There was no national club championship but the first major regional
league, the Northern League, was played. The Northern League became
a stepping stone (together with the the Central League and Southern League,
launched the following year) to the National League, which began its life
in 1970.
Chatham Cup, a New Zealand FA Cup style competition, was also played
(see below).
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Northern League
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Made up of teams from the following provinces:
Northland, Franklin, Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
Premier Division (Thompson Shield)
1.Ponsonby 18 13 2 3 47-28 28
2.Blockhouse Bay 18 12 0 6 51-23 24b
3.Mt Wellington 18 8 7 3 40-29 23a
4.North Shore United 18 8 3 7 39-38 19
5.Eastern Suburbs 18 7 3 8 44-41 17
6.Lynndale 18 6 4 8 30-33 16b
7.Eden 18 7 2 9 28-38 16a
8.Mt Albert 18 5 5 8 35-40 15
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9.Hamilton 18 6 0 12 33-51 12
10.Mt Roskill 18 4 2 12 28-54 10
a - Mt Wellington beat Eden 2-1 but the latter was awarded
the match as Mt Wellington used an ineligible player.
b - Blockhouse Bay were penalised in exactly the same manner
following their 2-0 win over Lyndale for an identical
infringement.
First Division (Nils Person Cup)
1.Rotorua City 18 15 1 2 65-18 31c
2.Birkenhead United 18 14 1 3 86-25 29
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3.Onehunga-Mangere 18 9 5 4 62-27 23
4.Papatoetoe 18 9 3 6 49-23 21
5.Otahuhu Rangers 18 8 4 6 46-27 20
6.Claudelands Rovers 18 8 1 9 36-33 17
7.Manurewa 18 7 1 10 42-56 15d
8.East Coast Bays 18 4 3 11 23-50 11
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9.Glenfield Rovers 18 3 1 14 20-66 7
10.Pukekohe Ramblers 18 3 0 15 10-114 6
c - Kahukura may have changed name to Rotorua City or
it was replaced by that club.
Second A Division (Pascoe Shield)
1.Ellerslie 14 11 2 1 44-16 24
2.Grey Lynn 14 9 3 2 49-31 21
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3.Metro College 14 8 1 5 36-23 17
4.Western United 14 6 2 6 28-26 14
5.Central 14 5 2 7 41-32 12
6.Huntly Thistle 14 5 1 8 41-37 11
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7.Point Chevalier 14 2 3 9 23-43 7
8.Sparta-Newmarket 14 3 0 11 19-73 6
Second B Division (Ponsonby Jubilee Cup)
1.Whangarei 14 12 1 1 72-25 25d
2.Takapuna City 14 9 3 2 60-37 21e
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3.Te Atatu 14 7 4 3 32-31 18d
4.Massey Rovers 14 6 2 6 22-32 14de
5.Auckland University 14 6 1 7 35-28 13d
6.Howick 14 6 1 7 37-31 13e
7.YMCA 14 2 1 11 23-57 5
8.Papakura 14 1 1 12 14-54 3d
d - University beat Te Atatu 4-0, Papakura 6-1,
Massey 6-3 and drew with Whangarei 3-3.
However, all the matches were awarded to
their opponents because of rules infringement.
e - Howick lost points in a similar manner following
their two 3-3 draws with Massey and Takapuna.
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Central League
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To be made up of teams from the following provinces:
Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu, Poverty Bay, Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa,
Wellington, Nelson and Marlborough.
The official Central League was launched in 1968,
but a number of proto-regional leagues did exist
in 1967. Of those, the Central District League
became the direct fore-runner of the Central League.
Central District League
In 1966, Eastern Union applied to join the Western League.
Wanganui opposed this entry resulting with all the other
provincial association withdrawing from the Western League
and creating the Central District League, along with Poverty
Bay (Eastern Union). Wanganui did not enter the Central
District League.
Premier Division
1.Eastern Union 15 11 2 2 43-16 24
2.Manawatu Thistle 15 9 3 3 43-19 21
3.Kiwi United 15 9 2 4 52-30 20
4.Napier Rovers 15 7 2 6 35-33 16
5.Moturoa 15 2 3 10 27-48 7
6.St Andrews 15 1 0 14 16-70 2
First Division
1.Masterton Athletic 17 16 1 0 101-14 33a
2.Lansdowne United 17 16 0 1 84-24 32a
3.Horowhenua 18 10 1 7 64-54 21
4.Manawatu Thistle B 18 9 0 9 60-53 18
5.Kiwi United B 18 8 1 9 50-53 17
6.Massey University 18 7 0 11 39-51 14
7.St Andrews B 18 6 1 11 40-80 13
8.Stratford 18 6 0 12 53-73 12
9.Taradale 18 5 1 12 49-81 11
10.Winchester 18 3 1 14 32-89 7
a - No points awarded for first round Masterton Athletic v
Lansdowne United match which was abandoned.
Eastern League
For teams from Poverty Bay and Hawkes Bay.
1.Riverina 14 12 1 1 58-17 25
2.Poverty Bay's Thistle 14 10 2 2 58-23 22
3.Gisborne BHS 14 7 2 5 35-30 16
4.Wairoa 14 6 2 6 43-41 14
5.Napier HSOB 14 5 3 6 39-52 13
6.Hastings Wanderers 14 5 1 8 31-48 11
7.Hastings United 14 2 3 9 20-50 7
8.Hawkes Bay's Shamrock 14 1 2 11 27-50 4
Taranaki-Wanganui League
The tournament was cancelled due to wet weather.
1.Moturoa 6 6 0 0 24- 4 12b
2.Wanganui Athletic 5 5 0 0 30- 3 10
3.Western Suburbs Wanganui A 6 5 0 1 27- 7 10
4.New Plymouth United 7 3 1 3 21-14 7
5.Waitara 6 2 0 4 12-29 4
6.New Plymouth Old Boys 6 1 1 4 10-10 3
7.Wanganui United 5 0 0 5 4-29 0
8.Western Suburbs Wanganui B 5 0 0 5 7-39 0
b - Moturoa also played in the Premier Division
Nelson-Marlborough League
1.Nelson Thistle 7 7 0 0 22- 7 14
2.Nelson Athletic 7 5 1 1 15- 6 11
3.Nelson Rangers 7 5 0 2 23- 9 10
4.Nelson Suburbs 7 4 0 3 24-16 8
5.Grosvenor Rovers 7 2 2 3 15-14 6
6.Woodbourne-Spartans 7 2 0 5 5-17 4c
7.Blenheim Athletic 7 1 0 6 9-26 2
8.Marlborough BC 7 0 1 6 8-26 1
c - Blenheim Spartants changed name to Woodbourne-Spartans
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Southern League
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To be made up of teams from the following provinces:
Canterbury, West Coast, Otaho and Southland.
The launch of the Southern League has been deferred to 1968.
PROVINCIAL LEAGUES
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"Major" Associations (listed from north to south):
Auckland
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Top Auckland teams participated in the Northern League (see above).
Wellington
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1st Division (Venus Shield)
1.Hungaria 18 14 1 3 53-23 29a
2.Waterside 18 12 3 3 41-20 27a
3.Wellington Diamond 18 10 1 7 40-32 21a
4.Western Suburbs 18 9 1 8 42-29 19a
5.Miramar Rangers 17 8 3 6 29-29 19a
6.Wainuiomata 18 7 3 8 30-32 17a
7.Seatoun 18 7 2 9 36-37 16
8.Stop Out 18 6 3 9 35-44 15
9.Northern 18 4 1 13 18-43 9
10.Wellington United 17 3 0 14 26-61 6
a - Top-6 clubs promoted to the Central League (see above).
2nd Division (Power Cup)
1.Petone 18 15 2 1 74-14 32
2.Naenae 18 10 4 4 52-28 24
3.Lower Hutt City 18 9 4 5 47-29 22
4.Brooklyn United 18 9 3 6 29-32 21
5.Upper Hutt United 18 9 1 8 40-35 19
6.Swifts 18 6 5 7 37-41 17
7.Victoria University 18 5 5 8 32-35 15
8.Christian Youth FC 18 5 2 11 21-56 12
9.Marist Brothers OB 18 3 3 12 23-53 9
10.Raumati Hearts 18 3 3 12 21-53 9
3rd Division (Victory Cup)
Champions - Johnson Villa
Canterbury
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1st Division (Hurley Shield)
1.Christchurch City 14 12 2 0 54-13 26a
2.New Brighton 14 9 2 3 41-19 20b
3.Technical OB 14 7 2 5 31-23 16a
4.Western 14 7 2 5 24-19 16a
5.Shirley Nomads 14 4 3 7 15-29 11b
6.Christchurch HSOB 14 3 2 9 22-34 8
7.Rangers 14 3 2 9 19-47 8a
8.Shamrock 14 2 3 9 20-42 7a
a - teams which the following year played in Southern League, 1st Division
b - teams which the following year played in Southern League, 2nd Division
2nd Division (CFA Shield)
1.Waterside 8 7 1 0 39-20 15
2.Cashmere Wanderers 9 5 1 3 24-20 11
3.University 5 4 0 1 34- 7 8
4.Riccarton 9 3 1 5 29-32 7
5.Celtic 8 2 2 4 20-20 6
6.Hornby United 9 0 1 8 11-58 1
Otago
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Premier Division (Fletcher Cup)
Section A
1.Northern 10 7 3 0 33-11 17a
2.Roslyn Wakari 10 6 1 3 14-11 13a
3.St Kilda 10 5 2 3 29-13 12a
4.Dunedin Technical 10 4 1 5 12-17 9a (aka King Edward OB)
Section B
5.Maori Hill 10 4 2 4 13-14 10b
6.Mosgiel 10 3 1 6 9-21 7b
7.University 10 2 3 5 7-18 7
8.Dunedin HSOB 10 2 1 7 10-22 5b
a - teams which the following year played in Southern League, 1st Division
b - teams which the following year played in Southern League, 2nd Division
1st Division (W H Newall Cup)
1.Caversham 19 18 1 0 131-22 37b
2.Green Island 22 16 2 4 100-41 34
3.Northern B 22 15 2 5 76-36 32
4.Dunedin Technical B 22 15 2 5 76-46 32
5.Maori Hill B 21 12 2 7 76-52 26
6.Mosgiel B 22 11 2 9 68-52 24
7.Roslyn Wakari B 22 10 3 9 54-71 23
8.University B 21 8 3 10 43-51 19
9.St Kilda B 21 6 1 14 46-63 13
10.Green Island B 22 4 1 17 44-115 9
11.Balclutha 22 2 1 19 40-120 5
12.Mornington 22 1 2 19 39-124 4
b - played in Southern League, 2nd Division in 1968
Minor" Associations:
Bay of Plenty
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Top Bay of Plenty teams participated in the Northern League (see above).
Franklin
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Top Franklin teams participated in the Northern League (see above).
Hawkes Bay
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Top Franklin teams participated in the Central Districts League (see above).
Manawatu
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Top Manawatu teams participated in the Central Districts League (see above).
Marlborough
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1.Grosvenor Rovers 10 10 0 0 69- 2 20
2.Air Force 10 7 0 3 49-19 14 (Woodbourne)
3.Marlborough College 10 5 1 4 27-45 11
4.Blenheim Athletic 10 3 2 5 22-40 8
5.Blenheim Spartans 10 2 2 6 12-40 6
6.ACS 10 0 1 9 7-40 1
Nelson
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1.Thistle 9 4 2 3 19-16 10
2.Rangers 9 4 2 3 16-11 10
3.Suburbs 9 3 3 3 15-15 9
4.Athletic 9 2 3 4 10-18 7
Championship play-off:
Thistle 4-3 Rangers
Northland
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Top Northland teams participated in the Northern League (see above).
Poverty Bay
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Eastern Union played in the Central Districts League.
1.Thistle 6 5 0 1 33-14 10
2.Riverina 6 5 0 1 22-10 10
3.Gisborne BHS 5 1 0 4 11-18 2
4.Wairoa 5 0 0 5 4-28 0
South Canterbury
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1.West End 12 9 2 1 54-19 20
2.Northern Hearts 12 3 4 5 25-32 10
3.Thistle 12 5 0 7 32-45 10
4.Ashburton 12 3 2 7 23-38 8
Southland
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1.Invercargill United 10 7 2 1 36-12 16
2.Invercargill Thistle 10 6 2 2 40-14 14
3.Gore Wanderers 10 5 3 2 21-20 13
4.Queens Park 10 4 4 2 42-22 12
5.Waihopai 10 2 0 8 18-41 4
6.Old Boys 10 0 1 9 13-61 1
Waikato
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Top Waikato teams participated in the Northern League (see above).
Taranaki
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Top Taranaki teams participated in the Central Districts League (see above).
Wairarapa
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Top Wairarapa teams participated in the Central Districts League (see above).
Wanganui
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1.Wanganui Athletic 11 10 0 1 55-19 20
2.Western Suburbs A 10 7 0 3 53-21 14
3.Wanganui United 11 3 0 8 34-51 6
4.Western Suburbs B 10 1 0 9 19-70 2
West Coast
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No Championship.
Chatham Cup 1967
Qualifying Rounds
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Auckland:
Round 1
Ponsonby 2-0 Mt. Roskill
Pt Chevalier 3-2 Metro College
North Shore United 5-0 Ellerslie
Mt. Wellington 7-1 Glenfield Rovers
Round 2
Blockhouse Bay 7-3 Birkenhead United
Ponsonby 3-0 Te Atatu
Lynndale 5-1 Mt Albert
East Coast Bays 3-1 Pt Chevalier
North Shore United 3-0 Otahuhu Rangers
Eastern Suburbs 7-2 Grey Lynn
Mt. Wellington 5-4 Eden
Onehunga-Mangere 1-1 Central [Onehunga-Mangere won on corners]
Round 3
Blockhouse Bay 4-1 Ponsonby
Lynndale 6-2 East Coast Bays
North Shore United 2-1 Eastern Suburbs
Mt. Wellington 4-1 Onehunga-Mangere
Finals
Blockhouse Bay 3-0 Lynndale
North Shore United 1-1 Mt. Wellington [North Shore United won on
corners]
Canterbury:
Round 1
Ashburton 3-3 Waterside [Ashburton won on corners]
Celtic 4-2 Northern Hearts
Round 2
Shirley Nomads 11-1 Ashburton
HSOB 4-3 Shamrock
Celtic wbd University
Round 3
Christchurch City 2-0 Christchurch Technical OB
Shirley Nomads 2-1 Rangers
New Brighton 4-0 HSOB
Western 7-0 Celtic
Semi-finals
Christchurch City 7-2 Shirley Nomads
New Brighton 2-0 Western
Final
Christchurch City 2-1 New Brighton
Franklin:
Round 1
Papatoetoe 3-1 Manurewa
Massey Rovers 2-1 Pukekohe Ramblers
Final
Papatoetoe 6-1 Massey Rovers
Hawkes Bay:
Final
Napier Rovers 9-2 Napier HSOB
Manawatu:
Round 1
Thistle 4-0 St. Andrews
Final
Thistle 3-1 Kiwi United
Nelson:
Round 1
Athletic 1-0 Rangers
Nelson Suburbs 2-2 Thistle [Nelson Suburbs won on toss of coin]
Final
Nelson Suburbs 1-0 Athletic
Northland:
Final
Whangarei 8-0 Kamo Swifts
Otago:
Round 1
Mosgiel 5-2 Technical OB
Round 2
Northern 5-2 Mosgiel
Roslyn-Wakari 2-1 University
HSOB 3-0 Caversham
Maori Hill 2-1 St. Kilda [aet]
Semi-finals
Northern 4-0 Roslyn-Wakari
HSOB 1-0 Maori Hill
Final
Northern 1-0 HSOB
Poverty Bay:
Round 1
Riverina 5-1 Thistle
Final
Eastern Union 3-2 Riverina
Southland:
Round 1
Queens Park 6-0 Old Boys
Semi-finals
Thistle 3-2 United
Gore Wanderers 2-1 Queens Park
Final
Thistle 9-0 Gore Wanderers
Taranaki:
Round 1
Moturoa 3-0 New Plymouth OB
New Plymouth Utd 3-0 Waitara
Final
Moturoa 6-3 New Plymouth United
Waikato:
Round 1
Otorohanga Wanderers 7-1 Tokoroa United
Semi-finals
Claudelands Rovers 2-1 Frankton Railway
Hamilton 11-0 Otorohanga Wanderers
Final
Hamilton 5-1 Claudelands Rovers
Wairarapa:
Final
Masterton Athletic 4-2 Lansdowne United
Wanganui:
Final
Western Suburbs 4-2 Athletic
Wellington:
Round 1
Miramar Rangers 2-1 Wellington Diamond
Stop Out 3-0 Wellington United
Hungaria 2-1 Seatoun
Waterside 3-0 Wainuiomata
Lower Hutt City 4-2 Marist Brothers OB
Petone 4-1 Raumati Hearts
Western Suburbs 2-0 Northern
Round 2
Miramar Rangers 2-1 Stop Out
Hungaria 3-0 Johnson Villa
Waterside 5-2 Lower Hutt City [aet]
Petone 3-3 Western Suburbs [Petone won on corners]
Semi-finals
Miramar Rangers 3-1 Hungaria
Waterside 3-0 Petone
Final
Miramar Rangers 1-0 Waterside
SUMMARY
Association Entries Representative
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North Island:
Northland 2 Whangarei
Auckland 20 North Shore United, Blockhouse Bay
Franklin 4 Papatoetoe
Waikato 5 Hamilton
Bay of Plenty 1 Rotorua City
Poverty Bay 3 Eastern Union
Taranaki 4 Moturoa
Wanganui 2 Western Suburbs
Manawatu 3 Palmerston North Thistle
Hawkes Bay 2 Napier Rovers
Wairarapa 2 Masterton Athletic
Wellington 15 Miramar Rangers
South Island:
Marlborough 1 Grosvenor Rovers
Nelson 4 Nelson Suburbs
Canterbury 13 Christchurch City
Otago 9 Northern
Southland 5 Invercargill Thistle
COMPETITION PROPER
Round 1
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Napier Rovers 6-2 Moturoa
Round 2
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North Shore United 2-1 Papatoetoe
Rotorua City 5-0 Hamilton
Eastern Union 3-1 Blockhouse Bay
W Suburbs Wanganui 12-1 Masterton Athletic
Palmerston N Thistle 2-1 Napier Rovers
Round 3
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North Shore United 3-2 Rotorua City
Eastern Union 2-0 Whangarei
Palmerston N Thistle 5-0 Western Suburbs of Wanganui
Nelson Suburbs 2-3 Grosvenor Rovers [aet]
Round 4
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Eastern Union 0-1 North Shore United [aet]
Miramar Rangers 2-1 Palmerston North Thistle
Christchurch City 12-1 Grosvenor Rovers
Invercargill Thistle 3-2 Northern
Semi-finals
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North Shore United 1-0 Miramar Rangers [aet] (or 2-1 [aet])
Invercargill Thistle 1-4 Christchurch City
Final
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[Sep-2]
Basin Reserve, Wellington
North Shore United 2-1 Christchurch City
[Billy Rimmer, Ian Campbell - Haydon]
North Shore United: Dennis Mack, David Gerrard, Malcolm Graham,
Terry Bell, John Parker, Don Jones, Bill Rimmer, Ian Campbell,
Les Taylor, Peter Maynard, Brian Collins
Christchurch City: Owen Nuttridge, Allen Westwood, Bill McKenna,
Tony Gowans, Gwyn Evans, Brian Gowans, Chris Martin, Martin Clements,
Robin Taylor, Terry Haydon, Franko Madrussan
Referee: D.W. Grant (Manawatu)
Junior National Cup 1967
Round 1
Canterbury 9-0 Sth Canterbury
Round 2
Nelson 0-6 Canterbury
Southland 1-3 Otago
Semi-finals
Auckland 7-2 Wellington
Otago 1-2 Canterbury
Final
Auckland 6-3 Canterbury
1966.
1968.
Source: [Smi 1968]
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