North Shore United AFC

North Shore United Association Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in the North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier, where they are reigning champions, having won the competition in 2019.

Full nameNorth Shore United Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Shore
Founded1886
GroundAllen Hill Stadium, Devonport, North Shore
Chairman Steve Browning
Coach Malcolm McPherson
LeagueNRFL Premier
20201st (champions)

Their home ground is Allen Hill Stadium, which is located in the suburb of Devonport.

History

The Club was founded in 1886, making it the oldest football club in New Zealand and Oceania.[1] North Shore United was originally formed as North Shore in 1886 and in 1933 amalgamated with Belmont, taking the present name.

As the result of a sponsorship deal with camera distributor Hanimex, the team was known from 1979 to 1985 as Hanimex United or, unofficially, as Hanimex North Shore United.

Achievements

North Shore United is one of New Zealand's oldest and most successful football clubs. In addition to numerous provincial and regional titles, North Shore United won the New Zealand club championship two times (1977, 1994) and finished as the runner-up three times (1975, 1982, 1983). They also came runner-up in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2 (2012), promoting them to the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1 the following season. The club was promoted to the NRFL Premier in 2018 as runners-up.[2][3]

North Shore United also has proud Chatham Cup record, having won the competition on six occasions in 1952 (shared), 1960, 1963, 1967, 1979, and 1986. They also finished as the runner-up six times in 1926 (as North Shore), 1959, 1961, 1973, 1985, and 1995.

Current squad

Squad for the 2020 NRFL Premier

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Anthony Mira
2 DF  NZL Ryan Elder
3 MF  NZL Thomas Davis
4 DF  NZL Matthew Wood
5 DF  NZL Hayden Johns
6 MF  PUR Alex Oikkonen
7 FW  NZL Jack Salter
8 MF  NZL Jade Mesias
9 FW  RWA Lebon Bulamba
10 MF  SWE Armin Pasagic
12 FW  SRB Marko Memedović
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW  NZL Roussin N'Koy
15 DF  NED Cerezo Hilgen
16 MF  NZL Harry Lissington
17 MF  NZL Cody Mesias
21 GK  CRO Silvio Rodić
22 DF  NZL Max Drake
23 DF  NZL Godwin Darkwa
— MF  ENG Josh Signey
— FW  USA Ahinga Selemani
— DF  PUR Joshua Calderón

Staff
Position
Manager Malcolm McPherson
Team Manager William Lissington
Physiotherapist Harry Lissington

Honours

References
  1. Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "1. – Football – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  2. "Lotto NRFL 2018". Auckland Football Federation. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. "Into prem league with game in hand" (PDF). The Devonport Flagstaff. 24 August 2018. p. 47. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  4. "Auckland Football Federation - LOTTO NRFL 2019". www.aucklandfootball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  5. NRFL, LOTTO (30 August 2019). "Congratulations @NSUAFC_Officialpic.twitter.com/gHBwmHuSdV". @LOTTONRFL. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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