Stratford AFC
| Full name | Stratford Association Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1908 | |
| Ground | Swansea Park , Stratford | |
| Chairman | Zak Dodunski | |
| League | Taranaki Division 2 | |
| 2023 | Taranaki Division 2, 4th of 6 | |
| Website | Club website | |
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Stratford AFC is an association football club from New Zealand. Its home ground and clubrooms are at Swansea Park in the town of Stratford, Central Taranaki.[1]
Stratford AFC was established in April 1908 and joined the Taranaki Association Football Union in that year.[2]
The club won the Taranaki Championship (Julian Cup) four times before 1965.[3] The 1934 season for the Stratford club is notable by winning both the Taranaki Championship and Duff Rose Bowl while remaining undefeated in both competitions.[4]
The 1958 Chatham Cup saw the club win the Taranaki final of the competition qualifiers and reach the North Island quarter-final against Kiwi United.[5]
In 1967 the club joined the Central Districts League and competed in the first division with teams from Manawatū, Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay.[6]
Honours[edit]
Taranaki Championship - 1929,[7] 1934,[8] 1935, 1948.
Duff Rose Bowl - 1934,[8] 1958, 1966, 1972, 1974.
References[edit]
- ^ "Stratford AFC". sporty.co.nz. 11 December 2021.
- ^ "FOOTBALL - Association Game". Papers Past. 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Provincial Champions 1892-1968". RSSSF. 11 December 2021.
- ^ "UNDEFEATED TEAM". Stratford Evening Post. 10 October 1934. p. 7. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Results Of Games In Other Centres - Taranaki Chatham Cup District Elimination". Papers Past. 11 December 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand 1967 - Central League - Central Districts League". RSSSF. 11 December 2021.
- ^ "ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL - Past season reviewed". Stratford Evening Post. 8 April 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ a b "UNDEFEATED TEAM". Stratford Evening Post. 10 October 1934. p. 7. Retrieved 30 March 2022.