New Zealand 1946

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 -------- 1.Metro College 2.North Shore United AFC other participants not known Wellington ---------- The league was restructured (only one First Division grade, 15 teams). 1.Marist Brothers 13 12 1 0 51-23 27 2.Seatoun AFC 14 12 0 2 75-16 20 3.Swifts 14 9 1 4 61-35 19 4.Stop Out 14 8 2 4 46-30 18 5.Railways 14 8 2 4 48-35 18 6.Diamond FC 14 8 1 5 38-37 17 7.Waterside AFC 14 8 1 5 54-32 17 8.Institute Old Boys 14 7 2 5 49-42 16 9.Miramar Rangers 14 7 1 6 40-41 15 10.Technical Old Boys 14 5 1 8 37-47 11 11.Hospital FC Porirua 14 4 1 9 31-48 9 12.Lower Hutt 13 2 4 7 36-46 8 13.Victoria University 14 2 2 10 23-50 6 14.Petone AFC 14 2 1 11 22-73 5 15.Petone Tech Old Boy 14 0 0 14 9-79 0 Difference in goals for (620) to goals against (634) and games (208) and points (218). The league was restructured for the 1947 season. Top-8 teams went to First Division A , while the rest went to First Division B. The full table can also be found here. Canterbury ---------- Winner: Western Otago ----- Winner: Mosgiel "Minor" Associations: Hawke's Bay ----------- Winner: Napier Rovers South Canterbury ---------------- Winner: Fisherman Southland --------- Winner: Invercargill Thistle Taranaki -------- Winner: Albion Waikato ------- Winner: Rotowaro Wanganui -------- Winner: TCOB Chatham Cup: Association Entries Representative ----------- ------- -------------- North Island: Auckland ? Metro College Wanganui ? Wanganui OB Manawatu ? St Andrews Wellington ? Wellington Marist South Island: Canterbury ? Technical OB Otago ? Mosgiel Final ----- [Aug-24] Basin Reserve, Wellington Wellington Marist 2-1 Technical Old Boys [Hatchard, Bell - Thomas] Wellington Marist: John Mallia, Ces Nunns, Jack Duffy, Ron Gilding, Jack Porteous, Des Nunns, Pat Tilyard, Ray Nunns, Henry Bell, Jack Hatchard, Ray Price. Technical: Ray Davey, Maurice Dean, Peter O'Malley, Ernie Harris, Vic Smith, Sid Goldsmith, Jim Cook, Henry Tullett, Don Grieve, Keith Lucas, Cyril Thomas Referee: T.G. Chapman (Wellington). Attendance: 8 000

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1947.

list of champions.

list of final tables.

all-time tables.

list of cup winners.

list of brown shield winners.

list of fa trophy winners.

About this document

Partial sources: Capital Soccer, [Smi 66], [Hil 91]

Prepared and maintained by Peter Kungler and Andre Zlotkowski for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Peter Kungler (peter dot kungler at roche dot com) and Andre Zlotkowski (nzfooty@hotmail.com)
Last updated: 9 May 2004