Auckland Thistle

Football club
Auckland Thistle
Full nameThistle Football Club
Nickname(s)Thistle
Founded1903
GroundAuckland Domain

Auckland Thistle is an association football club in Auckland, New Zealand formed in 1903.[1] Thistle won its first Auckland Football Association championship in 1914.[2] The club disbanded in 1915 due to World War I until reforming in 1923.[3] Thistle won the Auckland Championship on seven occasions between 1925 and 1937.[4] In 1934 Thistle won the Auckland Championship and Chatham Cup.

Competed

  • 1925 Chatham Cup
  • 1926 Chatham Cup
  • 1930 Chatham Cup
  • 1934 Chatham Cup (winner)
  • 1936 Chatham Cup (runner-up)

Players

  • Dennis Smith
  • Les Wood
  • Cliff Banham
  • Murray Kay
  • Dick Hislop
  • Ron Stone
  • George White

References

  1. ^ "Football". New Zealand Herald. 2 May 1903. p. 7. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ^ Harrier (17 October 1914). "Outdoor Sports - Association Football". The Observer. p. 10. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Association Football - The Thistle Club". Auckland Star. 28 February 1923. p. 10. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ^ "New Zealand - List of Champions". Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
Chatham Cup
Preceded by
Ponsonby
 Winner
1934 Chatham Cup 		Succeeded by
Hospital
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