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Northern Football is a women's football team representing the Northern Football Federation in New Zealand. they currently play in the National Women's League, the top level of women's football in New Zealand.
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History
Having made their debut in the National Women's League in 2010-11, qualifying for the playoffs unbeaten, but losing 10-1 to Waikato-Bay of Plenty, the team have won the New Zealand Championship twice, firstly in 2011-12, beating Waikato-Bay of Plenty in the play off final 3-0, and then again the following season, this time going undefeated and beating Aukland Football 2-0 in the final. They were unable to make it a hat trick of championship in 2013 however, losing 4-2 to Mainland Pride in the final, despite topping the regular season table. In 2014 the team failed to make the playoffs, finishing sixth in the regular season, winning only two of their seven games.
On 3 September 2015, Northern Football Federation’s (NFF) Women’s League Head Coach Paul Greig announced the team that will compete in the 2015 ASB Women’s League.
On 6 December 2015, Northern Football Federation claimed their third ASB Women’s League title with a 4-3 win over Mainland Pride at ASB Football Park denying their opponents a three-peat of competition titles.
Finals Appearances
Round 1
Northern hosted Football South at Taharoto Park, recording a 4-0 victory over the southerners with three goals coming in the second half.
Northern Football 4-0 Football South (half: 1-0)
NF: Katie Rood (pen) 28’, 85’, CJ Bott 60’, Tayla O’Brien 81’
FS: –
Round 2
Northern Football dug themselves out of a second half hole on Sunday to record a 6-3 win over the New Zealand Football Development side, maintaining their lead at the top of the ASB Women’s League.
Northern Football 6-3 NZF Development (half: 1-2)
NF: Katie Rood 7’, (pen) 84’, Daisy Cleverley 59’, Emma Rolston 87’, 90’, Aimee Phillips 82’
NZ: Jacqui Hand 14’, Samantha Tawharu 33’, Hannah Blake 74’
Round 3
The top four of the ASB Women’s League remains unchanged after week three action around the country on Sunday as Northern Football still head the table in New Zealand’s top domestic women’s competition.
Central Football 1-3 Northern Football (half: 0-1)
CE: Rose Morton 63’
NF: Aimee Phillips 41’, 86’, Daisy Cleverley 90’
Round 4
League-leading Northern Football took sole possession of first place in the ASB Women’s League on Sunday with an emphatic 11-2 win over Capital Football in Albany.
Northern Football 11-2 Capital Football (half: 6-0)
NF: Katie Rood 13’, 48’, 52’, Taylor O’Brien 19’, CJ Bott 26’, 87’, Jess Innes 28’, Aimee Phillips 32’, 42’, 85’ Stacey Hallford 80’
CF: Emily Morison 58’, Kaitlin Barrott 90+3’
Round 5
League-leading Northern Football were 2-0 victors over local rivals Auckland Football in the Battle of the Bridge at William Green Domain in Howick as Paul Greig’s side scored in each half to maintain their perfect five-from-five record this season.
Auckland Football 0-2 Northern Football (half: 0-1)
AF: –
NF: Katie Rood (pen) 14’, Aimee Phillips 73’
Round 6
Two-time defending champions Mainland Pride overtook Northern Football in the race for home advantage in the ASB Women’s League Grand Final with a 2-1 victory in Christchurch on Sunday.
Mainland Pride 2-1 Northern Football (half: 0-1)
MP: Whitney Hepburn 52’, Monique Barker 81’
NF: OG 23’
Round 7
The ASB Women’s League playoff places have been finalised with two-time defending champions Mainland Pride securing a chance for a competition three-peat after Sunday’s Round seven action.
Northern Football 2-0 WaiBOP Football (half: 1-0)
NF: Belinda van Noorden 57’, Emma Rolston 65’
WB: –
Play Off
Northern Football will contest the 2015 ASB Women’s League Grand Final with Mainland Pride after claiming a 4-3 Preliminary Final victory over the NZF Development side at QBE Stadium Oval on Sunday.
Northern Football 4-3 NZF Development (half: 2-0)
NF: Estelle Harrison 25, 74’, Emma Rolston 28’, 83’
NZ: Jacqui Hand 72’, 90’, Michaela Foster (pen) 90+2’
Final
Northern Football claimed their third ASB Women’s League title on Sunday, a 4-3 win over Mainland Pride at ASB Football Park denying their opponents a three-peat of competition titles.
Mainland Pride 2-4 Northern Football (half: 0-1)
MP: Emma Proctor 65’, Monique Barker 90+2’, Annalie Longo 90+4’
NF: Estelle Harrison 11’, Emma Rolston 54’, 82’, Aimee Phillips (pen) 89’