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Central United

FORMED 1962
as Central; changed name in 1996


HONOURS
1984
Northern League Division Four North
1986
Northern League Division Three
1987
Northern League Division Two Knockout runners-up
1988
Northern League Division One
1991
Northern League Division One
1992
Northern Premier League Top Five runners-up
1997
Chatham Cup winners
1998
Chatham Cup winners
National League Grand Final runners-up
1999
National Club Championship winners
NCC North Island League
2000
Chatham Cup runners-up
Northern League Division One
2001
Chatham Cup runners-up
2004
Northern Premier League
2005
Chatham Cup winners
2007
Chatham Cup winners
Northern Premier League
2008
Northern Premier League
2012
Chatham Cup winners
2014
Chatham Cup runners-up
2016
Northern Premier League
2017
Chatham Cup runners-up


RECORD SCORELINES
League win
10-1
Onehunga-Mangere United, 1977
League loss
1-8
Napier City Rovers, 1994 & 1998
Cup win
21-0
Norwest United, 2005
Cup loss
0-5
East Coast Bays, 2018


NATIONAL / NORTHERN LEAGUE RECORD
SENIOR TEAM
Year
Division
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
Pos
Out of
1965
Two B
14
9
1
4
49
21
28
19
3rd
8
1966
Two A
9
2
2
5
10
20
-10
6
8th
10
1967
Two A
14
5
2
7
41
32
9
12
5th
8
1968
Two A
12
2
3
7
20
32
-12
7
6th
7
1969
Two A
19
8
6
5
35
33
2
22
5th
8
1970
Two A
14
4
2
8
17
29
-12
10
6th
8
1971
Three
18
8
3
7
31
31
0
19
5th
10
1972
Three
18
7
2
9
33
40
-7
18
5th
10
1973
Three
18
5
5
8
32
45
-13
17
6th
10
1974
Three
18
3
2
13
37
52
15
8
9th
10
1975
Four
18
7
6
5
36
25
11
20
4th
10
1976
Four
18
8
2
8
39
39
0
18
4th
10
1977
Four
18
10
7
1
46
21
25
25
3rd
10
1978
Four North
18
11
2
5
64
33
31
24
4th
10
1979
Four North
18
5
5
8
30
35
-5
15
7th
10
1980
Four North
18
13
2
3
77
30
47
28
2nd
10
1981
Four North
18
9
2
7
43
35
8
20
3rd
10
1982
Four North
18
11
3
4
53
31
22
25
3rd
10
1983
Four North
18
9
4
5
40
19
21
22
4th
10
1984
Four North
18
13
5
0
48
16
32
44
1st
10
1985
Three
18
9
5
4
34
22
12
32
3rd
10
1986
Three
18
13
2
3
36
18
18
41
1st
10
1987
Two
18
8
4
6
27
20
7
28
3rd
10
1988
First
22
13
5
4
43
25
18
44
1st
12
1989
Premier
26
6
8
12
23
32
-9
26
11th
14
1990
Premier
26
4
10
12
28
43
-15
22
13th
14
1991
First
22
16
4
2
62
20
42
52
1st
12
1992
Premier
22
11
7
4
34
17
17
40
3rd
12
1993
Superclub
18
8
4
6
34
34
0
28
5th
10
Plate
7
2
1
3
14
14
0
35
2nd
7
1994
Superclub
18
9
3
6
26
30
-4
30
3rd
10
National
7
0
0
7
2
22
-20
0
8th
8
1995
Superclub
18
7
4
7
34
30
4
25
6th
10
Plate
6
4
1
1
16
9
7
13
3rd
7
1996
National
18
8
5
5
33
23
10
41
6th
10
1996-7
National
18
12
1
5
47
26
21
50
2nd
10
1997-8
National
20
13
2
5
61
34
27
41
2nd
11
1999
Nat. Club
22
16
2
4
69
31
38
50
1st
12
2000
National
18
7
2
9
29
28
1
26
6th
10
2001
National
18
10
5
3
49
27
22
35
2nd
10
2002
National
18
5
2
11
25
46
-21
17
7th
10
2003
National
18
10
1
7
44
29
15
31
3rd
10
2004
Premier
26
22
1
3
76
19
57
67
1st
14
2005
Premier
22
9
5
8
40
33
7
32
8th
12
2006
Premier
22
14
3
5
47
29
18
45
2nd
12
2007
Premier
22
16
4
2
55
22
33
52
1st
12
2008
Premier
22
18
0
4
77
24
53
54
1st
12
2009
Premier
18
8
3
7
35
31
4
27
5th
10
2010
Premier  Grading
17
10
2
5
44
25
19
32
4th
18
Premier
7
4
0
3
14
14
0
12
2nd
10
2011
Premier
18
9
1
8
36
28
8
28
5th
10
2012
Premier
18
10
1
7
44
31
13
31
3rd
10
2013
Premier
18
8
1
9
34
33
1
25
5th
10
2014
Premier
18
7
1
10
25
35
-10
22
8th
10
2015
Premier
22
11
5
6
44
39
5
38
5th
12
2016
Premier
24
16
4
4
64
31
33
52
1st
13
2017
Premier
22
10
6
6
49
33
16
36
5th
12
2018
Premier
22
8
4
10
42
39
3
28
9th
12
2019
Premier
22
10
2
10
38
32
6
32
6th
12
2020
Premier
8
5
2
1
17
10
7
17
N/A
12
2021-22
did not enter
2023
Two North
16
4
3
9
22
42
-20
15
9th
9


NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAY-OFFS RECORD
Year
Results
Notes
1997
0-3  Napier City Rovers
1-3  Waitakere City
Semi-Final
Semi-Final (sudden death)
1998
4-0  North Shore United
2-5  Napier City Rovers
Semi-Final
Grand Final
1999
3-1  Dunedin Technical
Grand Final
2001
0-1  Miramar Rangers
5-2  Manawatu
3-2  Miramar Rangers
Semi-Final
Sudden death semi-final
Grand Final
2003
3-2  Napier City Rovers
2-5  Miramar Rangers
Semi-Final
Sudden death semi-final


NORTHERN LEAGUE RECORD
RESERVE TEAM
Year
Division
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
Pos
Out of
1996
Superclub
22
9
2
11
52
52
0
29
7th
12
1997
Premier
22
11
4
7
65
40
25
37
5th
12
1998
Premier
22
8
4
10
46
54
-8
28
7th
12
1999
Did not enter
2000
First
26
20
4
2
84
26
58
64
1st
14
2001
Premier
22
12
4
6
50
34
16
40
4th
12
2002
Premier
22
8
2
12
36
43
-7
26
9th
12
2003
Premier
22
9
5
8
43
41
2
32
5th
12


NORTHERN LEAGUE RECORD
THIRD TEAM
Year
Division
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
Pos
Out of
1996
Third
22
14
2
6
64
36
28
44
2nd
12
1997
Third
22
11
3
8
48
37
11
36
5th
12


CHATHAM CUP RECORD
Year
Round
Score
Opponents
Notes
1967
One
1-1
Onehunga-Mangere United
lost on corners
1968
One
bye
Two
3-4
Ellerslie
1969
One
3-1
University
Two
1-3
Mt. Albert
1970
One
bye
Two
0-1
Takapuna City
1971
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
0-4
Takapuna City
1972-81
did not enter
1982
One
1-3
Lynndale
1983-84
did not enter
1985
Prelim
3-1
Massey
One
1-3
Albany Wairau United
1986
did not enter
1987
One
bye
Two
0-1
Lynndale
1988
One
3-1
Grey Lynn
Two
1-0
Albany United
Three
3-1
Tokoroa
Four
0-3
Waikato United
1989
One
bye
Two
0-2
Blockhouse Bay
1990
One
bye
Two
1-3
Mt. Roskill
1991
One
4-1
Melville
Two
6-0
Avondale United
Three
1-5
North Shore United
1992
One
bye
Two
3-1
Melville
Three
2-1
South Auckland Rangers
Four
1-2
North Shore United
1993
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
0-3
Waitakere City
1994
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
5-5
Waikato United
won 5-4 on pens.
Four
1-2
Mt. Albert-Ponsonby
1995
One
bye
Two
6-0
Waitemata City
Three
3-0
Oratia United
Four
3-1
Hamilton Wanderers
Five
0-4
Waitakere City
1996
bye
Rds One - Three incl.
Four
2-0
Ellerslie
Five
1-2
Mt. Wellington
1997
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
12-3
Melville United
Four
2-1
Waitakere City
Five
5-4
Blockhouse Bay
Six
1-0
Tauranga City
Semis
4-1
Mt. Wellington
Final
3-2
Napier City Rovers
winners
1998
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
2-1
Northland United
Four
6-2
Papakura City
Five
2-1
Tauranga City
Six
2-1
Western Suburbs
Semis
3-1
Metro
Final
5-0
Dunedin Technical
winners
1999
One
bye
Two
13-2
Tuck Inn Two Cafe
Three
9-0
King's Arms Cosmos
Four
4-0
Taupo
Five
1-2
Waitakere City
2000
bye
Rds One - Three incl.
Four
2-0
Hamilton Wanderers
Five
2-1
Bay Olympic
Six
4-3
Metro
Semis
1-0
Dunedin Technical
Final
1-4
Napier City Rovers
runners-up
2001
bye
Rds One - Three incl.
Four
3-2
Bay Olympic
Five
2-0
Waitakere City
Six
1-0
Napier City Rovers
Semis
3-1
Eastern Suburbs
Final
3-3
University-Mt. Wellington
lost 5-4 on pens. - runners-up
2002
bye
Rds One - Three incl.
Four
8-0
Takapuna
Five
2-1
Waitakere City
Six
1-3
University-Mt. Wellington
2003
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
6-3
Te Atatu
Four
2-0
Manurewa
Five
2-0
Fencibles United
Six
3-0
Island Bay United
Semis
0-1
Melville United
semi-finalists
2004
One
bye
Two
8-0
Albany United
Three
5-0
Tauranga City United
Four
4-2
Fencibles United
Five
7-0
Takapuna
Six
0-1
Marist Palmerston North
2005
One
bye
Two
21-0
Norwest United
competition record
Three
6-0
Oratia United
Four
2-1
Waitakere City
Five
4-2
Hamilton Wanderers
Six
2-1
East Coast Bays
Semis
3-1
Halswell United
Final
2-1
Marist Palmerston North
winners
2006
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
5-2
Ellerslie
Four
4-1
Bay Olympic
Five
2-1
Mangere United
Six
2-0
East Coast Bays
Semis
3-3
Eastern Suburbs
lost 5-3 on pens - semi-finalists
2007
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
7-1
Onehunga Sports
Four
5-0
Mt. Albert Grammar
Five
3-3
East Coast Bays
won 4-3 on pens
Six
2-1
Eastern Suburbs
Semis
3-1
North Shore United
Final
0-0
Western Suburbs
won 10-9 on pens - winners
2008
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
9-2
Oratia United
Four
5-0
Te Puke United
Five
7-0
Mt. Albert Grammar
Six
2-3
Glenfield Rovers
2009
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
2-0
Warkworth
Four
6-0
Onehunga-Mangere United
Five
2-3
Waitakere City
2010
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
1-2
Metro
2011
bye
Rds One - Three incl.
Four
9-1
Forrest Hill-Milford United
Five
0-1
Waitakere City
2012
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
4-0
Tauranga City United
Four
3-0
Waitakere City
Five
3-2
Three Kings United
Six
2-0
Eastern Suburbs
Semis
6-0
Miramar Rangers
Final
6-1
Lower Hutt City
winners
2013
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
1-2
Ellerslie
2014
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
4-1
Papakura City
Four
4-3
Birkenhead United
Five
3-1
Glenfield Rovers
Six
2-0
Hamilton Wanderers
Semis
2-0
Napier City Rovers
Final
1-2
Cashmere Technical
runners-up
2015
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
3-0
Glenfield Rovers
Four
1-0
Onehunga Sports
Five
2-0
Three Kings United
Six
0-3
Birkenhead United
2016
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
4-2
Cambridge
Four
1-2
Waitemata
2017
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
7-0
Waitemata
Four
4-1
Takapuna
Five
4-0
North Shore United
Six
2-0
Wairarapa United
Semis
5-0
Bay Olympic
Final
3-3
Onehunga Sports
lost 6-5 on pens - runners-up
2018
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
3-3
Waitakere City
won 4-3 on pens
Four
3-0
Waikato Unicol
Five
0-5
East Coast Bays
2019
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
3-0
Oratia United
Four
1-3
Bay Olympic
2021
did not enter
2022
One
8-0
Matamata Swifts
Two
3-1
Waitemata
Three
4-1
Ngongotaha
Four
0-4
Birkenhead United
2023
One
2-8
Waitemata
2024
One
bye
Two
3-1
Northland
Three
5-0
Beachlands Maraetai
Four
0-4
Birkenhead United


Central