Eastern Suburbs AFC

This article is about a New Zealand football team. For the Australian team, see Eastern Suburbs FC.

Eastern Suburbs Association Football Club is an association football club based in the suburb of Kohimarama in Auckland, New Zealand. The club competes in the Northern League.

Eastern Suburbs A.F.C.

Full name	Eastern Suburbs Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Lilywhites
Founded	1934; 91 years ago (1934)[1]
Ground	Madills Farm
Manager	Kane Wintersgill
League	Northern League National League
2024	Northern League, 3rd of 12 National League, 9th of 10
Website	www.easternsuburbs.org.nz
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Club history

Chart of yearly ladder positions for Eastern Suburbs in NZ 1st division soccer

Eastern Suburbs was formed in 1934 as a result of the merger of Tamaki United AFC (formed 1924) and Glen Innes (formed 1930).^[2] One of the country's strongest clubs, it has won all major honours in the country, including winning the prestigious national Chatham Cup on six occasions.^[3]

Eastern Suburbs First Team is coached by Kane Wintersgill.

Players

Current squad

As of 20 March 2024^[4]

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 2  NZL Jackson Jarvie 3  NZL Tyler Lissette 4 DF  NZL Kelvin Kalua 5  NZL Aaryan Raj 6 DF  NZL Adam Thomas 7  NZL Michael Built 8  NZL Josh Galletly 10  NZL Noah Karunaratne 14  NZL Campbell Strong 16  NZL Noah Billingsley

No. Pos. Nation Player 17  NZL Ralph Rutherford 20  NZL Jake Mechell 21  NZL Ryan Verney 23  NZL Sam Twigg 25  NZL Ernest (Big Ern) Wong 27  NZL Dylan Laing-McConnell 28  NZL Riley Dalziell 29  NZL James Mitchell 30  NZL Aoi Hamao

Season by season record

Season	Qualifying league	League										New Zealand National League									Chatham Cup	Top scorer
		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Pos		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Pos		Name	Goals
2021[5]	Northern League	19	10	4	5	31	21	+10	34	3rd		Cancelled[a]									R4	Jake Mechell	12
2022[7]		22	5	5	12	24	36	-12	20	10th		Did not qualify									2nd	Michael Built, Daniel Champness	4
2023[8]		22	17	5	0	51	17	+34	56	2nd		9	4	3	2	23	11	+12	15	4th	SF	Martín Bueno	10

	Champions
	Runners-up
	Third Place
♦	Top scorer in competition

Performance in OFC competitions

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Position
2020[b]	OFC Champions League	Group A	Galaxy	2–2	1st
			Hekari United	2–1
			Hienghène Sport	4–0

Honours

Source: ^[3][2][11]

• New Zealand National Football League
  • Champions (2): 1971,^[12] 2018–19^[13]
• Chatham Cup
  • Champions (6): 1951,^[14] 1953,^[15] 1965,^[16] 1968,^[17] 1969,^[18] 2015^[19]
• Northern Premier League
  • Champions (3): 1965, 1966, 2015
• Auckland FA
  • Champions (7): 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1962

Notes

1. 2021 National League season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Northern regions.^[6] Championship played as South Central Series, with the northern clubs missing in the first edition.
2. On 4 September 2020, OFC announced that the knockout stage was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[9][10]

References

1. Eastern Suburbs AFC team profile Archived 15 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021
2. "Eastern Suburbs". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
3. "ESAFC". easternsuburbs.org.nz. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
4. "Introducing our 2024 Men's Premier Squad, consisting entirely of New Zealand players 🤝". Eastern Suburbs AFC. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024 – via Instagram.
5. "2021 Northern League – New Zealand". Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
6. "National League Championship cancelled, new interregional competition announced and Chatham Cup moved to 2022". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
7. "2022 Northern League – New Zealand". Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
8. "2023 Northern League – New Zealand". Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
9. "OFC Champions League 2020 cancelled". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 September 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
10. "2020 OFC Champions League - Oceania". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
11. Hilton, Tony; Smith, Barry (1991). An Association with Soccer: The NZFA Celebrates Its First 100 Years. New Zealand Football. ISBN 978-0473012915.
12. "New Zealand 1971". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
13. "Callum McCowatt stars as Eastern Suburbs win national men's football league final". Stuff. 31 March 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
14. "New Zealand 1951". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
15. "New Zealand 1953". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
16. "New Zealand 1965". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
17. "New Zealand 1968". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
18. "New Zealand 1969". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
19. "New Zealand 2014/15". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

External links

• Official site
• Auckland Football Federation

Chatham Cup
Preceded by Eden	Winner 1951 Chatham Cup	Succeeded by North Shore United and Western (Shared)
Preceded by North Shore United and Western (Shared)	Winner 1953 Chatham Cup	Succeeded by Onehunga
Preceded by Mount Roskill	Winner 1965 Chatham Cup	Succeeded by Miramar Rangers
Preceded by North Shore United	Winner 1968 Chatham Cup	Succeeded by Eastern Suburbs
Preceded by Eastern Suburbs	Winner 1969 Chatham Cup	Succeeded by Blockhouse Bay
Preceded by Cashmere Technical	Winner 2015 Chatham Cup	Succeeded by Birkenhead United

Kate Sheppard Cup
Preceded by Dunedin Technical	Winner 2019 Kate Sheppard Cup	Succeeded by 2020 Competition cancelled due COVID-19 2021 Wellington United