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Gisborne City Association Football Club was an
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club in
Gisborne, New Zealand Gisborne is a List of cities in New Zealand, city in northeastern New Zealand and the largest settlement in the Gisborne District (or Gisborne Region). It has a population of Gisborne District Council has its headquarters in the central city. ...
. Founded in 1939 as Eastern Union, the club changed its name to Gisborne City after winning the Central Districts League at the first attempt in 1967.


History

As Eastern Union, the club had competed in the Chatham Cup since the early 1950s, and reached the semi-final (and North Island Final) in
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, losing to eventual champions Seatoun 3–1. Gisborne set the New Zealand record for the most players from one club to be chosen for the
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to compete at a
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. Five players were selected to participate in the
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in Spain. In 1984, Gisborne became the first team from outside New Zealand's three biggest cities Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch to win the national championship.


Chelsea connection

The Chelsea song "Blue is the Colour" was adopted as the clubs anthem. The following former Chelsea FC players also played for Gisborne City: * Brian Turner * Ken Armstrong


Honours


National

*
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Atkinson, N., Watters, S., and Shanks, A.
Football – Men’s club and provincial football
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**Champions (1)
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* Chatham Cup **Champions (1)
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* New Zealand Challenge Trophy **Champions (1) 1985New Zealand — List of Various Cup Finals
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*Air New Zealand Cup **Champions (1) 1984


Exhibition matches

1982: vs
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Notable players


World Cup All Whites

The following players represented the New Zealand national team also known as the All Whites at a
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whilst playing for Gisborne City:New Zealand international matches — Details 1980–1989
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1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain from 13 June to 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy national footbal ...
* Kenny Cresswell * John Hill * Keith Mackay * Brian Turner * Grant Turner (did not play due to injury upon arrival in Spain)


Other

* Jock Aird


References

Association football clubs in New Zealand Gisborne, New Zealand Sport in the Gisborne District 1939 establishments in New Zealand 2008 disestablishments in New Zealand {{NewZealand-footyclub-stub