Changes - League was increased to 10 teams. Hungaria joined forces
with Miramar Rangers and the new club was known as Wellington City.
Caversham, Maori Hill and Dunedin Technical joined forces and entered
the league as Dunedin Suburbs.
1.Eastern Suburbs 18 12 4 2 51- 23 28
2.Mt Wellington 18 11 3 4 51- 22 25
3.Christchurch Utd 18 9 5 4 43- 20 23
4.Blockhouse Bay 18 9 4 5 45- 25 22
5.Gisborne City 18 8 5 5 38- 33 21
6.Dunedin Suburbs 18 6 3 9 25- 44 15
7.M.A.P. 18 4 4 10 20- 32 12
8.Stop Out 18 3 6 9 25- 45 12
9.Wellington City 18 4 3 11 21- 50 11
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10.Western Suburbs 18 3 5 10 18- 43 11
Blo ChU Dun EaS Gis MAP MtW StO Wel WeS
Blockhouse Bay - 1-1 5-0 1-3 0-0 2-1 2-2 5-2 2-0 2-2
Christchurch Utd 3-1 - 4-0 1-0 1-2 5-1 3-2 1-1 6-3 4-0
Dunedin Suburbs 0-2 2-6 - 3-5 3-1 0-1 2-2 1-1 1-1 1-0
Eastern Suburbs 2-0 2-2 1-2 - 1-1 1-1 5-2 3-0 4-1 2-1
Gisborne City 3-2 1-0 6-0 4-5 - 3-3 1-0 4-3 5-1 1-2
Mt Albert-Ponsonby 1-4 0-5 0-2 1-3 0-0 - 0-1 4-3 6-0 0-0
Mt Wellington 2-1 2-0 5-0 2-2 4-0 1-0 - 4-0 3-1 7-2
Stop Out 2-4 0-0 1-6 0-3 2-2 1-0 3-1 - 1-3 2-2
Wellington City 0-5 0-0 3-0 0-5 5-1 1-0 0-6 1-2 - 1-1
Western Suburbs 1-6 2-1 0-2 1-4 1-3 0-1 0-5 1-1 2-0 -
Promotion play-offs (1971)
Waterside 0-0 New Brighton
New Brighton 4-0 Waterside
Takapuna City 0-0 Western Suburbs
Takapuna City 2-3 New Brighton
Waterside 3-2 Western Suburbs
New Brighton 1-0 Western Suburbs
Waterside 1-3 Takapuna City
Takapuna City 6-1 Waterside
Western Suburbs 1-1 New Brighton
Western Suburbs 4-4 Takapuna City
Western Suburbs 6-1 Waterside
New Brighton 2-3 Takapuna City
New Brighton 6 3 2 1 11- 6 8p
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Takapuna City 6 3 1 2 18-14 7
Western Suburbs 6 2 2 2 16-10 6
Waterside 6 1 1 4 6-21 3
Chatham Cup 1971
Qualifying Rounds
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Auckland:
Round 1
Takapuna City 3-1 Henderson
Eden 6-0 Mt Roskill
North Shore United wbd University
Round 2
Takapuna City 4-0 Central
Birkenhead United 3-0 Glenfield Rovers
Ellerslie 3-1 East Coast Bays
Eden 2-0 Onehunga-Mangere
North Shore United 5-0 Sparta-Newmarket
Te Atatu 4-4 Pakuranga Town [Te Atatu won on corners]
Finals
Takapuna City 3-1 Birkenhead United
Ellerslie 4-3 Eden [aet]
North Shore United 3-0 Te Atatu
Canterbury:
Round 1
Woolston WMC 3-0 Western
Round 2
New Brighton 6-2 Shamrock
Christchurch City 4-1 Burndale United
Technical 3-1 Woolston WMC
Rangers 4-1 Timaru City
University 1-0 Halswell United
Riccarton 1-0 HSOB [aet]
Finals
New Brighton 3-2 Christchurch City
Technical 5-1 Rangers
University 3-1 Riccarton
Franklin:
Round 1
Papakura 2-1 Papatoetoe
Manukau City 2-1 Manurewa
Final
Papakura 1-0 Manukau City
Hawkes Bay:
Round 1
Napier City 3-0 Leopard United
Final
Napier City 2-0 Napier Rovers
Manawatu:
Round 1
Kiwi United 1-0 Palmerston City
Final
Kiwi United 7-0 Levin United
Northland:
Final
Whangarei 2-1 Northern United
Otago:
Round 1
Roslyn-Wakari 6-3 King Edward College OB
Oamaru withdrew
Round 2
Dunedin City 2-0 Green Island
Caversham 2-1 Mosgiel
Northern 4-0 Roslyn-Wakari
Maori Hill 4-1 St Kilda-Mornington
Semi-finals
Dunedin City 2-0 Maori Hill
Caversham 5-3 Northern
Final
Dunedin City 3-0 Caversham [*]
Southland:
Round 1
Invercargill United 2-0 Queen's Park
Final
Invercargill Thistle 4-1 Invercargill United [*]
Taranaki:
Round 1
New Plymouth OB 13-0 New Plymouth City
Moturoa 5-1 New Plymouth United
Final
Moturoa 1-1 New Plymouth OB [Moturoa won on corners]
Waikato:
Round 1
Tokoroa 3-2 Claudelands Rovers
Finals
Hamilton 5-3 Affco Rangers
Huntly Thistle 5-3 Tokoroa [aet]
Wairarapa:
Final
Douglas Villa 2-1 Masterton United
Wellington:
Round 1
Miramar Rangers 2-1 Wellington Diamond United
Hungaria 1-0 Northern Wellington
Adriatic 2-1 Victoria University
Karori Swifts 4-3 Stokes Valley
Round 2
Miramar Rangers 3-0 Hungaria
Johnson Villa 1-0 Upper Hutt United
CYFC 2-0 Petone
Wainuiomata 3-1 Wellington WMC
Seatoun 3-0 Marist
Brooklyn United 4-2 Lower Hutt City
Waterside 2-1 Naenae Old Boys
Adriatic 3-3 Karori Swifts [Adriatic won on corners]
Round 3
Miramar Rangers 1-0 Johnson Villa
CYFC 3-1 Wainuiomata
Seatoun 2-0 Brooklyn United
Waterside 6-2 Adriatic
Finals
Miramar Rangers 1-0 CYFC
Seatoun 3-2 Waterside
[*] Additional play-off:
Southland runner-up v Otago runner-up
Invercargill United 3-1 Caversham
United qualified for Chatham Cup proper
SUMMARY
Association Entries Representative
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North Island:
Northland 2 Whangarei
Auckland 15 Ellerslie, North Shore Utd and Takapuna City
Franklin 4 Papakura
Waikato 5 Hamilton, Huntly Thistle
Bay of Plenty 2 Rotorua City
Poverty Bay 1 Gisborne Thistle
Taranaki 4 Moturoa
Manawatu 3 Kiwi United
Hawkes Bay 4 Napier City
Wairarapa 2 Douglas Villa
Wellington 20 Miramar Rangers and Seatoun
South Island:
Nelson 1 Nelson United
Canterbury 13 New Brighton, Technical and University
Otago 10 Dunedin City
Southland 3 Invercargill Thistle and Invercargill Utd
National League 10
COMPETITION PROPER
Round 1
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Whangarei 0-1 Takapuna City
Papakura 2-0 Ellerslie
North Shore United 2-4 Blockhouse Bay
Huntly Thistle 2-4 Eastern Suburbs
Hamilton 1-4 Mt Wellington
Gisborne City 3-0 Kiwi United
Napier City 4-5 Miramar Rangers [aet]
Moturoa 1-7 Western Suburbs
Douglas Villa 1-3 Seatoun
Stop Out 0-6 Wellington City
Nelson United wbd Gisborne Thistle
New Brighton 3-0 Technical
Christchurch United 5-1 University of Canterbury
Dunedin City 2-0 Invercargill United
Invercargill Thistle 0-6 Dunedin Suburbs
Mt Albert-Ponsonby bye
Round 2
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Mt. Albert-Ponsonby 0-3 Mt Wellington
Eastern Suburbs 2-3 Blockhouse Bay [aet]
Takapuna City 2-0 Papakura
Miramar Rangers 4-4 Gisborne City [aet - Rangers won on corners]
Nelson United 1-3 Western Suburbs [aet]
Seatoun 0-2 Wellington City
New Brighton 2-1 Christchurch United
Dunedin Suburbs 3-1 Dunedin City
Round 3
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Blockhouse Bay 0-1 Mt Wellington
Takapuna City 1-3 Dunedin Suburbs
New Brighton 2-3 Western Suburbs
Miramar Rangers 0-2 Wellington City
Semi-finals
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Mt Wellington 0-1 Wellington City
Western Suburbs 2-0 Dunedin Suburbs [aet]
Final
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[Sep-11]
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Western Suburbs 3-2 Wellington City [aet]
[Wallace, Jeffery, Humphreys - Cameron, Beck]
Western Suburbs: Neil Palmer, Keith Barton, Rean Cattle,
John Young, Allan Jeffery, John Conner, Tom Heptinstall
(Gary Paddison), David Wallace (Andy Polyanszky), Bruce
Baker, Barry Humphreys, Wayne Huntley
Wellington City: Jack Nathu, Alan Westwoood, Graeme
McDowell, Grahame Bilby, Paul Cameron (Martyn Love),
Istvan Nemet, Henry Nauta, Will Ritchie, Julius Beck,
Steven Bruce, Jim Ferrier
Referee: E. Saker (Hawkes Bay)
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Northern League
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First Division (Thompson Shield)
1.Takapuna City 18 14 2 2 58-18 30 Promotion play-offs
2.North Shore United 18 14 1 3 58-24 29
3.Courier Rangers 18 12 1 5 69-27 25
4.Eden 18 11 2 5 65-24 24
5.Hamilton 18 10 2 6 38-27 22
6.Birkenhead United 18 8 1 9 33-41 17
7.East Coast Bays 18 5 3 10 28-44 13
8.Whangarei 18 2 5 11 23-61 9
9.Papatoetoe 18 3 0 15 17-57 6 Relegated
10.Huntly Thistle 18 2 1 15 27-93 5 Relegated
Takapuna City failed to win promotion to the NSL.
North Shore United beat Huntly Thistle by default and
ECB beat Hamilton by default.
Second Division (Nils Person Cup)
1.Metro College 18 12 4 2 26- 9 28 Promoted
2.Ellerslie 18 12 4 2 37-15 28 Promoted
3.Lynndale 18 12 3 3 43-17 27
4.Manurewa 18 8 2 8 39-27 18
5.Grey Lynn 18 8 2 8 28-24 18
6.Henderson 18 7 2 9 31-28 16
7.Manukau City 18 7 1 10 32-36 15 [*]
8.Mt Roskill 18 5 2 11 28-47 12
9.Claudelands Rovers 18 5 0 13 31-52 10 Relegated
10.Rotorua City 18 4 0 14 15-55 8 Relegated
[*] Massey Rovers changed its name to Manukau City.
Henderson beat Rotorua City by default and Metro College
beat both Claudelands Rovers and Manukau City by default.
Falcon Cup (2nd Division Knockout) - Grey Lynn
Third Division (Pascoe Shield)
1.Papakura 18 16 1 1 52-14 33 Promoted
2.Onehunga-Mangere 18 12 3 3 64-22 27 Promoted
3.Te Atatu 18 9 3 6 45-40 21
4.Tokoroa 18 9 1 8 51-40 19
5.Central 18 8 3 7 31-31 19
6.Auckland University 18 7 4 7 32-34 18
7.Howick 18 7 2 9 41-43 16
8.Pt Chevalier 18 5 3 10 33-58 13
9.Navy 18 3 2 13 24-61 8 Relegated
10.Kelston West 18 2 2 14 28-58 6 Relegated
Papakura beat Navy by default.
N.B. Tokoroa lost one point to both Papakura and
Pt Chevalier for rules infringements.
Fourth Division (Ponsonby Jubilee Cup)
1.Tauranga City 14 11 1 2 42-13 23 Promoted
2.Glenfield Rovers 14 10 2 2 49-15 22 Promoted
3.Northern United 14 9 0 5 48-30 18
4.Frankton Railway 14 6 2 6 32-22 14
5.Pakuranga Town 14 5 4 5 32-38 14
6.Otara United 14 2 5 7 26-27 9
7.Whakatane Town 14 1 4 9 14-56 6
8.Pukekohe Ramblers 14 2 2 10 11-53 6
Glenfield Rovers beat Otara United by default.
N.B. Tauranga City lost two points to Glenfield Rovers
and Frankton Railway lost two points to Whakatane
Town for rules infringements.
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Central League
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First Division
1.Waterside 18 12 2 4 42-20 26 Promotion play-offs
2.Nelson United 18 10 5 3 38-17 25
3.Palmerston City 18 9 6 3 27-18 24
4.Wellington Diamond United 18 10 2 6 38-23 22
5.Seatoun 18 7 5 6 27-20 19
6.Miramar Rangers 18 6 6 6 23-17 18
7.Napier Rovers 18 5 6 7 19-27 16
8.Naenae Old Boys 18 5 5 8 24-33 15
9.Petone 18 5 3 10 21-29 13 Relegated
10.Wainuiomata 18 0 2 16 10-65 2 Relegated
Waterside failed to win promotion to the NSL.
Western Suburbs relegated from the NSL.
Second Division
1.Kiwi United 18 13 3 2 67-30 29 Promoted
2.Lower Hutt City 18 11 4 3 37-21 26
3.Wanganui Athletic 18 9 6 3 51-27 24
4.New Plymouth OB 18 10 3 5 39-23 23
5.Christian Youth FC 18 10 3 5 37-25 23
6.Upper Hutt United 18 7 5 6 30-25 19
7.Masterton United 18 7 2 9 28-38 16
8.Northern Wellington 18 3 2 13 17-40 8
9.Johnson Villa 18 2 2 14 20-40 6 Relegation play-offs
10.Wanganui City 18 2 2 14 11-68 6 Relegation play-offs
Promotion/relegation play-offs:
1.Douglas Villa 5 4 0 1 17-11 8 Promoted
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2.Moturoa 5 2 3 0 18- 8 7
3.Brooklyn United 5 2 2 1 12- 5 6
4.Johnson Villa 5 1 2 2 9- 9 4 Relegated
5.Napier City 5 2 0 3 16-22 4
6.Wanganui City 5 0 1 4 5-22 1 Relegated
Eastern and Western Leagues
Eastern League (Jock McLean Shield)
1.Napier City 10 8 1 1 54-10 17
2.Leopard United 10 7 1 2 30-13 15
3.Gisborne City B 8 4 0 4 20-15 8
4.Gisborne Thistle 8 2 1 5 13-21 5
5.Gisborne BHS 10 2 1 7 13-43 5
6.Havelock North Wanderers 8 2 0 6 6-34 4
N.B. The Roy Holland Trophy is also awarded to the
Eastern League Champions.
Western League
First Division (President's Cup)
1.Douglas Villa 20 17 1 2 128-18 35
2.Palmerston City Red 20 14 4 2 74-25 32
3.Massey University 20 13 1 6 86-37 27
4.Levin United 20 11 4 5 62-35 26
5.Kiwi United 20 8 6 6 45-36 22
6.Wanganui Athletic White 20 10 2 8 51-54 22
7.Palmerston City Blue 20 5 5 10 38-57 15
8.Wanganui City 20 7 1 12 48-73 15
9.Levin United B 20 6 2 12 37-67 14
10.Wanganui Athletic Red 20 5 1 14 35-80 11
11.Marton United 20 0 1 19 25-147 1
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Southern League
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First Division
1.New Brighton 18 17 0 1 61-12 34 Promotion play-offs
2.Christchurch Technical 18 15 1 2 70-18 31
3.Christchurch City 18 12 2 4 38-14 26
4.Rangers 18 8 3 7 32-25 19
5.Shamrock 18 8 1 9 31-27 17
6.Caversham 18 7 2 9 30-39 16 [*]
7.Maori Hill 18 5 5 8 35-36 15 [*]
8.Western 18 4 3 11 26-43 11
9.Roslyn-Wakari 18 4 0 14 26-64 8
10.St Kilda-Mornington 18 1 1 16 14-85 3 Relegated
New Brighton won promotion to the NSL.
[*] Caversham remained in the Southern League following
the creation and entry of Dunedin Suburbs into the
NSL in 1971. However, in 1972 it absorbed Maori Hill
and replaced Dunedin Suburbs in the NSL.
N.B. St Kilda-Mornington seems to have withdrawn from the
Southern League on completion of the 1971 Season.
Second Division
1.Timaru City 18 11 5 2 71-28 27 Promoted
2.Northern 18 11 5 2 63-29 27 Promoted
3.Invercargill City 18 11 4 3 60-19 26 Promoted
4.Mosgiel 18 12 2 4 69-23 26 Promoted
5.Green Island 18 9 2 7 45-37 20
6.Queen`s Park 18 7 4 7 52-46 18
7.Dunedin City 18 6 5 7 47-33 17
8.King Edward TCOB 18 4 1 13 37-60 9
9.Oamaru 18 3 3 12 35-64 9
10.Northern Hearts 18 0 1 17 20-160 1
League reconstruction: Second Division split into a
northern and southern group. Northern Hearts joined
by 11 new teams to create Division Two North.
Otago University and Caversham B joined the other
remaining Second Division teams to create Division
Two South.
Junior National Cup 1971
Round 1
Franklin 4-2 Waikato
Hawkes Bay 6-1 Bay of Plenty
Wairarapa 2-0 Hawkes Bay
Wairarapa 8-2 Bay of Plenty
Nelson 3-2 Marlborough
Hutt Valley 4-1 Nelson
Hutt Valley 7-0 Marlborough
Round 2
Auckland 0-2 Wellington
Wairarapa 2-0 Franklin
Taranaki 4-3 Hutt Valley
Otago 0-3 Canterbury
Semi-finals
Canterbury 5-2 Taranaki
Wairarapa 1-2 Wellington
Final
Wellington 0-2 Canterbury
1970.
1972.
With thanks to Dinant Abbink (abbink@iae.nl)
Source: [Smi 1972]
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