1970
Promotion play-offs (1969)
North Shore Utd 0-1 Hungaria
Hungaria 1-1 North Shore Utd
Hungaria promoted
1.Blockhouse Bay 14 10 2 2 40-16 22
2.Eastern Suburbs 14 10 2 2 33-17 22
3.Christchurch Utd 14 9 2 3 40-26 20
4.Mt Wellington 14 7 3 4 35-33 17
5.Stop Out 14 4 2 8 25-38 10
6.Gisborne City 14 3 3 8 22-31 9
7.Hungaria 14 3 3 8 24-36 9
8.Western Suburbs 14 1 1 12 18-40 3
1971
Promotion play-offs (1970)
Mt Albert-Ponsonby 1-1 Waterside
Waterside 0-0 Caversham
Mt Albert-Ponsonby 2-0 Caversham
Caversham 4-1 Waterside
Waterside 0-3 Mt Albert-Ponsonby
Caversham 1-1 Mt Albert-Ponsonby
Mt Albert-Ponsonby 4 2 2 0 7- 2 6p
Caversham 4 1 2 1 5- 4 4p
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Waterside 4 0 2 2 2- 8 2
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
1972
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
Changes:
Dunedin Technical and Maori Hill withdrew support of
Dunedin Suburbs and left the position to Caversham.
Miramar Rangers withdrew support of Wellington City.
Mt Albert-Ponsonby got support from Eden and changed
name to Auckland City.
1.Mt Wellington 18 13 2 3 46-19 28
2.Blockhouse Bay 18 12 4 2 35-17 28
3.Christchurch Utd 18 12 3 3 42-23 27
4.Eastern Suburbs 18 9 4 5 42-28 22
5.Gisborne City 18 6 5 7 32-28 17
6.Stop Out 18 5 6 7 27-30 16
7.Wellington City 18 6 3 9 23-26 15
8.Caversham 18 5 3 10 25-43 13
9.New Brighton 18 1 5 12 23-45 7
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10.Auckland City 18 2 3 13 21-57 7
1973
Promotion play-offs (1972)
Hamilton 1-1 Wellington D.U.
Wellington D.U. 1-1 Hamilton
[at Wembley Park, Wanganui]
Wellington D.U. 2-1 Hamilton
Wellington D.U. promoted
1.Christchurch Utd 18 13 3 2 38-11 29
2.Mt Wellington 18 10 1 7 40-21 21
3.Blockhouse Bay 18 9 3 6 25-22 21
4.Gisborne City 18 8 4 6 33-26 20
5.Eastern Suburbs 18 9 2 7 30-30 20
6.Wellington D.U. 18 8 4 6 21-27 20
7.Stop Out 18 7 3 8 32-28 17
8.Wellington City 18 6 2 10 29-33 14
9.New Brighton 18 5 3 10 25-43 13
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10.Caversham 18 2 1 15 6-38 5
1974
Promotion play-offs (1973)
Caversham 2-0 North Shore Utd
Waterside 0-1 Rangers
Rangers 1-1 North Shore Utd
Waterside 2-2 Caversham
Caversham 1-2 Rangers
North Shore Utd 5-1 Waterside
North Shore Utd 1-1 Caversham
Rangers 1-3 Waterside
Caversham 1-0 Waterside
North Shore Utd 2-0 Rangers
Waterside 2-5 North Shore Utd
Rangers 0-0 Caversham
North Shore Utd 6 3 2 1 14- 7 8p
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Caversham 6 2 3 1 7- 5 7
Rangers 6 2 2 2 5- 7 6
Waterside 6 1 1 4 8-15 3
1.Mt Wellington 18 12 5 1 44-19 29
2.Christchurch Utd 18 8 6 4 31-19 22
3.New Brighton 18 9 3 6 34-25 21
4.Stop Out 18 9 3 6 26-23 21
5.Blockhouse Bay 18 8 4 6 32-23 20
6.North Shore Utd 18 6 4 8 23-27 16
7.Wellington City 18 5 5 8 32-38 15
8.Gisborne City 18 5 3 10 21-35 13
9.Eastern Suburbs 18 5 3 10 23-45 13
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10.Wellington D.U. 18 4 2 12 22-34 10
1975
Promotion play-offs (1974)
Caversham 1-1 Porirua Utd
Wellington D.U. 2-0 Eden
Eden 1-4 Caversham
Wellington D.U. 3-1 Porirua Utd
Caversham 1-0 Wellington D.U.
Porirua Utd 3-3 Eden
Eden 3-2 Wellington D.U.
Porirua Utd 1-0 Caversham
Caversham 2-1 Eden
Porirua Utd 0-0 Wellington D.U.
Eden n/p Porirua Utd
Wellington D.U. n/p Caversham
Caversham 5 4 0 1 8- 3 8p
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Wellington D.U. 5 2 1 2 7- 5 5
Porirua Utd 5 1 2 2 5- 7 4
Eden 5 1 1 3 8-13 3
1.Christchurch Utd 18 11 4 3 35-16 26
2.North Shore Utd 18 8 7 3 33-18 23
3.Blockhouse Bay 18 9 5 4 29-21 23
4.Caversham 18 4 10 4 21-19 18
5.Mt Wellington 18 7 4 7 19-19 18
6.Stop Out 18 7 4 7 22-24 18
7.Eastern Suburbs 18 7 3 8 24-33 17
8.Gisborne City 18 5 4 9 13-25 14
9.New Brighton 18 4 4 10 18-28 12
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10.Wellington City 18 3 5 10 18-29 11
1976
Promotion play-offs (1975)
Wellington D.U. 1-0 Rangers
Wellington City 1-1 Wellington D.U.
Manurewa 1-1 Rangers
Wellington D.U. 7-1 Manurewa
Rangers 3-1 Wellington City
Rangers 1-2 Wellington D.U.
Wellington City 3-2 Manurewa
Wellington D.U. 1-1 Wellington City
Rangers 1-2 Manurewa
Manurewa 0-3 Wellington D.U.
Wellington City 2-1 Rangers
Manurewa n/p Wellington City
Wellington D.U. 6 4 2 0 15- 4 10p
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Wellington City 5 2 2 1 8- 8 6
Rangers 6 1 1 4 7- 9 3
Manurewa 5 1 1 3 6-15 3
1.Wellington D.U. 18 13 1 4 31-29 27
2.Mt Wellington 18 10 3 5 33-17 23
3.Caversham 18 8 6 4 40-26 22
4.New Brighton 18 10 1 7 31-27 21
5.Blockhouse Bay 18 6 5 7 24-22 17
6.Eastern Suburbs 18 6 5 7 31-32 17
7.North Shore Utd 18 6 4 8 28-29 16
8.Christchurch Utd 18 7 2 9 21-23 16
9.Stop Out 18 4 4 10 25-41 12
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10.Gisborne City 18 3 3 12 21-39 9
1977
Promoted - Hamilton, Nelson United, Dunedin City
Promotion \ Relegation to be based on 3 up 3 down.
Winners of the 3 regional leagues (Northern, Central
& Southern) to be promoted.
Christchurch United changed name to Trans Tours United.
1.North Shore Utd 22 14 3 5 37-25 31
2.Stop Out 22 11 8 3 40-28 30
3.Christchurch Utd 22 9 9 4 32-17 27 [aka Trans Tours United]
4.Hamilton 22 9 9 4 41-22 27
5.Wellington D.U. 22 8 7 7 41-31 23
6.Mt Wellington 22 8 7 7 27-21 23
7.Nelson Utd 22 6 9 7 22-29 21
8.Blockhouse Bay 22 7 7 8 23-33 21
9.Eastern Suburbs 22 6 5 11 31-36 17
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10.New Brighton 22 5 7 10 24-36 17
11.Dunedin City 22 5 7 10 19-30 17
12.Caversham 22 3 4 15 14-43 10
1978
Promoted - Courier Rangers, Waterside (Wgtn), Woolston WMC.
Trans Tours United changed name back to Christchurch United
1.Christchurch Utd 22 13 6 3 45-16 32
2.Mt Wellington 22 14 4 4 40-26 32
3.Blockhouse Bay 22 10 8 4 38-28 28
4.Eastern Suburbs 22 12 3 7 46-24 27
5.Courier Rangers 22 9 5 8 25-19 23
6.North Shore Utd 22 7 8 7 39-36 22
7.Nelson Utd 22 7 8 7 23-34 22
8.Stop Out 22 6 7 9 26-31 19
9.Wellington D.U. 22 6 5 11 27-45 17
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10.Hamilton 22 7 2 13 33-43 16
11.Waterside 22 6 2 14 24-44 14
12.Woolston 22 4 4 14 18-38 12
1979
Promoted - Manurewa, Manawatu United, Dunedin City
1.Mt Wellington 22 20 0 2 68-17 40
2.Christchurch Utd 22 10 6 6 47-30 26
3.North Shore Utd 22 10 4 8 37-29 24
4.Manurewa 22 9 6 7 33-28 24
5.Dunedin City 22 10 4 8 39-44 24
6.Nelson Utd 22 9 4 9 36-30 22
7.Wellington D.U. 22 7 7 8 23-34 21
8.Blockhouse Bay 22 6 6 10 31-41 18
9.Stop Out 22 5 7 10 27-35 17
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10.Manawatu Utd 22 6 5 11 22-33 17
11.Courier Rangers 22 4 8 10 26-48 16
12.Eastern Suburbs 22 4 7 11 27-47 15
1980
Promoted - Hamilton, Gisborne City, Rangers (Chch)
1.Mt Wellington 22 15 5 2 53-19 35
2.Gisborne City 22 11 9 2 44-24 31
3.Manurewa 22 10 6 6 39-32 26
4.Wellington D.U. 22 9 8 5 31-26 26
5.North Shore Utd 22 11 2 9 28-27 24
6.Dunedin City 22 6 8 8 37-32 20
7.Christchurch Utd 22 7 6 9 34-33 20
8.Hamilton 22 7 5 10 26-36 19
9.Rangers 22 7 3 12 31-41 17
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10.Stop Out 22 6 5 11 27-46 17
11.Blockhouse Bay 22 5 5 12 30-43 15
12.Nelson Utd 22 6 2 14 31-52 14
1981
Promoted - Takapuna City, Miramar Rangers, Woolston WMC
1.Wellington D.U. 22 13 5 4 46-17 31
2.Dunedin City 22 13 5 4 43-26 31
3.Mt Wellington 22 13 3 6 50-16 29
4.Gisborne City 22 14 1 7 43-17 29
5.North Shore Utd 22 12 3 7 35-31 27
6.Christchurch Utd 22 7 9 6 23-19 23
7.Manurewa 22 9 3 10 41-32 21
8.Miramar 22 6 8 8 23-37 20
9.Hamilton 22 7 5 10 18-34 19
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10.Takapuna City 22 4 7 11 26-47 15
11.Woolston 22 4 6 12 23-53 14
12.Rangers 22 0 5 17 10-52 5
1982
Promoted - East Coast Bays, Napier City Rovers, Invercargill Thistle
1.Mt Wellington 22 15 6 1 52-15 36
2.North Shore Utd 22 11 7 4 44-25 29
3.Dunedin City 22 10 7 5 30-21 27
4.Gisborne City 22 10 7 5 39-31 27
5.Wellington D.U. 22 8 8 6 29-23 24
6.Miramar 22 9 4 9 30-32 22
7.Christchurch Utd 22 5 11 6 27-26 21
8.Napier City Rovers 22 7 7 8 36-40 21
9.Manurewa 22 8 5 9 31-33 21
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10.Hamilton 22 3 7 12 21-39 13
11.East Coast Bays 22 4 4 14 23-44 12
12.Invercargill 22 3 5 14 18-51 11
1983
Promoted - Papatoetoe, Nelson United, Dunedin Technical
For 1983 and subsequent seasons three points were awarded for a win.
1.Manurewa 22 13 5 4 46-23 44
2.North Shore Utd 22 10 6 6 40-27 36
3.Papatoetoe 22 10 5 7 29-27 35
4.Mt Wellington 22 9 5 8 31-26 32
5.Christchurch Utd 22 9 5 8 41-37 32
6.Wellington D.U. 22 8 8 6 29-25 32
7.Miramar 22 8 8 6 36-33 32
8.Napier City Rovers 22 8 6 8 29-26 30
9.Dunedin City 22 9 2 11 23-31 29
10.Gisborne City 22 7 7 8 27-29 28
11.Nelson Utd 22 8 3 11 28-34 27
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12.Dunedin Technical 22 1 4 17 18-59 7
1984
Promotion play-offs (1983)
Stop Out 1-1 Rangers
Rangers 1-3 Auckland University
Auckland University 1-0 Stop Out
Promoted - University
1.Gisborne City 22 15 6 1 59-16 51
2.Papatoetoe 22 10 7 5 35-26 37
3.Christchurch Utd 22 10 5 7 37-32 35
4.Manurewa 22 9 6 7 40-42 33
5.Miramar 22 8 7 7 40-46 31
6.Wellington D.U. 22 7 9 6 32-26 30
7.Dunedin City 22 8 4 10 34-40 28
8.Napier City Rovers 22 7 5 10 38-53 26
9.North Shore Utd 22 7 4 11 27-31 25
10.Mt Wellington 22 5 9 8 28-36 24
11.Nelson Utd 22 5 6 11 25-42 21
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12.University 22 5 4 13 31-36 19
1985
Promotion play-offs (1984)
Rangers 1-2 Stop Out
Auckland University 3-1 Rangers
Stop Out 1-1 Auckland University
University retained their place in the league.
Wellington Diamond United merged with Wellington
City and became Wellington City Diamond United
then shortened the name to Wellington United.
1.Wellington D.U. 22 12 5 5 50-33 41
2.Gisborne City 22 11 5 6 41-26 38
3.North Shore Utd 22 11 4 7 47-33 37
4.Mt Wellington 22 8 8 6 40-30 32
5.Miramar 22 8 6 8 35-33 30
6.Nelson Utd 22 9 3 10 35-46 30
7.University 22 9 3 10 30-45 30
8.Dunedin City 22 8 5 9 34-38 29
9.Christchurch Utd 22 8 4 10 24-25 28
10.Manurewa 22 7 6 9 30-49 27
11.Papatoetoe 22 8 2 12 36-37 26
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12.Napier City Rovers 22 5 5 12 36-43 20
1986
Promotion play-offs (1985)
Manawatu 1-0 Rangers
Napier City Rovers 1-1 Takapuna City
Manawatu 1-0 Takapuna City
Napier City Rovers 2-0 Rangers
Rangers 0-1 Takapuna City
Manawatu 1-0 Napier City Rovers
Promoted - Manawatu
1.Mt Wellington 22 12 8 2 42-22 44
2.Miramar 22 12 7 3 45-27 43
3.Wellington D.U. 22 11 6 5 46-29 39
4.Christchurch Utd 22 11 6 5 38-22 39
5.Gisborne City 22 11 5 6 46-35 38
6.Papatoetoe 22 6 8 8 35-34 26
7.North Shore Utd 22 6 7 9 38-51 25
8.Dunedin City 22 6 5 11 38-40 23
9.University 22 5 7 10 30-48 22
10.Nelson Utd 22 5 6 11 28-47 21
11.Manawatu 22 5 5 12 30-46 20
12.Manurewa 22 5 4 13 27-42 19
1987
University were dropped from league because their ground
did not meetthe standard required. The league was increased
to 14 teams. 1986 Chatham Cup runners up and Northern League
Winners Mt Manganui, Central League Winners Napier City Rovers
and Hutt Valley United - a composite team supported by
Lower Hutt City, Petone and Stop Out were promoted.
1.Christchurch Utd 26 18 4 4 60-24 58
2.Gisborne City 26 14 9 3 52-31 51
3.Wellington D.U. 26 15 5 6 52-35 50
4.Mt Maunganui 26 14 4 8 35-28 46
5.Papatoetoe 26 12 6 8 53-33 42
6.Napier City Rovers 26 11 7 8 41-39 40
7.North Shore Utd 26 10 9 7 41-28 39
8.Mt Wellington 26 11 6 9 56-48 39
9.Hutt Valley Utd 26 9 3 14 36-52 30
10.Manurewa 26 7 6 13 33-44 27
11.Nelson Utd 26 6 4 16 28-51 22
12.Dunedin City 26 6 4 16 32-61 22
13.Manawatu 26 4 9 13 30-50 21
14.Miramar 26 6 2 18 43-68 20
1988
No relegation in 1987 but Dunedin City withdrew due to finiancial
constraints. They were replaced by Waikato United.
1.Christchurch Utd 26 20 4 2 63-14 64
2.Mt Wellington 26 19 4 3 64-18 61
3.Mt Maunganui 26 16 6 4 52-34 54
4.Napier City Rovers 26 12 3 11 45-44 39
5.Waikato Utd 26 11 5 10 39-30 38
6.North Shore Utd 26 11 4 11 43-41 37
7.Wellington Utd 26 10 5 11 57-52 35
8.Miramar 26 10 5 11 47-44 35
9.Gisborne City 26 10 4 12 46-46 34
10.Hutt Valley Utd 26 9 6 11 28-34 33
11.Papatoetoe 26 9 4 13 27-43 31
12.Manurewa 26 6 4 16 32-69 22
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13.Nelson Utd 26 4 4 18 24-57 16
14.Manawatu 26 4 4 18 30-71 16
1989
Promoted - Waitakere City, Waterside-Karori.
Manawatu relegated because they came last; Central League
champions Waterside-Karori replaced them. Nelson were
dropped because they didn't meet NZFA's ground criteria.
Waitakere City a composite team formed by Te Atatu, Massey,
Kelston West and West Auckland replaced them.
1.Napier City Rovers 26 16 7 3 57-36 55
2.Mt Maunganui 26 16 7 3 38-18 55
3.Mt Wellington 26 16 4 6 62-30 52
4.Waitakere City 26 15 5 6 51-35 50
5.Hutt Valley Utd 26 13 4 9 45-38 43
6.Christchurch Utd 26 12 6 8 48-33 42
7.Wellington Utd 26 12 4 10 42-38 40
8.Waikato Utd 26 8 11 7 31-31 35
9.Manurewa 26 9 6 11 34-38 33
10.North Shore Utd 26 7 4 15 46-59 25
11.Miramar 26 5 8 13 40-43 23
12.Waterside Karori 26 5 5 16 38-58 20
13.Gisborne City 26 4 6 16 26-66 18
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14.Papatoetoe 26 3 5 18 26-61 14
1990
Promoted - New Plymouth Old Boys.
1.Waitakere City 26 20 2 4 60-24 62
2.Mt Wellington 26 18 6 2 54-19 60
3.Christchurch Utd 26 15 4 7 50-32 49
4.Waikato Utd 26 14 5 7 44-31 47
5.Manurewa 26 10 8 8 38-32 38
6.Napier City Rovers 26 9 11 6 41-36 38
7.Mt Maunganui 26 9 5 12 40-38 32
8.North Shore Utd 26 8 6 12 34-38 30
9.Miramar 26 8 5 13 35-47 29
10.Hutt Valley Utd 26 8 5 13 24-40 29
11.Wellington Utd 26 8 5 13 32-52 29
12.Gisborne City 26 6 6 14 30-49 24
13.New Plymouth 26 5 6 15 28-47 21
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14.Waterside Karori 26 3 8 15 22-47 17
1991
Promoted - Nelson United.
1.Christchurch Utd 26 19 5 2 64-21 62
2.Miramar 26 17 2 7 45-26 53
3.Waikato Utd 26 13 8 5 49-26 47
4.Napier City Rovers 26 14 3 9 51-31 45
5.Mt Wellington 26 13 5 8 39-24 44
6.North Shore Utd 26 11 7 8 43-30 40
7.Mt Maunganui 26 9 10 7 46-34 37
8.Manurewa 26 10 6 10 29-37 36
9.Wellington Utd 26 9 4 13 34-46 31
10.Nelson Utd 26 9 4 13 38-51 31
11.Waitakere City 26 7 6 13 44-40 27
12.Hutt Valley Utd 26 6 9 11 28-36 27
13.New Plymouth 26 4 3 19 23-70 15
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14.Gisborne 26 5 0 21 13-74 15
1992
Promoted - Papatoetoe, after play offs between Northern league winners
Papatoetoe and Central League winners Wellington Olympic.
Southern League winners, Dunedin City, opted out because travel costs
prevented them from taking part in the National League.
1.Waitakere City 26 19 4 3 64-23 61
2.Waikato Utd 26 18 3 5 67-20 57
3.Napier City Rovers 26 14 9 3 59-28 51
4.Miramar 26 16 3 7 47-23 51
5.North Shore Utd 26 14 3 9 49-35 45
6.Mt Wellington 26 12 7 7 51-31 43
7.Papatoetoe 26 11 8 7 34-24 41
8.Christchurch Utd 26 11 4 11 48-42 37
9.Wellington Utd 26 10 3 13 33-46 33
10.Nelson Utd 26 9 5 12 29-41 32
11.Hutt Valley Utd 26 5 10 11 33-49 25
12.Manurewa 26 3 6 17 20-60 15
13.Mt Maunganui 26 2 5 19 26-72 11
14.New Plymouth 26 1 4 21 21-86 7
1992 was the last year of the National Soccer League.
Most Championships - 6 Mt Wellington 1972,74,79,80,82,86
Christchurch United 1973,75,78,87,88,91
3 Wellington United 1976,81,85
2 Waitakere City 1990,92
1 Blockhouse Bay 1970
Eastern Subarbs 1971
North Shore United 1977
Manurewa 1983
Gisborne City 1984
Napier City Rovers 1989
Most Wins in a season - 20 Mt Wellington 1979 (22 games)
Christchurch United 1988 (26)
Waitakere City 1990 (26)
Least Wins in a season - 0 Rangers 1981 (22)
Most Draws in a season - 11 Christchurch United 1982 (22)
Waikato United 1989 (26)
Napier City Rovers 1990 (26)
Least Draws in a season - 0 Mt Wellington 1979 (22)
Gisborne City 1991 (26)
Most Losses in a season - 21 Gisborne City 1991 (26)
New Plymouth Rangers 1992 (26)
Least Losses in a season - 1 Mt Wellington 1974 (18), 1982 (22)
Gisborne City 1984 (22)
Most goals for in a season - 68 Mt Wellington 1979 (22)
Least goals for in a season - 6 Caversham 1973 (18)
Most goals against in a season - 86 New Plymouth Rangers 1992 (26)
Least goals against in a season - 11 Christchurch United 1973 (18)
Prepared and maintained by David Webster and Andre Zlotkowski for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Authors:
David Webster
(dangerousdave_dufc@yahoo.com)
and Andre Zlotkowski
(nzfooty@hotmail.com)
Last updated: 19 Sep 2000
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