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Invercargill Thistle
FORMED 1936
Part of Invercargill City from 1969 to 1974, before that entity disbanded.
Part of Southland United from 1988, before withdrawing from that
amalgamation for the 1991 season. Joined the revived Southland United entry in 1997.
HONOURS
1981
|
Southern League Division One South
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE RECORD
Year
|
Division
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Pos
|
From
|
1968
|
Two
|
14
|
9
|
1
|
4
|
32
|
18
|
14
|
19
|
4th
|
8
|
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See notes above
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|
|
|
|
|
|
1975
|
One
|
18
|
1
|
7
|
10
|
20
|
35
|
-15
|
9
|
9th
|
10
|
1976
|
One
|
17
|
7
|
5
|
5
|
34
|
28
|
6
|
19
|
4th
|
10
|
1977
|
One
|
18
|
4
|
4
|
10
|
19
|
29
|
-10
|
12
|
9th
|
10
|
1978
|
Two South
|
18
|
8
|
2
|
8
|
41
|
29
|
12
|
18
|
4th
|
10
|
1979
|
Two South
|
18
|
12
|
2
|
4
|
46
|
25
|
21
|
26
|
2nd
|
10
|
1980
|
One South
|
18
|
10
|
1
|
7
|
46
|
33
|
13
|
21
|
4th
|
10
|
1981
|
One South
|
18
|
13
|
1
|
4
|
55
|
26
|
29
|
27
|
1st
|
10
|
1982
|
National
|
22
|
3
|
5
|
14
|
18
|
51
|
-33
|
11
|
12th
|
12
|
1983
|
One South
|
18
|
2
|
5
|
11
|
24
|
52
|
-28
|
11
|
10th
|
10
|
1984
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1985
|
One South
|
18
|
4
|
3
|
11
|
18
|
32
|
-14
|
15
|
8th
|
10
|
1986
|
One South
|
18
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
29
|
24
|
5
|
21
|
8th
|
10
|
1987
|
Two South
|
18
|
5
|
2
|
11
|
21
|
34
|
-13
|
17
|
9th
|
10
|
|
See notes above
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1991
|
Two South
|
18
|
6
|
2
|
10
|
37
|
46
|
-9
|
20
|
6th
|
10
|
1992
|
Two South
|
18
|
2
|
6
|
10
|
19
|
40
|
-21
|
12
|
10th
|
10
|
1993
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1994
|
One South
|
18
|
12
|
3
|
3
|
48
|
23
|
25
|
39
|
3rd
|
10
|
1995
|
One South
|
17
|
7
|
4
|
6
|
44
|
36
|
8
|
25
|
6th
|
10
|
1996
|
One South
|
18
|
2
|
4
|
12
|
16
|
47
|
-31
|
10
|
9th
|
10
|
SOUTHERN LEAGUE / PREMIER LEAGUE PLAY-OFFS RECORD
Year
|
Results
|
Notes
|
1977
|
1-3 Mosgiel
|
Semi-Final
|
1981
|
0-1 & 3-0 Cashmere Wanderers
|
won 3-1 on aggregate
|
2022
|
0-3 Green Island
|
|
SOUTHERN LEAGUE RESERVES RECORD
Year
|
Division
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Pos
|
From
|
1982
|
One South
|
18
|
5
|
2
|
11
|
29
|
47
|
-18
|
12
|
8th
|
10
|
CHATHAM CUP RECORD
Year
|
Round
|
Score
|
Opponents
|
Notes
|
1965
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
6-1
|
Invercargill United
|
|
|
Five
|
4-3
|
Gore Wanderers
|
|
|
Six
|
1-3
|
St Kilda
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1966
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
7-3
|
Gore Wanderers
|
|
|
Five
|
4-2
|
Queens Park
|
|
|
Six
|
1-4
|
St. Kilda
|
|
|
|
|
|
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1967
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
3-2
|
Invercargill United
|
|
|
Five
|
9-0
|
Gore Wanderers
|
|
|
Six
|
3-2
|
Northern
|
|
|
Semis
|
1-4
|
Christchurch City
|
semi-finalists
|
|
|
|
|
|
1968
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
2-4
|
Queens Park
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1969
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
1-0
|
Invercargill United
|
|
|
Five
|
6-0
|
Queens Park
|
|
|
Six
|
3-1
|
Northern
|
|
|
Semis
|
0-5
|
New Brighton
|
semi-finalists
|
|
|
|
|
|
1970
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
9-1
|
Waihopai
|
|
|
Four
|
3-1
|
Invercargill United
|
|
|
Five
|
2-3
|
Caversham
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1971
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
4-1
|
Invercargill United
|
|
|
Four
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Five
|
0-6
|
Dunedin Suburbs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1972
|
One
|
6-1
|
Waihopai
|
|
|
Two
|
3-4
|
Invercargill United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1973
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
5-0
|
Queens Park
|
|
|
Four
|
2-0
|
Dunedin City
|
|
|
Five
|
1-2
|
Caversham
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1974
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
6-0
|
Southland BHS
|
|
|
Three
|
0-4
|
Caversham
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1975
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
2-3
|
Queens Park
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1976
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
11-1
|
Marist Invercargill
|
|
|
Three
|
6-0
|
Southland BHS
|
|
|
Four
|
0-4
|
Dunedin City
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1977
|
One
|
7-1
|
Old Boys
|
|
|
Two
|
0-1
|
North End United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1978
|
One
|
7-0
|
Invercargill United
|
|
|
Two
|
4-0
|
Old Boys
|
|
|
Three
|
0-7
|
Dunedin City
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1979
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
2-1
|
Queens Park
|
|
|
Three
|
5-0
|
Old Boys
|
|
|
Four
|
0-1
|
Mosgiel
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1980
|
One
|
4-0
|
Gore Wanderers
|
|
|
Two
|
3-2
|
Mosgiel
|
|
|
Three
|
3-2
|
Queens Park
|
|
|
Four
|
2-1
|
Woolston WMC
|
|
|
Five
|
1-3
|
Christchurch United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1981
|
One
|
4-3
|
Queens Park
|
|
|
Two
|
4-0
|
Waihopai
|
|
|
Three
|
1-2
|
Green Island
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1982
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
2-3
|
Caversham
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1983
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
3-2
|
Mosgiel
|
|
|
Three
|
2-0
|
Queens Park
|
|
|
Four
|
0-7
|
Dunedin Technical
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1984
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
1985
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
1-0
|
Old Boys
|
|
|
Three
|
1-3
|
Queens Park
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1986
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
2-0
|
Roslyn Wakari
|
|
|
Three
|
3-2
|
Canterbury University
|
|
|
Four
|
1-2
|
Shamrock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1987
|
One
|
3-2
|
Queens Park
|
|
|
Two
|
3-1
|
Roslyn Wakari
|
|
|
Three
|
0-2
|
Burndale United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1988
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
0-2
|
Old Boys
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1989
|
One
|
3-9
|
Southland United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1990
|
One
|
4-4
|
Gore Wanderers
|
lost 3-0 on pens
|
|
|
|
|
|
1991
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
2-2
|
Otago University
|
lost 4-3 on pens
|
|
|
|
|
|
1992
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
1-2
|
Queens Park
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1993
|
One
|
8-1
|
Seacliff
|
|
|
Two
|
2-0
|
Waihopai
|
|
|
Three
|
4-2
|
Mosgiel
|
|
|
Four
|
0-1
|
Halswell United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1994
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
7-0
|
Waihopai
|
|
|
Three
|
2-3
|
Green Island
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1995
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
0-2
|
Waihopai
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1996
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
1-4
|
Mosgiel
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1997
|
One
|
1-9
|
Waihopai
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1998
|
One
|
3-0
|
Gore Wanderers
|
|
|
Two
|
2-0
|
Southend United
|
|
|
Three
|
0-4
|
Dunedin Technical
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1999
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000-02
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003
|
Prelim
|
9-4
|
Old Boys
|
|
|
One
|
1-0
|
Mornington
|
|
|
Two
|
1-3
|
Northern
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004-11
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2012
|
One
|
2-3
|
Old Boys
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
1-14
|
Mosgiel
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2015-16
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
0-6
|
Roslyn Wakari
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2018
|
One
|
4-1
|
Melchester Rovers
|
|
|
Two
|
3-5
|
Mosgiel
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2019
|
One
|
1-2
|
Gore Wanderers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021
|
One
|
0-1
|
Gore Wanderers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2023
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
4-1
|
Grants Braes
|
|
|
Three
|
0-5
|
Roslyn Wakari
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2024
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
0-15
|
Mosgiel
|
|