Gisborne City
Encyclopedia
Gisborne City FC is a soccer
club in Gisborne, New Zealand
who play in the eastern league 1st division. Their home ground is Childers Road. They have won the National League, Air New Zealand cup, and the Chatham Cup
.
The club was founded in 1939 as Eastern Union. The name was changed to Gisborne City in 1968. After merging with Marist Gisborne in 2003 the name was changed to Gisborne City Marist, but was reverted to Gisborne City for the 2005 season.
Jock Aird
(1955–58) Phil Alexander
(1983-??) http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/alexander.htm Kenny Cresswell
Kevin Fallon
John Hill Keith MacKay
Paul McLoughlin
(1984) Kevin Meacock (1984 & 1987) Brian Turner Grant Turner
Colin Walker (1980 and 1983–85) Richard Mulligan (footballer)
Keryn Jordan
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club in Gisborne, New Zealand
Gisborne, New Zealand
-Economy:The harbour was host to many ships in the past and had developed as a river port to provide a more secure location for shipping compared with the open roadstead of Poverty Bay which can be exposed to southerly swells. A meat works was sited beside the harbour and meat and wool was shipped...
who play in the eastern league 1st division. Their home ground is Childers Road. They have won the National League, Air New Zealand cup, and the Chatham Cup
Chatham Cup
The Chatham Cup, currently known as the ASB Chatham Cup for sponsorship purposes, is New Zealand's premier knockout tournament in men's football...
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The club was founded in 1939 as Eastern Union. The name was changed to Gisborne City in 1968. After merging with Marist Gisborne in 2003 the name was changed to Gisborne City Marist, but was reverted to Gisborne City for the 2005 season.
Major Honours
- 1974 Air New Zealand Cup runners-up
- 1976 Air New Zealand Cup runners-up
- 1979 Central League Division One
- 1980 New Zealand National Soccer League1980 New Zealand National Soccer LeagueThe 1980 New Zealand National Soccer League was the eleventh season of a nationwide round-robin club competition in New Zealand football. Mount Wellington became the first club to win back-to-back titles and also the first club to win the league four times, though their winning margin was...
runners-up - 1981 NZFA Challenge Trophy runners-up
- 1983 Chatham Cup1983 Chatham CupThe 1983 Chatham Cup was the 56th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.Early stages of the competition were run in three regions , with the National League teams receiving a bye until the fourth round of the competition. In all, 139 teams took part in the competition...
runners-up - 1984 New Zealand National Soccer League1984 New Zealand National Soccer LeagueThe 1984 New Zealand National Soccer League was the fifteenth season of a nationwide round-robin club competition in New Zealand football. Gisborne City finally wrestled the trophy away from the major centres, taking it to a provincial city for the first time....
champions - 1984 Chatham Cup1984 Chatham CupThe 1984 Chatham Cup was the 57th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.Early stages of the competition were run in three regions , with the National League teams receiving a bye until the fourth round of the competition. In all, 128 teams took part in the competition...
runners-up - 1984 Air New Zealand Cup winners
- 1985 New Zealand National Soccer League1985 New Zealand National Soccer LeagueThe 1985 New Zealand National Soccer League was the sixteenth season of a nationwide round-robin club competition in New Zealand football. Wellington Diamond United finished as champions, three points clear of 1984 title-holders Gisborne City....
runners-up - 1985 NZFA Challenge Trophy winners
- 1987 Chatham Cup1987 Chatham CupThe 1987 Chatham Cup was the 60th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions . National League teams received a bye until the final 32 stage. In all, 143 teams took part in the competition...
winners - 1987 New Zealand National Soccer League1987 New Zealand National Soccer LeagueThe 1987 New Zealand National Soccer League was the eighteenth season of a nationwide round-robin club competition in New Zealand football. It was the first season in which 14 teams competed in the league, up from 12 in the previous season, and was also the first season with new sponsors Air New...
runners-up - 2009 Bailey Cup Champions
- 2010 Eastern League Div 1 Champions
- 2010 Federation Cup Champions
First team
| Number | Position | Name |
1  |
Mark Baple | GK |
| 3 |
Kerryn Pegram | DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
| 5 |
Maxwell Logan | MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role... |
| 6 |
Bevan Owen | DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
| 7 |
Ryan O'Neil | MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role... |
| 8 |
Scotty Hales(Assistant Coach) | DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
| 9 |
Shaun Auckram | FW |
10  |
Gybron Gomes | MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role... |
| 11 |
Conner Mulrooney | MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role... |
| 12 |
Stuart Cranswick | FW |
| 13 |
Clint Ward | DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
| 14 |
Shane Hooks(Captain) | MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role... |
| 15 |
Aaron Walters | DF Defender (association football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.... |
14  |
Fabian Lagunas | FW |
| 17 |
Nataniel Wilson | FW |
| 19 |
Blake Mulrooney(Coach) | MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role... |
Notable former players
Jock AirdJock Aird
John "Jock" Rae Aird is a Scottish-born former association football player who played for both the Scotland and New Zealand national sides.- Career :...
(1955–58) Phil Alexander
Phil Alexander
Phillip "Phil" Alexander is a retired association footballer and American footballer. He is now the Chief Executive of Crystal Palace.-Association football:...
(1983-??) http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/alexander.htm Kenny Cresswell
Kenny Cresswell
Kenneth "Kenny" Grant Cresswell is an association football player who represented New Zealand internationally, appearing in all 3 matches of New Zealand's first FIFA World Cup finals appearance....
Kevin FallonKevin Fallon
Kevin Fallon is an English born football coach residing in New Zealand.He started his career with Sligo Rovers in 1967. He played in 102 matches for Sligo in the League of Ireland Championship, the FAI Cup, the Shield, the City Cup and the Blaxnit All-Ireland Cup.He made his debut for Sligo in an...
John Hill Keith MacKay
Keith Mackay
Keith "Buzzer" Gordon Mackay was a football player who represented New Zealand internationally, appearing in all 3 matches of New Zealand's first FIFA World Cup finals appearance....
Paul McLoughlin
Paul McLoughlin
-Career: Gisborne City Cardiff City 49 Apps 4 Goals Östers IF Shrewsbury Town 74 Apps 14 Goals Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 Apps 4 Goals Walsall -Career: Gisborne City (1984) Cardiff City (1984–86) 49 Apps 4 Goals Östers IF (1986–87) Shrewsbury Town (1987–89) 74 Apps 14 Goals Wolverhampton...
(1984) Kevin Meacock (1984 & 1987) Brian Turner Grant Turner
Grant Turner
Grant Lawton Turner was an association football player who represented New Zealand 42 times in A-internationals from 1980 to 1988,...
Colin Walker (1980 and 1983–85) Richard Mulligan (footballer)
Richard Mulligan (footballer)
Richard Mulligan is a former association football player who represented New Zealand.Mulligan made his full All Whites debut in a 5-0 win over Fiji on 3 June 1985 and ended his international playing career with 24 A-international caps, his final cap being in a 0-1 loss, also against Fiji, on 19...
Keryn Jordan
Keryn Jordan
Keryn Jordan is a former South African footballer who last played for Auckland City FC in the New Zealand Football Championship. He announced his retirement on 19 March 2010 due to on-going Knee injuries....