New Zealand 1951

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
--------
 
Senior Championship

 1.Eastern Suburbs AFC  14  13  0  1  62-18  26
 2.North Shore United   14  12  0  2  61-32  24
 3.Mt Albert GSOB       14   8  1  5  50-34  17
 4.Eden AFC             14   5  1  8  43-46  11
 5.Ponsonby AFC         14   5  1  8  31-51  11
 6.Thistle              14   5  1  8  42-48  11
 7.Grey Lynn Comrades   14   3  0 11  30-63   6
 8.Onehunga             14   3  0 11  25-52   6

It's not clear why Ponsonby finished above Thistle and
Comrades finished above Onehunga.


Second (A) Championship

 1.Pt Chevalier         14  13  0  1  87-12  26
 2.University           14  13  0  1  67-19  26
 3.North Head           13   8  1  4  46-25  17
 4.Training College     13   6  2  5  50-37  14
 5.Avondale             14   3  3  8  26-41   9
 6.Blockhouse Bay       14   3  3  8  37-59   9
 7.N Wanderers          14   3  1 10  16-68   7
 8.Metro College        14   1  0 13  29-79   2

Training College v North Head not played.    
Difference in goals for (358) to goals against (340).


Wellington
----------
 
First Division

 1.Seatoun              12  11  1  0  45- 9  23
 2.Railways             13   6  3  4  30-21  15
 3.Stop Out             12   7  0  5  28-30  14
 4.Institute            13   7  0  6  39-31  14
 5.Marist Brothers      13   6  0  7  29-32  12
 6.Petone                9   4  2  3  23-14  10
 7.Diamond FC           13   4  0  9  21-40   8
 8.Victoria University  13   1  0 12  12-50   2

The full table can also be found here.

"B" Division

 1.Hospital FC Porirua  12  10  2  0  45-17  22
 2.Upper Hutt           14   9  1  4  47-27  19
 3.Petone Tech OB       14   7  1  6  38-49  15
 4.Technical            13   5  3  5  33-43  13
 5.Swifts               14   5  3  6  29-38  13
 6.Miramar Rangers      13   6  0  7  43-25  12
 7.Lower Hutt           13   3  2  8  28-36   8
 8.Waterside            13   2  0 11  16-55   4

Difference in goals for (279) to goals against (290).


Canterbury
----------

First Division

 1.Chch Technical OB    14  12  1  1  66-21  25
 2.Western              14  11  1  2  70-14  23
 3.Thistle              12   6  1  5  46-27  13
 4.Nomads               14   6  1  7  41-54  13
 5.YMCA                 13   6  0  7  42-42  12
 6.Atlantis             13   6  0  7  35-50  12
 7.Rangers              14   4  1  9  37-67   9
 8.Celtic               14   0  1 13  16-76   1

Difference in goals for (353) to goals against (351).

Second Division

 1.Technical OB 2nds    10   6  2  2  26-20  14
 2.Shamrock             10   5  3  2  21-15  13
 3.Thistle 2nds         10   4  3  3  18-15  11
 4.University           10   5  1  4  32-31  11
 5.Western 2nds         10   4  1  5  19-20   9
 6.Rangers 2nds         10   0  2  8   3-14   2

Difference in goals for (119) to goals against (115).


Otago
-----

First Grade - A Division

 1.Northern              8   8  0  0  51- 9  16
 2.Roslyn Wakari         9   6  1  2  32-15  13
 3.Technical OB         10   4  2  4  29-26  10
 4.Maori Hill            9   3  2  4  28-37   8
 5.HS Old Boys          10   3  1  6  21-31   7
 6.University           10   1  0  9  23-66   2

First Grade - B Division

 1.Mosgiel              10   7  2  1  45-17  16
 2.Watersiders          10   7  0  3  33-17  14
 3.Mornington           10   6  0  4  39-29  12
 4.Caversham            10   4  1  5  22-29   9
 5.Green Island         10   4  1  5  35-29   9

It's likely that more teams participated as the number of wins (28) 
doesn't agree with the number of loses (18).
Also, there is a difference in goals for (174) to goals against (121).
  

"Minor" Associations:


Buller
------

 1.Millerton Thistle     6   5  0  1  32- 8  10
 2.Denniston Hotspurs    6   4  1  1  18-10   9
 3.Westport              6   1  1  4  11-27   3
 4.Waimangawa            6   1  1  4   6-32   3

Odd number of draws (3) and the number of wins (11) doesn't agree
with the number of loses (10).
Difference in goals for (67) to goals against (77). 


Hawke's Bay
-----------

 1.HSOB                  9   6  1  2  13
 2.Rovers                8   4  2  2  10
 3.Westend               9   4  2  3  10
 4.Hastings Wanderers    8   3  2  3   8
 5.Napier United         9   2  4  3   8
 6.Hastings United       9   1  1  7   3

Manawatu
--------

First Division

Champions: St Andrews

Second Division
 
 1.Thistle              14  10  1  3  21
 2.Ashurst              14   9  2  3  20
 3.Feilding             12   9  0  3  18
 4.City                 12   7  0  5  14
 5.Varsity              12   6  0  6  12
 6.Corinthians          12   5  1  6  11
 7.St Andrews B         12   4  1  7   9
 8.High School          12   2  1  9   5

The total number of matches (100) doesn't agree with the total 
number of points (110). Ten more wins (52) than loses (42).


Nelson
------

First Division

 1.Thistle              15  12  1  2  44-12  25
 2.Woodbourne           15  11  0  4  26-21  22
 3.Settlers             15   6  1  8  26-32  13
 4.Hospital             15   6  1  8  40-49  13
 5.Motueka              15   5  1  9  31-32  11
 6.Athletic             15   2  2 11  19-42   6

Difference in goals for (186) to goals against (188).

Second Division

 1.Athletic 2nds        12   7  3  2  35-12  17
 2.Thistle 2nds         12   7  1  4  30-18  15
 3.Settlers 2nds        12   6  2  4  25-27  14
 4.Hospital 2nds        12   1  0 11   7-40   2

Northland
---------

Winner: Kamo Swifts


Poverty Bay
-----------

 1.Thistle         18p (champions)
 2.Eastern Union   17p
 3.Wanderers       13p    
 4.Rangers         12p  

(Standings after 15 games)


South Canterbury
----------------

Winner: Northern Hearts  


Southland
---------

 1.Brigadiers           10   9  1  0  37-13  19
 2.Thistle              10   6  3  1  44-11  15
 3.Hotspurs             10   5  1  4  28-28  11
 4.United               10   3  2  5  24-29   8
 5.Gore Rovers          10   3  1  6  25-32   7
 6.Bluff Hearts         10   0  0 10   9-54   0


Taranaki
--------

A Division

 1.Old Boys              9   7  1  1  51-20  15
 2.City                  9   5  1  3  33-22  11
 3.Overseas              9   4  0  5  21-27   8
 4.Hawera                9   1  0  8  10-46   2

B Division

 1.Stratford            12   9  1  2  50-22  19
 2.High School          11   8  0  3  24-19  16
 3.Old Boys             12   6  1  4  35-20  13
 4.Inglewood            11   4  2  5  28-26  10
 5.Hawera B             12   2  0 10  26-52   4

The total number of wins (29) doesn't agree with the total number 
of loses (24). Difference in goals for (163) to goals against (139).


Waikato
-------

Winner: Claudelands Rovers and Rotowaro [shared]      

 
Wanganui
--------

A Division

 1.Technical OB         15  13  0  2  26 [aka TCOB]
 2.Athletic             15   9  2  4  20
 3.Eastown Rangers      15   8  1  6  17
 4.Settlers             15   6  2  7  14
 5.Eastbrooke           15   5  2  8  12
 6.T.O.B. Colts         15   1  1 13   3

The total number of wins (42) doesn't agree with the total number of loses (40).


Westland
--------

 1.Ranunga               6   5  1  0  11
 2.Blackball             6   2  2  2   6 
 3.Cobden                6   1  2  3   4

The total number of wins (8) doesn't agree with the total number of loses (5).
Odd number of draws (5).


Chatham Cup:

Association      Entries    Representative
-----------      -------    --------------
North Island:
Auckland            ?       Eastern Suburbs
Waikato             ?       Huntly Thistle
Taranaki            ?       New Plymouth Old Boys
Hawke`s Bay         ?       Napier HSOB
Wanganui            ?       Wanganui Old Boys
Manawatu            ?       St Andrews
Wellington          ?       Petone
South Island:
Nelson              ?       Woodbourne (Marlborough)
Canterbury          ?       Riccarton
Otago               ?       Northern
Southland           ?       Invercargill Thistle

Final
-----
[Sep-8]
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Eastern Suburbs 5-1 Northern of Otago
 [King 3, Frogley, Anderson - McFarlane]

Eastern Suburbs: Jack Currie, Tim Cooper, Tom Wallace, Bob McLuckie,
Jack GiSby, John Jakens, Jack Anderson, Andy Wallace, Reg King, Ken
Fleet, Tony Frogley
Northern: Jim Stephenson, Mick Ives, Bob McLean, Arthur Williams, Wally
Meehan, Brian Walsh, Albie Jenkins, Ivan Walsh, Bill Berry, Norman
McDonald, Trevor McFarlane.

Referee: A. Aspen (Wellington)

1950.

1952.

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], [Hou 52]

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: 5 Oct 2004

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