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Nelson United
FORMED 1968
as Nelson United, following the amalgamation of Thistle (1924)
and Rangers (formed as Settlers in 1950 - changed name in 1959).
Merged with Nelson City, Nelson Metro and Tahunanui to form
FC Nelson in 2011
HONOURS
1970
|
Central League Division Two
|
1976
|
Central League Division One
|
1977
|
Chatham Cup winners
|
1978
|
Chatham Cup runners-up
|
1979
|
Air New Zealand Cup runners-up
|
1982
|
Central League Division One
|
1984
|
Air New Zealand Cup runners-up
|
1987
|
NZFA Challenge Cup runners-up
|
NATIONAL / CENTRAL LEAGUE RECORD
Year
|
Division
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Pos
|
From
|
1969
|
Two
|
18
|
6
|
4
|
8
|
44
|
35
|
9
|
16
|
6th
|
10
|
1970
|
Two
|
18
|
14
|
2
|
2
|
86
|
23
|
63
|
32
|
1st
|
10
|
1971
|
One
|
18
|
10
|
5
|
3
|
38
|
17
|
21
|
25
|
2nd
|
10
|
1972
|
One
|
18
|
11
|
3
|
4
|
45
|
21
|
24
|
25
|
2nd
|
10
|
1973
|
One
|
18
|
11
|
4
|
3
|
38
|
23
|
15
|
26
|
3rd
|
10
|
1974
|
One
|
18
|
9
|
4
|
5
|
33
|
20
|
13
|
22
|
2nd
|
10
|
1975
|
One
|
18
|
14
|
0
|
4
|
28
|
14
|
14
|
28
|
2nd
|
10
|
1976
|
One
|
18
|
12
|
3
|
3
|
40
|
12
|
28
|
27
|
1st
|
10
|
1977
|
National
|
22
|
6
|
9
|
7
|
22
|
29
|
-7
|
21
|
7th
|
12
|
1978
|
National
|
22
|
7
|
8
|
7
|
23
|
34
|
-11
|
22
|
7th
|
12
|
1979
|
National
|
22
|
9
|
4
|
9
|
36
|
30
|
6
|
22
|
6th
|
12
|
1980
|
National
|
22
|
6
|
2
|
14
|
31
|
52
|
-21
|
14
|
12th
|
12
|
1981
|
One
|
22
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
45
|
31
|
14
|
27
|
4th
|
12
|
1982
|
One
|
22
|
15
|
6
|
1
|
47
|
19
|
28
|
36
|
1st
|
12
|
1983
|
National
|
22
|
8
|
3
|
11
|
28
|
34
|
-6
|
27
|
11th
|
12
|
1984
|
National
|
22
|
5
|
6
|
11
|
25
|
42
|
-17
|
21
|
11th
|
12
|
1985
|
National
|
22
|
9
|
3
|
10
|
35
|
46
|
-11
|
30
|
6th
|
12
|
1986
|
National
|
22
|
5
|
6
|
11
|
28
|
47
|
-19
|
21
|
10th
|
12
|
1987
|
National
|
26
|
6
|
4
|
16
|
28
|
51
|
-23
|
22
|
11th
|
14
|
1988
|
National
|
26
|
4
|
4
|
18
|
24
|
57
|
-33
|
16
|
13th
|
14
|
1989
|
One
|
22
|
8
|
8
|
6
|
21
|
18
|
3
|
32
|
5th
|
12
|
1990
|
One
|
22
|
14
|
4
|
4
|
42
|
20
|
22
|
46
|
2nd
|
12
|
1991
|
National
|
26
|
9
|
4
|
13
|
38
|
51
|
-13
|
31
|
10th
|
14
|
1992
|
National
|
26
|
9
|
5
|
12
|
30
|
41
|
-11
|
32
|
10th
|
14
|
1993
|
Superclub
|
18
|
9
|
1
|
8
|
28
|
36
|
-8
|
28
|
5th
|
10
|
1993
|
Plate
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
12
|
8
|
4
|
36
|
2nd
|
7
|
1994
|
Superclub
|
18
|
4
|
4
|
10
|
13
|
33
|
-20
|
16
|
10th
|
10
|
1994
|
Plate
|
6
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
15
|
10
|
5
|
11
|
2nd
|
7
|
1995
|
Superclub
|
20
|
13
|
4
|
3
|
47
|
20
|
27
|
43
|
3rd
|
11
|
1995
|
National
|
7
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
10
|
14
|
-4
|
10
|
6th
|
8
|
CHATHAM CUP RECORD
Year
|
Round
|
Score
|
Opponents
|
Notes
|
1965
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
4-3
|
Nelson Thistle
|
|
|
Five
|
3-1
|
Nelson Suburbs
|
|
|
Six
|
0-7
|
Christchurch City
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1966
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
5-1
|
Nelson Thistle
|
|
|
Four
|
6-1
|
Richmond Athletic
|
|
|
Five
|
9-0
|
Blenheim Athletic
|
|
|
Six
|
0-2
|
Western
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1967
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
0-1
|
Richmond Athletic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1968
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
3-0
|
Richmond Athletic
|
|
|
Four
|
2-1
|
Nelson Suburbs
|
|
|
Five
|
7-0
|
Grosvenor Rovers
|
|
|
Six
|
0-1
|
Christchurch Technical
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1969
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
6-1
|
Nelson Suburbs
|
|
|
Five
|
2-1
|
Nelson City
|
|
|
Six
|
1-4
|
New Brighton
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1970
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
2-0
|
Nelson City
|
|
|
Three
|
2-0
|
Richmond Athletic
|
|
|
Four
|
6-1
|
Grosvenor Rovers
|
|
|
Five
|
2-0
|
Wanganui East Athletic
|
|
|
Six
|
2-3
|
Stop Out
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1971
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Four
|
|
Five
|
2-0
|
Gisborne Thistle
|
|
|
Six
|
1-3
|
Western Suburbs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1972
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
6-1
|
Grosvenor Rovers
|
|
|
Four
|
1-0
|
Wellington City
|
|
|
Five
|
4-0
|
Kiwi United
|
|
|
Six
|
1-3
|
Waterside
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1973
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
3-1
|
Lower Hutt City
|
|
|
Four
|
2-5
|
Stop Out
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1974
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
4-1
|
Blenheim United
|
|
|
Three
|
0-2
|
Upper Hutt United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1975
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
5-0
|
Blenheim United
|
|
|
Three
|
0-1
|
Waterside
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1976
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
5-2
|
Blenheim United
|
|
|
Three
|
3-0
|
Wainuiomata
|
|
|
Four
|
6-0
|
Glen Carron
|
|
|
Five
|
2-0
|
Waterside
|
|
|
Six
|
0-1
|
New Brighton
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1977
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
7-0
|
Wanganui East Athletic
|
|
|
Five
|
1-1
|
Stop Out
|
won 5-4 on pens
|
|
Six
|
3-2
|
Courier Rangers
|
|
|
Semis
|
3-1
|
Christchurch Technical
|
|
|
Final
|
1-0
|
Mt. Wellington
|
winners
|
|
|
|
|
|
1978
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
3-1
|
Wanganui East Athletic
|
|
|
Five
|
6-0
|
Nelson Suburbs
|
|
|
Six
|
5-2
|
Dunedin City
|
|
|
Semis
|
3-1
|
Christchurch United
|
|
|
Final
|
0-1
|
Manurewa
|
runners-up
|
|
|
|
|
|
1979
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
0-1
|
Wellington Diamond Utd
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1980
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
4-1
|
Wanganui East Athletic
|
|
|
Five
|
0-2
|
Gisborne City
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1981
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
4-3
|
Petone
|
|
|
Three
|
0-2
|
Stop Out
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1982
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
2-0
|
Lower Hutt City
|
|
|
Three
|
1-2
|
Petone
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1983
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
2-1
|
Viard Old Boys
|
|
|
Five
|
1-3
|
Miramar Rangers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1984
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
1-2
|
Stop Out
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1985
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
5-2
|
Waterside
|
|
|
Five
|
3-1
|
Miramar Rangers
|
|
|
Six
|
1-2
|
Wellington Diamond Utd
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1986
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
2-1
|
Wellington United
|
|
|
Four
|
6-1
|
Levin United
|
|
|
Five
|
1-1
|
Gisborne City
|
won 11-10 on pens
|
|
Six
|
1-0
|
Papatoetoe
|
|
|
Semis
|
1-2
|
North Shore United
|
semi-finalists
|
|
|
|
|
|
1987
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
4-0
|
Gisborne Thistle
|
|
|
Four
|
1-3
|
Miramar Rangers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1988
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
3-0
|
Tawa
|
|
|
Four
|
1-4
|
Wellington United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1989
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
1-1
|
Porirua Viard United
|
lost 5-3 on pens
|
|
|
|
|
|
1990
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
3-1
|
Petone
|
|
|
Three
|
2-0
|
Havelock North Wand
|
|
|
Four
|
3-1
|
New Plymouth Old Boys
|
|
|
Five
|
0-1
|
Wainuiomata
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1991
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
2-0
|
Lower Hutt City
|
|
|
Four
|
0-2
|
Wellington United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1992
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
1993
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
3-1
|
Seatoun
|
|
|
Four
|
2-1
|
Stop Out
|
|
|
Five
|
3-2
|
Raumati Hearts
|
|
|
Six
|
2-3
|
Christchurch Rangers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1994
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
1-4
|
Miramar Rangers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1995
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
5-1
|
Waterside Karori
|
|
|
Three
|
3-1
|
Wellington Olympic
|
|
|
Four
|
1-3
|
New Plymouth Rangers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1996-99
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2001
|
One
|
5-1
|
Blenheim Valley
|
|
|
Two
|
0-1
|
Marlborough United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003
|
One
|
0-5
|
Christchurch Rangers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
1-0
|
Christchurch BHS
|
|
|
Three
|
1-4
|
Halswell United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
One
|
1-1
|
Richmond City
|
won 4-2 on pens
|
|
Two
|
2-1
|
Nelson Suburbs
|
|
|
Three
|
0-5
|
Ferrymead Bays
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
One
|
0-5
|
Richmond City
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008
|
One
|
1-0
|
Richmond City
|
|
|
Two
|
0-2
|
Nelson Suburbs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
2-4
|
Nelson City
|
|