Halswell United
Encyclopedia
Halswell United is an semi-professional association football team based in the Christchurch
, New Zealand
in the suburb of Halswell
. They compete in the Robbie's Premier Football League
.
The club was founded in 1964 as Halswell United Soccer, changing its name in 1999 when the national body officially changed its title to include the word football, and it is one of the largest clubs in the South Island
, with over 900 members.
New clubrooms were constructed starting in 1976, and work was completed on them in various stages over the following years, being finally finished in 1988..
Club colours were originally white, with a green hoop added in the club's second season. This strip now forms the basis of the club's away strip. Shorts became green from 1968, and shirts were changed to green and white stripes at the same time.
in 2002
, going one stage further to reach the last four in 2005
.
Halswell united competed in the Southern Regional league of the Superclub competition
, its best final posiution being fourth in the 1993 competition
.
Prominent Halswell players have included Aaran Lines
.
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in the suburb of Halswell
Halswell
Halswell is a satellite town of Christchurch, New Zealand, located in open country nine kilometres southwest of the city centre on State Highway 75...
. They compete in the Robbie's Premier Football League
Mainland Premier League
The Mainland Premier League or Robbie's Premier Football League for sponsorship reasons is a semi-professional status league competition run by for Association football clubs located in the northern half of the South Island, New Zealand....
.
The club was founded in 1964 as Halswell United Soccer, changing its name in 1999 when the national body officially changed its title to include the word football, and it is one of the largest clubs in the South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
, with over 900 members.
History
The club was formed in March and April 1964, with meetings at the Halswell Scouts Hall, which were on the site now occupied by the club's rooms. Initial teams were age-group teams (under-9 and under-13 boys).. A senior team was soon added. By the second season, the club were granted the right to use Halswell Domain (Warren Park) as its home ground. Drainage at the ground was poor, leading to several games being washed out. Building of clubrooms began in 1965; they were extended in 1968. In 1967 the club entered the Canterbury Football Association's competitions for the first time, competing in Division 3B (which they won in their inaugural season). This was followed by promotion to Division One in 1969.New clubrooms were constructed starting in 1976, and work was completed on them in various stages over the following years, being finally finished in 1988..
Club colours were originally white, with a green hoop added in the club's second season. This strip now forms the basis of the club's away strip. Shorts became green from 1968, and shirts were changed to green and white stripes at the same time.
Honours and achievements
Halswell United have strong teams at senior level in both men's and women's football. The women's team has reached the semi-finals of the national knockout cup competition. The men's side reached the quarter-finals of the Chatham CupChatham 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...
in 2002
2002 Chatham Cup
The 2002 Chatham Cup was the 75th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions , with an open draw from the quarter-finals on. The competition comprised a preliminary round and four rounds proper followed by...
, going one stage further to reach the last four in 2005
2005 Chatham Cup
The 2005 Chatham Cup was the 78th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions , with an open draw from the quarter-finals on. In all, 129 teams took part in the competition...
.
Halswell united competed in the Southern Regional league of the Superclub competition
Superclub competition
The Superclub competition was a national association football league competition which ran in New Zealand from 1993 to 1995. It replaced the first incarnation of the New Zealand National Soccer League and was itself replaced by the National Summer Soccer League....
, its best final posiution being fourth in the 1993 competition
1993 Superclub competition
The 1993 Superclub competition was the inaugural season of a nationwide association football club competition in New Zealand. It replaced the New Zealand National Soccer League which had run from 1970 to 1992. The 1993 competition was won by Napier City Rovers over West Auckland side Waitakere...
.
Prominent Halswell players have included Aaran Lines
Aaran Lines
Aaran Franklyn Lines is a retired New Zealand association football player and current head coach of the Western New York Flash, the 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Champions. He has represented New Zealand at international level...
.