 11p
7.Technical Old Boys 14 6p
8.Institute Old Boys 14 6p
The full table can be found here.
First B Division (2nd level)
Table (Sep 2):
1.Diamond FC 13 12 1 0 108-13 25 Promoted
2.Moera Stop Out 12 8 1 3 76-22 17
3.Miramar Rangers 12 6 2 4 55-51 14
4.Lower Hutt 13 6 2 5 39-53 14
5.Stop Out 13 6 1 6 46-59 13
6.Onslow 12 4 2 6 45-63 10
7.Training College 14 3 1 10 24-67 7 [goals against unreadable; inferred]
8.Nada 13 1 0 12 19-84 2
Canterbury
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Winner: Western
Otago
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Winner: Mosgiel
"Minor" Associations:
Hawke's Bay
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Winner: Napier HSOB
Nelson
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Winner: No competition
South Canterbury
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Winner: No competition
Southland
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Winner: No competition
Taranaki
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Winner: RNZAF
Waikato
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Winner: No competition
Wanganui
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Winner: TCOB (Technical College Old Boys)
Chatham Cup:
Association Entries Representative
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North Island:
Auckland ? Grey Lynn
Wellington ? Waterside
South Island:
Canterbury ? Western
Otago ? Mosgiel
Final
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[Aug-24]
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Waterside 6-2 Mosgiel
[McCarthy 3, Sonny Ward, Walker, Longbottom - Sharpe, Rogers]
Waterside: Sid Ward, Bob Watts, Bob Bolton, Joe Calder, Fred Hazel, Phil
Traynor, Colin McCarthy, Tom Walker, Sonny Ward, Alf Longbottom, Toby
Janes.
Mosgiel: A. Hall, A. Johnstone, R. Steven, Alex Stenhouse, H. Mills,
A. Sharpe, G. Nicholson, W. Rogers, J. Skinner, A. Davidson, W. Steven.
Referee: J.W. Graham (Wellington).
Attendance: 8 000
1939.
1941.
Sources included: Capital Soccer, [Smi 66], [Hil 91], http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz
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