Mount Albert-Ponsonby is a semi-professional association football club in Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand.
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| Full name | Mount Albert-Ponsonby AFC | ||
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| Founded | 1931 | ||
| Ground | Anderson Park, Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Chairman | Jason Conquer | ||
| Manager | Darren White | ||
| League | NRFL Championship | ||
| 2023 | NRFL Championship, 4th of 12 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History edit
The club is an amalgamated between Mount Albert FC and Ponsonby in 1971.[1] Ponsonby had previously won the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournament, in 1927[2] and 1933.[3]
The club won play-off series to earn a place in the 1971 National Soccer League.[4] The team were briefly known, during their second season in the league, as Auckland City FC after getting support from Eden AFC[5][6][Note 1]
Present day edit
Mount Albert-Ponsonby current home ground is Anderson Park, Mt Albert, Auckland. The team's current kit colours are Blue with a Gold trim for the home kit, and Red for the away kit.
Notes edit
- ^ This was a different team to the current Auckland City team which has operated under that name since 2004.
References edit
- ^ "Mt. Albert-Ponsonby". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Ponsonby's Success". Evening Post. 26 September 1927. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Ponsonby win Chatham Cup". Evening Post. 28 August 1933. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- ^ "New Zealand 1970". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand 1972". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ Hilton, Tony (1 January 1991). An Association With Soccer The NZFA celebrates its first 100 years. New Zealand Football. pp. 86–88. ISBN 9780473012915.