Wellington Marist Explained

Clubname:	Wellington Marist AFC
Fullname:	Wellington Marist Association Football Club
Founded:	1896 (football in 1902)
Ground:	Kilbirnie Park, Wellington
Chairman:	Mark Lavery
Manager:	Graeme Davidson
League:	Capital 2
Season:	2023
Position:	Capital 2, 1st of 10 (champions)

Wellington Marist AFC is an association football club in Wellington, New Zealand. The team is based at Kilbirnie Park in Kilbirnie.

History

Marist A.F.C. is one of the oldest football clubs in Wellington, having won the Chatham Cup in 1932^[1] and 1946,^[2] and were runners-up in 1945.^[3] The team's home ground is at Kilbirnie Park in Wellington, also having training facilities at Melrose Park. Marist has teams in grades from Capital Division 2 right through to Capital 13 and Masters grades for the over 35 players.

Honours

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Men's

• Capital Division 1

Winners (2): 2001, 2009

• Chatham Cup

Winners (2): 1932, 1946

Women's

• Central Premier Women's League

Winners (2): 2005, 2009, 2010

• Kelly Cup

Winners (2): 1995, 2010

External links

• Marist AFC Website
• Wellington Marist Facebook page

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Zealand 1932 . . 20 July 2021.
2. Web site: New Zealand 1946 . . 20 July 2021.
3. Web site: New Zealand 1945 . . 20 July 2021.
4. Web site: Marist Wellington . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . 20 July 2021.