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For the former Wellington, New Zealand team also known as Northern, see Wellington Northern.
For the former Scottish Football League team also known as Northern, see Northern F.C.
Northern AFC
Full nameNorthern Association Football Club
Nickname(s)Northern, 'Dakkers Dudes'
Founded1888
GroundGardens Ground, Dunedin
CoachLewis (Scouse) Houghton
LeagueODT FootballSouth Premier League
2018ODT FootballSouth Premier League

Northern AFC is an association football club in North East Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand. They are currently competing in the ODT FootballSouth Premier League.

The club is based at The Gardens Ground, North East Valley, Dunedin. The uneven playing surface and overhanging trees ensure that every match at 'Fortress Gardens' is a tough encounter for both sides.

Club history

Established in 1888, the club claims to be the oldest in continual existence in New Zealand.[1] They have twice won the Chatham Cup, in 1959 and 1961, and have been finalists on eight other occasions.[2]

After amalgamating with Maori Hill (founded 1904) in 1972, the club was briefly known as Dunedin North End (1972–1974) and then as North End United, a name it used until 1990. The club celebrated its 125th Jubilee in 2013; as part of the celebrations, the NAFC Premier Men played Green Island in the first club football match to be held at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium.

Northern's club strip is a vertical black and white striped shirt, black shorts and socks. The tangerine away strip is a real fan favourite.

In an improvement from their 2015 wooden spoon campaign, Northern finished in fifth place in 2016, ahead of both Otago University Afc and Green Island. The 2017 season brought upon a new era for Northern, with the famous revival of its 4th division 'Dribblers' side providing world class banter that is sure to become club staple in the years to come.

Current Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK New Zealand NZL George Sinclair
— DF Lebanon LBN Adam Harris
— DF New Zealand NZL Benjamin Kaveney-Gibb
— DF New Zealand NZL Isaac De Stroyer
— DF New Zealand NZL Jordan Sabine
— DF New Zealand NZL Kris Sweetapple
— DF New Zealand NZL Sam McQuaid
— DF New Zealand NZL Emmett Nolan
— MF Spain ESP Jaume Bim Carrol
— MF New Zealand NZL Sean Kelly Komalafe
— MF Japan JPN Yugen Miyahara
— FW New Zealand NZL Chris Harris
— FW New Zealand NZL David Henderson
— FW United States USA En Watanabe
— FW New Zealand NZL Josh Murphy
— FW New Zealand NZL Joseph Barrett
— FW New Zealand NZL Richie Browne
— FW Ireland EIR Lorcan Breenan
— FW New Zealand NZL Vimal Velu

External links

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Chatham Cup: nzsoccer.com Archived 2009-03-14 at the Wayback Machine


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