Onehunga Mangere United AFC explained

Clubname:Onehunga-Mangere United
Fullname:Onehunga Mangere United Association Football Club
Nickname:O.M.
Founded: (as Onehunga Methodist)
Ground:Māngere Domain, Māngere Bridge, Auckland, New Zealand
Chairman:Ethan Brierly
Coach:Paul Marshall
League:NRFL Championship
Season:2023
Position:NRFL Championship, 10th of 12
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Onehunga Mangere United is an amateur association football club in Māngere Bridge, New Zealand. They currently compete in the NRFL Championship.

History

The club was formed in 1921 as a sporting club for members of the Onehunga Methodist Church.[1] [2] In 1924 at a meeting of members the decision was taken to rename the club Onehunga Athletic Soccer Club and Waikaraka Park became the clubs first official home ground before becoming the Onehunga Association Football Club in 1926.[1] In 1964 at the A.G.M. there was a suggestion that the club look seriously at incorporating the Māngere name as Onehunga Mangere United AFC.[1] In 1965, the club took over the sporting grounds located at the base of Māngere Mountain in Māngere Bridge.[3] The 1965 season saw the start of the new Northern League with Onehunga Mangere, the first of the new name, perched in the first division. The club relocated, after being given permission by Auckland Council, to relocate to Mangere Domain where they remain to this day.[2] [1]

The club won the New Zealand Chatham Cup as Onehunga in 1954 and has made the last 32 teams in the cup twice in 1986 and 2006.[2]

Honours

1954[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Club History . Onehunga-Mangere United . 27 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161009221430/http://clubhubssl.com/rss/CMS1009/history.php . 9 October 2016 . dead.
  2. Web site: Ruane . Jeremy . Onehunga-Mangere United . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . 27 April 2021.
  3. Book: Val . Payne . Celebrating Mangere Bridge . Mangere Historical Society . 0-476-00941-3 . Onehunga Mangere United Sports Club . 101–102 . 2005.
  4. Web site: New Zealand 1954 . . 26 July 2021.
  5. Book: Maddaford . Terry . The First 100 Years The Official Centenary History of the Auckland Football Association 1887-1987 . 1987 . . 9780473004644.