Havelock North Wanderers AFC

Havelock North Wanderers is a soccer club in Havelock North, New Zealand. The club was formed in 1948 as Hastings Wanderers, changing to their current name in 1968.

Havelock North Wanderers

Full name	Havelock North Wanderers Association Football Club
Founded	1948 as Hastings Wanderers
Ground	Guthrie Park, Havelock North
League	Central Federation League
2024	Central Federation League, 5th of 9
Website	http://www.hnwafc.org.nz/
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They won promotion to the New Zealand Football Central League for 2022 after finishing first in the Lotto Central Federation League, then beating Wellington United 6–6 in a home and away playoff by away goals.^[1] They had twice before won the Central Federation League in 2017 and 2019, but both times lost their playoff games against Waterside Karori and Petone FC respectively, missing out on promotion.^[2]

The Wanderers also regularly compete in the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournaments for men, with their best finishes being the fifth round in 1982^[3][4] and 2003^[5][6] cups before losing to local rivals Napier City Rovers and Lower Hutt.^[2]

References

1. "Wanderers find a new home with dramatic promotion win". NZ Herald. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
2. "Havelock North Wanderers". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
3. "1982 Chatham Cup". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
4. "New Zealand 1982". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
5. "2003 Chatham Cup". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
6. "2003 New Zealand". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

External links

• Official website
• Ultimate NZ Soccer Profile
• New Zealand 2004/05 Season Results