Auckland Thistle

This article is about a football club based in Auckland. For other Thistle Association football clubs, see Thistle (disambiguation).

Auckland Thistle is an association football club in Auckland, New Zealand formed in 1903.^[1] Thistle won its first Auckland Football Association championship in 1914.^[2] The club disbanded in 1915 due to World War I until reforming in 1923.^[3] Thistle won the Auckland Championship on seven occasions between 1925 and 1937.^[4] In 1934 Thistle won the Auckland Championship and Chatham Cup.

Auckland Thistle

Full name	Thistle Football Club
Nickname(s)	Thistle
Founded	1903
Ground	Auckland Domain

Competed

• 1925 Chatham Cup
• 1926 Chatham Cup
• 1930 Chatham Cup
• 1934 Chatham Cup (winner)
• 1936 Chatham Cup (runner-up)

Players

• Dennis Smith
• Les Wood
• Cliff Banham
• Murray Kay
• Dick Hislop
• Ron Stone
• George White

References

1. "Football". New Zealand Herald. 2 May 1903. p. 7. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
2. Harrier (17 October 1914). "Outdoor Sports - Association Football". The Observer. p. 10. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
3. "Association Football - The Thistle Club". Auckland Star. 28 February 1923. p. 10. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
4. "New Zealand - List of Champions". Rec. Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

Chatham Cup
Preceded by Ponsonby	Winner 1934 Chatham Cup	Succeeded by Hospital