Petone FC is an

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club in

Petone Petone (Māori language, Māori: ''Pito-one'') is a large suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. It stands at the southern end of the Hutt Valley, on the northern shore of Wellington Harbour. Europeans first settled in Petone in Januar ...

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. The club provides football for men, women and children. The club's men's first team competes in the

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with the women's first team competing in the Women’s Central League. The club is based at Memorial Park in the

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suburb of

History and achievements

The club is the successor for Petone United, a club founded in 1889 as Petone Wanderers before merging with the Wellington Rowing Club in 1892, competing under the name United until disbandment in 1895. The club has won the

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three times (

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, and

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) and won the

title in 1990. Petone FC was originally known at Petone Association Football Club, however the club was renamed Petone Soccer Club in 1994. In 2009, club management voted to rename the club as Petone Football Club.

Major honours

** Winners (1): 1990 * Capital Premier ** Winners (3): 2006, 2007, 2019 *

** Winners (3): 1928, 1930, 1949

References

External links

Official WebsiteCapital Football profile
Association football clubs in Wellington Association football clubs established in 1896 Sport in Lower Hutt 1896 establishments in New Zealand {{NewZealand-footyclub-stub