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Courier Rangers
Full nameCourier Rangers Association Football Club
Founded1959 as Otahuhu Rangers
GroundOtahuhu, Auckland
Leaguedefunct

Courier Rangers, known prior to 1968 as Otahuhu Rangers, is a former New Zealand football club based in the suburb of Otahuhu, Auckland. The team was a member of the New Zealand National Soccer League in 1978 and 1979, finishing fifth on their first season but being relegated after finishing 11th out of 12 teams in the second. Their best performance in the Chatham Cup came in 1977, when they reached the quarter-finals, where they lost to eventual champions Nelson United

The team disbanded in 1982. Current team Otahuhu United was formed as a breakaway from Rangers in 1975.

Notable players

Notable former Otahuhu/Courier Rangers players include: