St Albans Shirley FC is an

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club in

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. The Men's First team competes in

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's Senior Men's Division 1 and has previously competed in the

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. The Women's First team competes in a joint enterprise with Coastal Spirit, where they compete the Women's South Island Qualifying League and were successful to make it into the South Island League. The club is based at St Albans Park, around the road from

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. Between 1988–1991 and 1994, the club participated in the Southern League Two North. The men's first team also participates in the

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 ...

's premier knockout tournament and the English Cup,

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's knockout tournament. The Women's First team competes in the

Kate Sheppard Cup The Kate Sheppard Cup, currently known as the New Zealand Football Foundation Kate Sheppard Cup for sponsorship purposes, is New Zealand's premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout tournament in women's association football. Founded in 199 ...

, the Women's version of the Chatham Cup, and the Reta Fitzpatrick Cup, the Women's version of the English Cup. The clubs best run in the

was in

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where they made it to the Third Round, before losing 1–3 to Cashmere Wanderers. The best run in the

was in

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, where Coastal Spirit SASFC made it to the semi finals, before losing 5–1 to Western Springs. With the men's first team being in the community leagues, they are eligible to compete in the Mainland Charity Cups. In the 2024 Whero Cup, they drew 4–4 to

side University of Canterbury's Third XI and lost 5–6 on penalties in the first round.

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