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Football club
Brooklyn Northern United Full name Brooklyn Northern United AFC Nickname(s) BNU Founded 1916 as Institute Old Boys Ground Wakefield Park Capacity Unknown Chairman Martin Gray League Capital Premier 2014 2nd (Capital 1) Website http://bnu.org.nz/
Brooklyn Northern United AFC is an association football club in Wellington , New Zealand .
Commonly referred to as 'BNU', the club is an amalgamation of Northern, formed by members of Wellington's Chinese community in 1949, and Brooklyn United, founded as Institute Old Boys in 1916. The amalgamation of Northern and Brooklyn combined Northern’s strength, with the area identification Brooklyn enjoyed.
In 2004 Brooklyn Northern United became an Associate Member Club of Team Wellington who play in the ASB Premiership .
Club History
Season(s)
Achievement
1979
Central League Division One (Men)
2003
Capital Premier Division (Men)
2010
Central Women's Premier
2014
Capital Premier Division (Women), winner
2014
Capital Division One (Men), runner-up (promoted)
Players
First team squad
As of 12 March 2015. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Reserves
As of 12 March 2015. The reserve squad team sheet is currently under development Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Coaching staff
Position
Name
First Team Head Coach
Dene Bannister
First Team Manager
Annie Bannister
Reserves Head Coach
Frank Klement
Reserves Assistant Manager
Adam Brownie
Physiotherapist
Dan Sainsbury
Director of Football
Sandy Aitchison
External links
Principal Member Clubs Associate Member Clubs Supporting Clubs
