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FORMED 1971
Merged with Riverside in 1998 to form Red Sox Riverside.
Reverted to Red Sox in 2002.
Merged with Manawatu in 2005 to form Red Sox Manawatu


HONOURS
1985
Central League Division Three North


RECORD SCORELINES
League win
8-0
New Plymouth City, 1985
League loss
1-9
Napier City Rovers, 2002
Cup win
8-0
Feilding United, 1999
Cup loss
1-9
Gisborne City, 1986


CENTRAL LEAGUE RECORD
Year
Division
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
Pos
From
1984
Three North
20
7
1
12
32
41
-9
22
7th
11
1985
Three North
18
13
3
2
56
20
36
42
1st
10
1986
Two
20
4
4
12
34
58
-24
16
10th
11
1987
Two
22
7
4
11
29
42
-13
25
9th
12
1988
Two
22
5
5
12
27
49
-22
20
11th
12
1989
Three
22
3
6
13
27
41
-14
15
11th
12
1990
Three
22
13
6
3
38
21
17
45
3rd
12
1991
Three
22
13
6
3
43
16
27
45
3rd
12
1992
Two
18
10
5
3
44
22
22
35
5th
10
1993
One
20
5
1
14
24
58
-34
16
9th
11
1994
One
22
5
6
11
24
32
-8
21
10th
12
1995
One
22
9
2
11
23
33
-10
29
6th
12
1996
One
22
5
9
8
29
28
1
24
8th
12
1997
Two
22
5
2
15
27
50
-23
17
10th
12
1998
Two
20
14
4
2
57
17
40
46
2nd
11
1999
One
22
13
4
5
56
29
27
43
3rd
12


CENTRAL PREMIER LEAGUE RECORD
Year
Division
P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
Pos
From
2000
Premier
18
4
3
11
17
43
-26
15
9th
10
2001
Premier
18
6
4
8
32
35
-3
22
7th
10
2002
Premier
18
5
1
12
22
48
-26
16
9th
10
2003
Premier
18
6
4
8
31
29
2
22
5th
10
2004
Premier
18
7
2
9
26
38
-12
23
6th
10


CENTRAL LEAGUE PLAY-OFFS RECORD
Year
Results
Notes
2004
0-4   Manawatu
2-3   Petone
1-1   Wellington Utd (lost on pens)


Finished fourth in play-off group


CHATHAM CUP RECORD
Year
Round
Score
Opponents
Notes
1981
One
2-4
Freyberg Old Boys
1982
One
0-4
Glen Carron
1983-84
did not enter
1985
One
3-4
Stokes Valley
1986
One
bye
Two
2-0
Rose City
Three
1-9
Gisborne City
1987
One
Two
Massey University
disqualified
1988
One
bye
Two
1-0
Riverside
Three
0-5
Napier City Rovers
1989
One
bye
Two
2-6
New Plymouth Old Boys
1990
One
bye
Two
2-1
Central Hawkes Bay
Three
0-2
Gisborne City
1991
One
1-2
Palmerston North End
1992
One
bye
Two
5-0
Aramaho
Three
5-0
Porirua City
Four
3-3
Waterside Karori
won 4-2 on pens
Five
1-5
Tawa
last sixteen
1993
One
bye
Two
2-1
Moturoa
Three
3-3
Taradale
won 4-2 on pens
Four
1-0
Tawa
Five
0-2
Manurewa
last sixteen
1994
One
bye
Two
0-4
Stop Out
1995
One
bye
Two
1-0
Woodleigh Cosmos
Three
2-7
Wainuiomata
1996
One
bye
Two
1-5
Tararua United
1997
One
bye
Two
7-1
Rangitikei Rangers
Three
0-7
Marist Palmerston North
1998
One
bye
Two
2-1
Petone
Three
1-0
Waterside Karori
Four
0-3
Tawa
1999
One
bye
Two
8-0
Feilding United
Three
1-5
Miramar Rangers
2000
One
bye
Two
0-5
Moturoa
2001
did not enter
2002
One
bye
Two
6-2
Waikanae
Three
1-4
Lower Hutt City
2003
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
2-0
Gisborne City
Four
1-4
Western Suburbs
2004
One
bye
Two
bye
Three
2-3
Manawatu