Stratford AFC

Stratford AFC
Full nameStratford Association Football Club
Founded1908
GroundSwansea Park , Stratford
ChairmanZak Dodunski
LeagueTaranaki Division 2
2024Taranaki Division 2, 7th of 10
WebsiteClub website
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Stratford AFC is an association football club from New Zealand. Its home ground and clubrooms are at Swansea Park in the town of Stratford, Central Taranaki.[1]

Stratford AFC was established in April 1908 and joined the Taranaki Association Football Union in that year.[2]

The club won the Taranaki Championship (Julian Cup) four times before 1965.[3] The 1934 season for the Stratford club is notable by winning both the Taranaki Championship and Duff Rose Bowl while remaining undefeated in both competitions.[4]

The 1958 Chatham Cup saw the club win the Taranaki final of the competition qualifiers and reach the North Island quarter-final against Kiwi United.[5]

In 1967 the club joined the Central Districts League and competed in the first division with teams from Manawatū, Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay.[6]

  1. ^ "Stratford AFC". sporty.co.nz. 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ "FOOTBALL - Association Game". Papers Past. 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Provincial Champions 1892-1968". RSSSF. 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ "UNDEFEATED TEAM". Stratford Evening Post. 10 October 1934. p. 7. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Results Of Games In Other Centres - Taranaki Chatham Cup District Elimination". Papers Past. 11 December 2021.
  6. ^ "New Zealand 1967 - Central League - Central Districts League". RSSSF. 11 December 2021.