As Melville United prepare for their 2023 Chatham Cup campaign, former players recall the Waikato club’s march to the final 20 years ago. Melville’s improbable 2003 Chatham Cup campaign — featuring an unfancied, slightly shambolic, but uncommonly gregarious team — … Read More
Waikato club Melville United will hold a Quiz Night at their Gower Park clubrooms on Friday May 26, 2023. Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7.15pm start. Teams of 4-6 players are invited to participate, with entry fee of $10 … Read More
Melville United play Hamilton Wanderers in the Northern League on Friday April 7, 2023. The game will be live-streamed by NZ Football’s YouTube channel. Fixture Game to be played on Friday April 7, 2023 Melville United v Hamilton Wanderers Gower … Read More
Melville United will hold a club golf day at the Ngaruawahia Golf Course on Sunday April 30, 2023. Tee-off time is 11.30am and the event will be played under Ambrose conditions (with an emphasis on fun and enjoyment). Cost is … Read More
Melville United members and supporters will gather at Hamilton’s Gower Park on Tuesday evening (February 28) to perform a ceremony to turn on their new floodlights. The club has invited guests to watch the lights go on, and to watch … Read More
Football has played a vital part in the life of Fatima Hussain Ali, a 16-year-old Hamilton girl who arrived in New Zealand in 2016 with her mum and five siblings as refugees. Within hours of landing in Auckland from Pakistan, … Read More
Melville United have won the three-day NZ Masters Games 11-a-side football tournament for players over 50. The side went unbeaten through the Whanganui tournament, conceding only one goal. The final, against Kiwi Masters, was decided by a second-half penalty scored … Read More
Night football will get a boost this year in Hamilton as two of the city’s top clubs get new and better floodlights as part of the upgrade programme ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Light towers have been installed … Read More
Two Melville United players are heading to the capital to join Men’s National League club Miramar Rangers. Defender Luke Searle and midfielder Ryen Lawrence have signed for Rangers whose head coach will be former Hamilton Wanderers coach Kale Herbert. Main … Read More
Melville United are rebuilding their squad for their first Northern League campaign under new head coach Jarrod Young, and have made several new signings. Returning to the club after three seasons with Miramar Rangers in Wellington is defender Flynn O’Brien … Read More