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Football club
Nomads United
Full nameNomads United Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Nomads
Founded17 January 1910; 114 years ago (1910-01-17)
GroundTulett Park, Christchurch
ChairmanSteve Daly
Head coachMatt Jansen
LeagueSouthern League
2024Southern League, 6th of 10
Websitehttps://www.nomadsafc.org
Blue jersey, white shorts, red socks Home colours
Current season

Nomads United is an association football club based in Casebrook, Christchurch, New Zealand. The club competes in the Southern League, the second tier of New Zealand football. Founded in 1910, the club play their home games at Tulett Park. It won its first major honour, The English Cup in 1914 and have since won it 10 more times.

History

Nomads were a prominent team in early New Zealand football, reaching the later rounds of the Chatham Cup on several occasions and reaching the final in 1931. Though no longer the force they were in the early years of organised football in the country, the team again reached the final in 1963, although their best result in recent years has been to reach the quarter-finals in 2007.

Nomads United was founded in 1910 as Nomads FC in eastern Christchurch with an original intention of operating from temporary headquarters in one suburb after another, to foster local interest in the sport. At the time, football was in its infancy in New Zealand, with Nomads being only the fourth club founded in the South Island. The club colours of red, white, and blue date from these early days and were taken in honour of the then colours of prominent English team Chelsea.

Nomads had several home grounds during their early years, including English Park, Richmond Park, and - after amalgamation with Shirley FC in the 1960s - Malvern Park and McFarlane Park in Shirley. For some time after this merger the team were known as Shirley/Nomads. The club moved from Shirley to Casebrook in 1969, settling permanently at Tulett Park, and in 1972 the club changed its name to Nomads United AFC. In 1975 a women's team was added to the roster of teams at Nomads United. Despite financial problems during the early 1980s, Nomads United have survived and remain the second-oldest team in the Christchurch area. In 2021 Nomads United were promoted to the Southern League where they remain currently.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK New Zealand NZL Regan Frame
2 DF New Zealand NZL Luke Pritchard
3 DF New Zealand NZL Lorenzo Gauci
4 DF Nepal   NEP Niraj Basnet
5 DF New Zealand NZL Henry Finnis
6 DF New Zealand NZL Spencer Gable
7 MF New Zealand NZL Liam Thompson
8 MF New Zealand NZL Jacob Anderson
9 FW New Zealand NZL Declan Hickford
10 FW England ENG Dan Ede
11 FW New Zealand NZL Seth Simpson
12 MF New Zealand NZL Luca Macleod-Watts
13 MF New Zealand NZL Luca Greasley
14 MF New Zealand NZL Josh Peters
15 MF New Zealand NZL Jacob Killick
16 MF New Zealand NZL William Holland
17 MF New Zealand NZL Caleb Johnson
18 FW New Zealand NZL Aidan Sandys
19 MF New Zealand NZL Angus Mcintyre
20 FW New Zealand NZL Flynn Holdem

Honours

Nomads A.F.C. Honours
Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Canterbury Championship 1 2016
English Cup 11 1914, 1916, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1960, 1962, 1963, 2006, 2008

References

  1. "Team History – Introduction".
  2. "Club Committee".
  3. "Football Staff".
  4. "Club History".
  5. ^ vflnet Nomads United page
Preceded byInaugural Kate Sheppard Cup Winner
1994
Succeeded byWaikato Unicol

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