Auckland Thistle is an

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club in

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formed in 1903. Thistle won its first Auckland Football Association championship in 1914. The club disbanded in 1915 due to

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until reforming in 1923. Thistle won the Auckland Championship on seven occasions between 1925 and 1937. In 1934 Thistle won the Auckland Championship and

Chatham Cup The Chatham Cup is New Zealand's premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout tournament in men's association football. It is held annually, with the final contested in September. The current champions of the Chatham Cup are Wellington Olymp ...

Competed

* 1925 Chatham Cup * 1926 Chatham Cup *

1930 Chatham Cup The 1930 Chatham Cup was the eighth annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand. The competition was run on a regional basis, with five regional associations (Auckland, Wellington, Manawatu, Canterbury, and Otago) each holding ...

* 1934 Chatham Cup (winner) * 1936 Chatham Cup (runner-up)

Players

* Dennis Smith * Les Wood * Cliff Banham * Murray Kay * Dick Hislop * Ron Stone * George White

References

{{NewZealand-footyclub-stub Association football clubs in Auckland