Auckland Thistle

This article is about a football club based in Auckland. For other Thistle Association football clubs, see Thistle (disambiguation).
Auckland Thistle
Full nameThistle Football Club
Nickname(s)Thistle
Founded1903
GroundAuckland Domain

Auckland Thistle is an association football club in Auckland, New Zealand formed in 1903.[1] Thistle won its first Auckland Football Association championship in 1914.[2] The club disbanded in 1915 due to World War I until reforming in 1923.[3] Thistle won the Auckland Championship on seven occasions between 1925 and 1937.[4] In 1934 Thistle won the Auckland Championship and Chatham Cup.

  1. ^ "Football". New Zealand Herald. 2 May 1903. p. 7. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ^ Harrier (17 October 1914). "Outdoor Sports - Association Football". The Observer. p. 10. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Association Football - The Thistle Club". Auckland Star. 28 February 1923. p. 10. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ^ "New Zealand - List of Champions". Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.