Seatoun AFC is a

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club in

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, based in the

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suburb of Seatoun. The club was founded in 1909 by Charlie Webb.

History

One of the strongest clubs in the country during the 1950s, it won the national knockout

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1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

and

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. Their 1958 win, a 7–1 win over Christchurch City, remains the highest score by any team in a Chatham Cup final (equalled in 1989 by

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). 11 players (senior men) have represented NZ whilst playing for Seatoun - Grahame Bilby, Rex Boyes, Keith Gibson, Bert Hiddlestone, Mike Jones, Ron Kearns, Rodney Reid, Duncan Ritchie, Dave Strom, Phil Traynor, Ian Upchurch. Also a number of international players have played for Seatoun at some stage including Paul Rennell, Shane Rufer, Michael Utting, Jeff Strom, Rupert Ryan, Billy Harris, Paul Cameron, Garry Welch. In 2013 the Seatoun AFC First Team, coached by player/coach Steve Dimakis, beat Marist AFC 3–2 in a playoff for promotion to Capital Premier. This was the third consecutive promotion for the team, having risen from Capital 3 in 2010, mostly due to the great play of Hamdi Yusuf and Doug Moalay. However, times have been tough recently for the club, received three straight demotions down to capital two. The Seatoun first team gained promotion into Capital 1 after a highly successful 2018 season that saw them 12 points above their nearest competition on the table. In 2024 both the first team and reserve side of Seatoun AFC gained promotion with the first team getting promoted from capital premier to the newly formed central league 2 and the reserve side jumping from capital two and into capital one. Both sides saw heavy departures at the end of the 2024 season and are currently rebuilding and strengthening their squads ahead of the 2025 season as the two men’s sides prepare for the step up as they compete in new more competitive leagues. Up the Toon

Teams

Senior Men's

* Seatoun AFC First Team (central league 2) * Seatoun AFC Reserves (Capital 1) * Seatoun AFC (Capital 6)

Masters

* Seatoun Mariners (Masters Division 1) * Seatoun AFC (Masters Division 3) * Seatoun Originals (Masters Over 42 League) * Seatoun Vorstermans Architect 99s (Masters Over 42 League)

Women's

* Women's W-League

U17s Youth Teams

* Under 17A (Under 17 A division 2019) * Under 17B (Under 17 C division 2018)

External links

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