Stokes Valley Football Club is an amateur football club based in Lower Hutt, New Zealand.
| Full name | Stokes Valley Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1967 | |
| Ground | Delaney Park, Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt | |
| Chairman | Glenn Perry | |
| League | Capital 2 | |
| 2023 | Capital 2, 7th of 10 | |
| Website | Club website | |
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The club was formed on the 7 March 1967 from a meeting at St. Phillip's Church Hall.[1][2] After entering the local leagues in Division 6, the first team won promotion in the next seven of the clubs first nine years.[2]
From the 1970s through to 1993 the club bounced between Divisions one to three before they saw promotion to the top league Central League in 1994.[2] They would spend three years in the division before pulling out in 1997 due to costs and lack of players.[2][1]
The club also competes in the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournaments for men.[3] The best run they have had in the competition is making the final sixteen twice. They first did it in 1979 before losing 0–4 to Stop Out,[4][5] then again in 1988, this time losing 0–2 to Gisborne City.[6][7]
Honours edit
- Central League Division Three South – 1978
- Central League Division Two – 1992
- Central League Division One – 1993
References edit
- ^ a b Ruane, Jeremy. "Stokes Valley". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Stokes Valley - History". Stokes Valley FC. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "National knockout cup comps return to set records". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand 1979". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Ruane, Jeremy. "1979 Chatham Cup". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand 1988". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Ruane, Jeremy. "1988 Chatham Cup". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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