Woolston Technical
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Woolston Technical is a semi-professional association football club based in Woolston
, New Zealand
. They are competing in the Robbie's Premier Football League
and they won the 2010 Matson's Premier Football League
.
. The amalgamation only lasted for two years before reverting to its two founder clubs. The composite team's place in the national league was taken by Canterbury United, a team formed as a "superclub" fed by all of Christchurch's teams. This team should not be confused with the earlier Christchurch City AFC, one of the several clubs which merged in 1970 to become Christchurch United
.
and Woolston Working Men's Club
. The two sides had previously merged briefly between 2000 and 2002, playing under the name Christchurch City.
Woolston, New Zealand
Woolston is a light industrial and residential suburb of Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand. It is situated three kilometres southeast of the city centre, close to major arterial routes including State Highways 73 and 74 to Banks Peninsula...
, 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...
. They are competing 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....
and they won the 2010 Matson'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....
.
Christchurch City
Between 2000 and 2002, Woolston WMC and Christchurch Technical briefly merged to provide a strong team to take part in the New Zealand National Soccer LeagueNew Zealand National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is a name given to competitions in which New Zealand's top soccer clubs play each other, at least two times, on a home and away basis . At the completion of the competition, the best-performed team is declared as the New Zealand champion...
. The amalgamation only lasted for two years before reverting to its two founder clubs. The composite team's place in the national league was taken by Canterbury United, a team formed as a "superclub" fed by all of Christchurch's teams. This team should not be confused with the earlier Christchurch City AFC, one of the several clubs which merged in 1970 to become Christchurch United
Christchurch United
Christchurch United is a semi-professional association football club in Christchurch, New Zealand. They compete in the Robbie's Premier Football League.-Club history:...
.
Christchurch Technical & Woolston W.M.C.
Woolston Technical was formed in 2007, as a result of a merger between of Christchurch TechnicalChristchurch Technical
Christchurch Technical was a soccer club based in Christchurch, New Zealand.It was formed in 1923 as Technical Old Boys. The club changed its name to ChristchurchTechnical in 1968. It was also known temporarily as ChristchurchCity....
and Woolston Working Men's Club
Woolston W.M.C.
Woolston W.M.C. was an association football club based in Woolston, Christchurch, New Zealand. It was formed in 1951 as Waterside, before the name was changed to Woolston Working Men's Club in 1969...
. The two sides had previously merged briefly between 2000 and 2002, playing under the name Christchurch City.