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Christchurch United

Melbourne club signs pair of goalscoring wingers from New Zealand

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Australian club Eastern Lions have recruited two free-scoring wingers in Eddie Wilkinson (from Christchurch United) and Thomas Golding (from Manukau United). The Melbourne-based Lions play in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 competition, in the third tier of the Australian … Read More

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Christchurch United to hold 51st Annual General Meeting on March 28

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Members of Christchurch United Football Club Inc will hold their 51st Annual General Meeting on Tuesday March 28, 2023, starting at 6pm. The meeting will be held at the United Sports Centre, 466 Yaldhurst Rd, Yaldhurst. Tell Friends of Football … Read More

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Result overturned after ineligible player used in end-of-season derby

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The final table for the 2022 Men’s National League has been adjusted after the result of the round nine game between Christchurch United and Cashmere Technical has been overturned. NZ Football have announced that the matchday result of a 4-1 … Read More

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Paul Ifill ‘happy with progress’ as Christchurch United’s season winds up with derby

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Christchurch United head coach Paul Ifill says he’s happy with his side’s progress in their first national league season in 30 years, despite the risk they’ll finish bottom of this year’s competition. “After what was a very successful Southern League … Read More

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Special feature: The Christchurch United documentary

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Christchurch United’s return to national league football after an absence of thirty years has brought back memories of the club’s past glories. The story of the club has been told in the book 50 Years United 1970-2020, by Coen Lammers, … Read More

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How to watch Birkenhead United play Christchurch United in Men’s National League

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The Men’s National League match between Birkenhead United and Christchurch United will be streamed live by Sky Sport NEXT on Sunday October 2. The game kicks off at 1pm. You can watch it here: Fixture Birkenhead United v Christchurch United … Read More

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Christchurch United chase back-to-back National League wins … thirty years apart

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By Coen Lammers Christchurch United players are set to write a new chapter in the club’s illustrious history, when they line up for the club’s first National League match in 30 years, on Saturday against Birkenhead United. Exactly three decades … Read More

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It’s fifty years since one of the greatest Chatham Cup finals ever

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For 20-year-old Graham Dacombe, it was the greatest game of football he ever played — four goals in a Chatham Cup final, a match the newspaper headlines later billed as ‘Dacombe’s epic cup final’. It was the classic 1972 Chatham … Read More

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All White Noah Billingsley signs for Christchurch United after return from US

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Former All White Noah Billingsley has signed for Christchurch United after a one-game stint with Wellington’s Waterside Karori. The 24-year-old defender has returned to New Zealand after two years in the United States contracted to Major Soccer League club Minnesota … Read More

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Goalkeeper sent off as Paul Ifill’s Christchurch United exit Chatham Cup

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Past cup holders Christchurch United have crashed out of this year’s competition in a drama-laden loss to Ferrymead Bays under Friday night lights. Ferrymead eventually won 3-2 after extra time but not without incident. Mika Rabuka had given the Paul … Read More

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