New Zealand 1952

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.Eastern Suburbs AFC North Shore United AFC Mt Albert GSOB Eden AFC Ponsonby AFC Thistle Grey Lynn Comrades Onehunga Wellington ---------- 1.Petone AFC 14 10 1 3 39-13 21 2.Seatoun AFC 14 9 1 4 39-15 19 3.Hospital FC Porirua 13 6 4 3 29-25 16 4.Stop Out 14 6 4 4 36-30 16 5.Marist Brothers 13 5 1 7 24-31 11 6.Railways 14 4 3 7 29-38 11 7.Institute Old Boys 14 2 4 8 27-38 8 8.Diamond FC 14 3 2 9 23-46 8 Difference in goals for (246) to goals against (236). The full table can also be found here. Canterbury ---------- Winner: Christchurch Technical OB Otago ----- Winner: Northern "Minor" Associations: Hawke's Bay ----------- Winner: West End Manawatu -------- Winner: Palmerston North United Nelson ------ Winner: Settlers Northland --------- Winner: Otangarei United Poverty Bay ----------- Winner: Thistle South Canterbury ---------------- Winner: Thistle Southland --------- Winner: Brigadiers Taranaki -------- Winner: Overseas Waikato ------- Winner: Pukemiro Junction Wairarapa --------- Winner: Masterton B Wanganui -------- Winner: TCOB Chatham Cup: Association Entries Representative ----------- ------- -------------- North Island: Auckland ? North Shore Hawke`s Bay ? Napier HSOB Manawatu ? Kiwi Utd Wanganui ? Wanganui Utd Wairarapa ? Masterton Athletic Wellington ? Seatoun South Island: Nelson ? Woodbourne (Marlborough) Canterbury ? Western Otago ? Roslyn Wakari Final ----- [Aug-30] Basin Reserve, Wellington North Shore United 1-1 Western [aet - Cup Shared] [Moyle - Joseph] In extra time both goals and corners counted. There were no goals but with the very last kick of the game a defender's miskick screwed over the North Shore line and Western had won an equalizing corner (1-1); there wasn't even time for the kick to be taken. North Shore United: Roy Gordon, Tom Chubb, Murray Best, Bill Bradshaw, Ray Hodgson, Ernie Barker, Herb Moyle, Les Wood, Alan Richards, Leo Hope-Ede, Mark Bell. Western: Jack Smith, Frank Bradley, J. Austin, John Longmuir, David Mackie, John White, Noel Joseph, Alex Davis, Ken Olley, Stan Eastham, Roger Smith. Referee: W.T. Dodd (Otago)

1951.

1953.

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: 30 May 2004