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Gisborne City AFC

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Nickname(s)
  
Sky Blues

Ground Capacity
  
1655

Ground
  
Childers Road Reserve

Capacity
  
1,655

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Full name
  
Gisborne City Association Football Club

Founded
  
1939 (78 years ago) (1939) as Eastern Union

League
  
New Zealand National Soccer League

Gisborne City AFC was an association football club in Gisborne, New Zealand.

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Gisborne City set the New Zealand record for the most players from one club to be selected for the New Zealand national football team to compete at a FIFA World Cup. Five players were selected to participate in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.

In 1984 Gisborne City became the first team from outside of New Zealand's three biggest cities Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch to win the national championship.

National

League

  • New Zealand National Soccer League

    • Champions (1) 1984

    Cup

  • Chatham Cup

    • Champions (1) 1987

    Super Cup

  • New Zealand Football Association Challenge Trophy

    • Champions (1) 1985

    FIFA World Cup

    The following players represented their country at a FIFA World Cup whilst playing for Gisborne City:

    1982 FIFA World Cup

  • Kenny Cresswell
  • John Hill
  • Keith Mackay
  • Brian Turner
  • Grant Turner did not play due to injury upon arrival in Spain

    • References

    Gisborne City AFC Wikipedia
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