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 -------- Senior Championship 1.Eastern Suburbs AFC 14 13 0 1 62-18 26 2.North Shore United 14 12 0 2 61-32 24 3.Mt Albert GSOB 14 8 1 5 50-34 17 4.Eden AFC 14 5 1 8 43-46 11 5.Ponsonby AFC 14 5 1 8 31-51 11 6.Thistle 14 5 1 8 42-48 11 7.Grey Lynn Comrades 14 3 0 11 30-63 6 8.Onehunga 14 3 0 11 25-52 6 It's not clear why Ponsonby finished above Thistle and Comrades finished above Onehunga. Second (A) Championship 1.Pt Chevalier 14 13 0 1 87-12 26 2.University 14 13 0 1 67-19 26 3.North Head 13 8 1 4 46-25 17 4.Training College 13 6 2 5 50-37 14 5.Avondale 14 3 3 8 26-41 9 6.Blockhouse Bay 14 3 3 8 37-59 9 7.N Wanderers 14 3 1 10 16-68 7 8.Metro College 14 1 0 13 29-79 2 Training College v North Head not played. Difference in goals for (358) to goals against (340). Wellington ---------- First Division 1.Seatoun 12 11 1 0 45- 9 23 2.Railways 13 6 3 4 30-21 15 3.Stop Out 12 7 0 5 28-30 14 4.Institute 13 7 0 6 39-31 14 5.Marist Brothers 13 6 0 7 29-32 12 6.Petone 9 4 2 3 23-14 10 7.Diamond FC 13 4 0 9 21-40 8 8.Victoria University 13 1 0 12 12-50 2 The full table can also be found here. "B" Division 1.Hospital FC Porirua 12 10 2 0 45-17 22 2.Upper Hutt 14 9 1 4 47-27 19 3.Petone Tech OB 14 7 1 6 38-49 15 4.Technical 13 5 3 5 33-43 13 5.Swifts 14 5 3 6 29-38 13 6.Miramar Rangers 13 6 0 7 43-25 12 7.Lower Hutt 13 3 2 8 28-36 8 8.Waterside 13 2 0 11 16-55 4 Difference in goals for (279) to goals against (290). Canterbury ---------- First Division 1.Chch Technical OB 14 12 1 1 66-21 25 2.Western 14 11 1 2 70-14 23 3.Thistle 12 6 1 5 46-27 13 4.Nomads 14 6 1 7 41-54 13 5.YMCA 13 6 0 7 42-42 12 6.Atlantis 13 6 0 7 35-50 12 7.Rangers 14 4 1 9 37-67 9 8.Celtic 14 0 1 13 16-76 1 Difference in goals for (353) to goals against (351). Second Division 1.Technical OB 2nds 10 6 2 2 26-20 14 2.Shamrock 10 5 3 2 21-15 13 3.Thistle 2nds 10 4 3 3 18-15 11 4.University 10 5 1 4 32-31 11 5.Western 2nds 10 4 1 5 19-20 9 6.Rangers 2nds 10 0 2 8 3-14 2 Difference in goals for (119) to goals against (115). Otago ----- First Grade - A Division 1.Northern 8 8 0 0 51- 9 16 2.Roslyn Wakari 9 6 1 2 32-15 13 3.Technical OB 10 4 2 4 29-26 10 4.Maori Hill 9 3 2 4 28-37 8 5.HS Old Boys 10 3 1 6 21-31 7 6.University 10 1 0 9 23-66 2 First Grade - B Division 1.Mosgiel 10 7 2 1 45-17 16 2.Watersiders 10 7 0 3 33-17 14 3.Mornington 10 6 0 4 39-29 12 4.Caversham 10 4 1 5 22-29 9 5.Green Island 10 4 1 5 35-29 9 It's likely that more teams participated as the number of wins (28) doesn't agree with the number of loses (18). Also, there is a difference in goals for (174) to goals against (121). "Minor" Associations: Buller ------ 1.Millerton Thistle 6 5 0 1 32- 8 10 2.Denniston Hotspurs 6 4 1 1 18-10 9 3.Westport 6 1 1 4 11-27 3 4.Waimangawa 6 1 1 4 6-32 3 Odd number of draws (3) and the number of wins (11) doesn't agree with the number of loses (10). Difference in goals for (67) to goals against (77). Hawke's Bay ----------- 1.HSOB 9 6 1 2 13 2.Rovers 8 4 2 2 10 3.Westend 9 4 2 3 10 4.Hastings Wanderers 8 3 2 3 8 5.Napier United 9 2 4 3 8 6.Hastings United 9 1 1 7 3 Manawatu -------- First Division Champions: St Andrews Second Division 1.Thistle 14 10 1 3 21 2.Ashurst 14 9 2 3 20 3.Feilding 12 9 0 3 18 4.City 12 7 0 5 14 5.Varsity 12 6 0 6 12 6.Corinthians 12 5 1 6 11 7.St Andrews B 12 4 1 7 9 8.High School 12 2 1 9 5 The total number of matches (100) doesn't agree with the total number of points (110). Ten more wins (52) than loses (42). Nelson ------ First Division 1.Thistle 15 12 1 2 44-12 25 2.Woodbourne 15 11 0 4 26-21 22 3.Settlers 15 6 1 8 26-32 13 4.Hospital 15 6 1 8 40-49 13 5.Motueka 15 5 1 9 31-32 11 6.Athletic 15 2 2 11 19-42 6 Difference in goals for (186) to goals against (188). Second Division 1.Athletic 2nds 12 7 3 2 35-12 17 2.Thistle 2nds 12 7 1 4 30-18 15 3.Settlers 2nds 12 6 2 4 25-27 14 4.Hospital 2nds 12 1 0 11 7-40 2 Northland --------- Winner: Kamo Swifts Poverty Bay ----------- 1.Thistle 18p (champions) 2.Eastern Union 17p 3.Wanderers 13p 4.Rangers 12p (Standings after 15 games) South Canterbury ---------------- Winner: Northern Hearts Southland --------- 1.Brigadiers 10 9 1 0 37-13 19 2.Thistle 10 6 3 1 44-11 15 3.Hotspurs 10 5 1 4 28-28 11 4.United 10 3 2 5 24-29 8 5.Gore Rovers 10 3 1 6 25-32 7 6.Bluff Hearts 10 0 0 10 9-54 0 Taranaki -------- A Division 1.Old Boys 9 7 1 1 51-20 15 2.City 9 5 1 3 33-22 11 3.Overseas 9 4 0 5 21-27 8 4.Hawera 9 1 0 8 10-46 2 B Division 1.Stratford 12 9 1 2 50-22 19 2.High School 11 8 0 3 24-19 16 3.Old Boys 12 6 1 4 35-20 13 4.Inglewood 11 4 2 5 28-26 10 5.Hawera B 12 2 0 10 26-52 4 The total number of wins (29) doesn't agree with the total number of loses (24). Difference in goals for (163) to goals against (139). Waikato ------- Winner: Claudelands Rovers and Rotowaro [shared] Wanganui -------- A Division 1.Technical OB 15 13 0 2 26 [aka TCOB] 2.Athletic 15 9 2 4 20 3.Eastown Rangers 15 8 1 6 17 4.Settlers 15 6 2 7 14 5.Eastbrooke 15 5 2 8 12 6.T.O.B. Colts 15 1 1 13 3 The total number of wins (42) doesn't agree with the total number of loses (40). Westland -------- 1.Ranunga 6 5 1 0 11 2.Blackball 6 2 2 2 6 3.Cobden 6 1 2 3 4 The total number of wins (8) doesn't agree with the total number of loses (5). Odd number of draws (5). Chatham Cup: Association Entries Representative ----------- ------- -------------- North Island: Auckland ? Eastern Suburbs Waikato ? Huntly Thistle Taranaki ? New Plymouth Old Boys Hawke`s Bay ? Napier HSOB Wanganui ? Wanganui Old Boys Manawatu ? St Andrews Wellington ? Petone South Island: Nelson ? Woodbourne (Marlborough) Canterbury ? Riccarton Otago ? Northern Southland ? Invercargill Thistle Final ----- [Sep-8] Basin Reserve, Wellington Eastern Suburbs 5-1 Northern of Otago [King 3, Frogley, Anderson - McFarlane] Eastern Suburbs: Jack Currie, Tim Cooper, Tom Wallace, Bob McLuckie, Jack GiSby, John Jakens, Jack Anderson, Andy Wallace, Reg King, Ken Fleet, Tony Frogley Northern: Jim Stephenson, Mick Ives, Bob McLean, Arthur Williams, Wally Meehan, Brian Walsh, Albie Jenkins, Ivan Walsh, Bill Berry, Norman McDonald, Trevor McFarlane. Referee: A. Aspen (Wellington)1950.
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Partial sources: Capital Soccer, [Smi 66], [Hil 91], [Hou 52]
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