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KEY CONTACTS Our club has a number of Facebook groups which you are invited to join. Search for Cambridge FC NZ (general club), Cambridge Football Club — Juniors or Cambridge Football Club — Women for the most popular.
2017 committee members President: Peter Martens Mobile: 027 2943044 Chair: Steve Thomas Mobile: 021746863 E: masterpiece@xtra.co.nz Acting Secretary: Josh Easby Mobile: 0210558854 E: cambridgesoccer@gmail.com Treasurer: Paul Blackstock Mobile: 0211282091 E: paul@herbertmorton.co.nz Acting senior Men’s club captain: Fairlie Morton Mobile: 0212043412 E: felixtrade@hotmail.com Senior Women’s club captain: Fairlie Morton Mobile: 0212043412 E: felixtrade@hotmail.com Junior club captain: Catherine Clark Mobile: 021950263 E: cfcjuniors@gmail.com
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Volunteer Army co-ordinator: Michaela McQuarters Mobile: 021621904 E: fareya123@gmail.com Purchasing Manager: Michaela McQuarters Mobile: 021621904 E: fareya123@gmail.com Facilites Manager: Craig Clark Mobile: 0279153273 E: c.d.clark@xtra.co.nz Events manager: Jamie McKean Mobile: 021834767 E: jamie@jamiemckean.com Kit/equipment Manager (coopted): Andrew Taylor Mobile: 027 8586822 E: houndy12@gmail.com Committee member: Carrie Donald
Mobile: 021 0679812 E: cazd_69@hotmail.com Roles that do not include committee membership: Grounds: Harry Bomans Mobile: 027 4985075 E: bomans@xtra.co.nz Referee co-ordinator: Des Beeney Mobile: 027 2416164 E: beanie.cecil@xtra.co.nz Bar Manager: Angela Purdie Mobile: 027 7689565 E: pritchandpurds@xtra.co.nz Junior Facilities: David Gaiger Mobile: 0277051760 E: david.gaiger@gmail.com
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‘... we believe we’re ready to return to the Northern League ... ’ Josh Easby, the acting secretary of Cambridge Football Club, looks ahead to a new season ... AS OUR NEW SEASON gets underway, our club can be confident that we’re in a strong position on and off the pitch. Opening day results for senior football indicated all our teams are going to be competitive in their divisions. After near–misses the past two seasons, our first team will be challenging hard for another WaiBOP Premiership title and the chance to win promotion to the Northern League. Over summer, Ngaruawahia United chose to relinquish its berth in the Northern League and the club now has to play through the
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Waikato grades to try to compete at WaiBOP Championship and then Premiership level. It’s quite a tumble for a club that was performing well in the Northern League’s Division 1 only a few seasons ago. More disturbing is the fact that Ngaruawahia joins Matamata Swifts and AFC Fury as WaiBOP region clubs to opt to resign from the Northern League. All cited as reasons the difficulties in finding suitable players willing to travel at weekends, and the extra demands of having to field a team in the Northern League’s reserves division. When Cambridge were relegated from the league in 2011 (we didn’t resign - we lost our place by losing a play-off series), our club restructured the way it manages its top three men’s teams, and how it develops teenage players. We’ve also got new facilities and diverse income streams with sponsorships, hireage of our facilities and fundraising events such as our Cambridge Sevens. We believe we’re ready to return to the Northern League but we’ll be mindful of the challenges that got the better of other clubs.
Mailing address: PO Box 214 Cambridge 3450 WWW.CAMBRIDGESOCCER.CO.NZ
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Vigour Physiotherapy in club partnership CAMBRIDGE Football Club are pleased to announce a new partnership with Cambridge-based Vigour Physiotherapy. The partnership will see members of the Vigour team working from our senior clubrooms on Tuesday and Thursday nights to help prevent and treat player injuries.
Cambridge clinic: You can find Vigour Physiotherapy’s clinic in Duke St.
Vigour will also provide weekend support for our men’s first team as they try to regain the WaiBOP Premiership title they won in 2015. Vigour’s principal, Clarke McKenzie, says his team aims to deliver an innovative and
holistic approach and is able to identify individual’s exact needs in trying to return them to peak fitness. Vigour are based at 71 Duke St, Cambridge, and you can book sessions at their clinic by phoning 07 8231506.
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School holiday programme CAMBRIDGE YOUNGSTERS can enjoy a two-day holiday programme this month.
Coach Dylan Groom will run the programme with assistance from our U-19 team players. When: Wednesday 19th April and Thursday 20th April. Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm. Venue: Junior Grounds, John Kerkhof Park, Vogel Street, Cambridge.
Who: Girls & Boys of all abilities . Ages: 6 - 12 year-olds. Cost: $30 per player, per day. To register, go to our club website at www. cambridgesoccer.co.nz. For more information, email Catherine Clark at cfcjuniors@gmail.com.
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Opening day wrap–up THE OPENING DAY of the 2017 Loaded WaiBOP Premiership, the Waikato Bay of Plenty
region’s top regional football league, saw 29 goals fly into the back of the net across six contrasting games. Cambridge, slight title favourites heading into the season, bagged a point at Taupo, while Otumoetai FC and Matamata Swifts were both big winners. The match at Taupo’s Crown Park began superbly for the locals as Finlay Smith gave his side a second minute lead. Taupo maintained a good chunk of the possession through the first half but the match changed when they were reduced to ten men as half time loomed. Donovan Latham, on his Cambridge debut, grabbed the equaliser for the visitors in the second half as they eventually wore Taupo down to secure a point. Both sides would have been relatively happy with the draw but Cambridge may be ruing their inability to make the most of the extra man for more than half of the match. Otumoetai FC registered the most healthy win of the day after beating SGS Papamoa 4-0 at Gordon Spratt Park. Jay Silcock scored a first half brace to give Otumoetai a comfortable half time lead, before two further strikes, from veteran Russell Wakeley and Ben Jackson, completed the rout after the break. Nearly a third of the Saturday’s goals came at the Matamata Domain where the Swifts defeated Tauranga Boys’ College 6-4 in the most open encounter of the weekend. Goals from Chris Walker, Bjorn Vossen and Dayne Willemsen saw Matamata into a 3-1 half time lead, before Walker and Willemsen struck again, either side of a Brad West goal to stretch the margin to 6-2. The students, however, looked sharp on the break and a couple of goals in the final quarter gave the final scoreline a quite remarkable look.
Danny Styles wins an aerial challenge at Taupo.
Alexander Elliott, with a brace of his own, Adam Davidson and Scott Walpole hit Boys’ College’s goals. Swifts coach, Paul Richardson, focused on the positive elements of his team’s performance. “Our attacking play looked great at times, and we probably should have had a few more goals. Obviously we’re not pleased to have let in four, though, so we have a bit of work to do on our defensive transitions.” West Hamilton United was the only one of the three promoted sides to pick up three
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points, winning by the odd goal in seven at Rotorua United. As a bonus, they also lifted the Federation Challenge Shield after Rotorua began the season with it following Ngongotaha’s promotion to the Northern Region Football League. A Reuben Henderson hat trick was the standout individual showing for the visitors who led 2-0 at the break before fending off a second half comeback from their hosts. It was something of a self-inflicted decline, however. Leading by three goals and cruising, West Hamilton then lost two players to dissent-related red cards as Rotorua pulled the scores back level, before Henderson’s penalty four minutes from the end settled the match. Rotorua had a player red carded after the final whistle. West Hamilton coach, Shane Ridgway, said it was a crazy afternoon for his side. “At 3-0 and with the game under control it’s then about game management,” said Ridgway. “The match could have gone one of two ways and unfortunately we chose to take the more difficult path. I don’t have any complaints about the two red cards. We talked about being disciplined before the match, so that was disappointing. But we went to Rotorua looking for the three points, so in that sense it was job done.” Tauranga’s Old Blues won 3-1 at Edmonds Judd Te Awamutu thanks to goals from Andy Cooper, Jarrad Bailey and Karl Bryant, while first half strikes from Nick Brooke and Gavin Clark saw Waikato Unicol ease to a 2-0 home victory over Melville United.
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through Cambridge Football Club. It’s full of coupons giving you access to some great deals when you eat out. Use it for two meals and you are effectively in profit! Of every dollar spent buying the book, 20% will go to our club. Details at our website (www. cambridgesoccer.co.nz). OUR CLUB’S newest federation league
team is our U–12 boys team. Coached by Simon Foy and Mark Pearson, the team won their opening game 3–1 last weekend, against Blue Juniors from Tauranga. The teams went into half-time level at 1-1, but a strong second half saw Cambridge take the points and join Claudelands Rovers, Papamoa, Otumoetai and Northern United as first-day winners. Cambridge’s goals were scored by Keaton Budd, Blake Allison and Connor Cloete. The league has stringest criteria for entry and is designed to raise standards on and off the pitch for all youth teams (U–12, U–14 and U–16).
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2017 season underway: The Cambridge defence thwarts a Taupo attack in the opening game of the 2017 WaiBOP Premiership season. Goalkeeper Fraser Nichols works with captain Patrick Woodlock (4), Jordan Silvester (7) and Danny Styles (15). Photo: Josh Easby. Fraser Nicholls (goalkeeper) Joined Cambridge in 2013 after five years between the posts for Otorohanga, including two seasons of Federation 1. Four appearances for the Waikato All Stars . Rex Fowler (goalkeeper) A promising young goalkeeper who joined Cambridge from Hukanui-Rototuna in 2015. Nathan Claridge (defender or midfield) Made his Northern League debut at 16. Won the club’s Young Player of the Year Award in 2011 when he captained the club’s U19s at the national youth championships. Amelin Yongo Madjou (defender) In his first season with the Cambridge first team, he transferred to the club from Te Awamutu FC. Kieran Hill (defender) A first team regular at Ngaruawahia United until his transfer to John Kerkhof Park last year, he brings considerable Northern League experience to Cambridge.
Patrick Woodlock (midfield/captain) In his second spell at Cambridge, with Northern League experience here and with Wanderers and Ngaruawahia Utd. Waikato FC Youth player and Waikato age group rep. Has won Cambridge’s Player of Year award five times. Danny Styles (defender/midfield) A hard–working organiser, Styles joined Cambridge in 2013 and was a first–team regular in 2014. In 2015 and 2016, work commitments limited his appearances but the club hopes to see more of him on the pitch this season. Tom Woutersen (forward) Learned his football with Cambridge, helping win the U–19 Satellite Youth Tournament in Napier, before spending three seasons with Palmerston North Marist. Returned to Cambridge for 2013. Won the team’s Golden Boot in 2013 and again in 2015 with 14 goals in the WaiBOP Premiership. Adam Brady (forward) Joined the club as a new arrival from the United Kingdom in 2015, where he played for Melbourne Inn in the Plymouth and West Devon
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Combination Football League. Was a regular goalscorer for the WaiBOP Championship side and scored a memorable goal in the end–of– season promotion play–off against Waitemata. Sam Garmonsway (defender or winger) Former Cambridge High School player who joined the club in 2014 after playing for Universities AFC while studying at Canterbury University. Theo Petropolous (midfielder) Youngster who progressed through Cambridge FC youth teams to make his first team debut in last year’s Chatham Cup. Now ready to take his place in the 2017 squad. Donovan ‘DJ’ Latham (forward) Promising young striker with an excellent goalscoring record at Ngaruawahia United until his summer transfer to Cambridge in time for the 2017 season. Scored in his Cambridge debut. Ryan Powell (midfield) Has transferred to Cambridge FC from Otumoetai in time for the 2017 season. Jordan Sylvester (defender or winger) Joined Cambridge for the 2014 season from Universities AFC, Christchurch. Callum MacLeod (forward) The leading goalscorer for the 2015 Cambridge U–17 team, MacLeod also won the Golden Boot for leading all scoring in the WaiBOP U–17 Federation League. Promising youngster who marked his senior club debut with a goal in the opening game of the 2016 WaiBOP
Championship. Glen Carmichael (forward or midfield) In his second spell with Cambridge after a short stint with Northern League club Ngaruawahia United. Previously played Northern League for Matamata Swifts. Andrew Taylor (utility) First joined Cambridge in 2011 to play Northern League and returned after a spell at Matamata to play at the club where he also coaches the women’s first team. Versatile and able to play in most positions. Mike Woodlock (coach) Coached Cambridge between 2008 and 2010 in Northern League Division 2 and brings vast experience to the coaching team. Steve Thomas (assistant coach) Since coaching Cambridge to the Waikato A title in 2009, Thomas has consistently coached the club’s reserves side, helping players develop and progress to the first team. In 2017, he joins the first team coaching group. He’s also club chairman. Kim Brierley (goalkeeper coach) Runs the Just4Keepers goalkeeping academy, and has coached WaiBOP Federation goalkeepers and been the WaiBOP women’s ASB League goalkeeper coach. Carrie Donald (team manager) Learned her football as a member of past Cambridge women’s teams and now puts her organisation skills to use as the first team manager. Also serves on the club committee.
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‘Cambridge off to a flying start ...’
CHAMPIONSHIP Team P W D L F A Pts Te Awamutu 1 1 0 0 7 1 3 Cambridge 1 1 0 0 5 1 3 Otumoetai 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 Te Puke United 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 Tokoroa 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Matamata Swifts 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Tauranga City United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Waikato Unicol 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Rotorua United 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 Hamilton Wanderers 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 Taupo 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 Tauranga Old Blues 1 0 0 1 1 7 0 SCHEDULE
GOLDEN BOOT Adam Brady Levi Clark Josh Clarkin James Greentree Callum MacLeod
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WEEKEND FIXTURES Otumoetai v Te Awamutu Cambridge v Hamilton Wanderers Rotorua United v Tauranga Old Blues Te Puke United v Waikato Unicol Tauranga City United v Taupo Tokoroa v Matamata Swifts Whakatane Town v Tokoroa Waikato Unicol v Otumoetai
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Taupo a W 5–1 Hamilton Wanderers h 12.30pm Te Awamutu a 12.30pm Rotorua United h 12.30pm Matamata Swifts h 12.30pm Tokoroa a 2.45pm Te Puke United h 12.30pmTauranga Old Blues a 12.30pm Otumoetai h 12.30pmTauranga City Utd a 2.45pmTaupo h 12.30pm Hamilton Wanderers a 12.30pmTe Awamutu h 12.30pm Rotorua United a 12.30pmWaikato Unicol h 12.30pm Matamata Swifts a 12.30pm Tokoroa h 12.30pm Te Puke United a 2.00pm Tauranga Old Blues h 12.30pm Otumoetai a 12.30pm Tauranga City Utd h 12.30pmWaikato Unicol a 2.45pm 13
‘Both Premiership teams are looking for their first league wins of the 2017 season ...’ LAST WEEK
TODAY’S VISITORS
Taupo 1 (1) Cambridge 1 (0)
Papamoa Founded: 1995
April 1, 2017 Crown Park, Taupo
Ground: Gordon Spragg Park Last season: Eighth
Scorers: Taupo: Finlay Smith Cambridge: DJ Latham
WOMEN’S TEAMS CAMBRIDGE’S two women’s teams both got off to winning starts last weekend. In the Waikato A division, the Andrew Taylor–coached first team beat Melville United 3-1 with goals from Rachel Westend and new signing Bethany Witt (2). In the Waikato B division, Cambridge beat Mangokino 4-1 with a hat-trick from Caitlyn Varcoe and a fourth from Chloe Zuppich. The first team are home this Sunday (11am) to Waikato Unicol who drew their opening fixture 1-1.
Papamoa won promotion to the Premiership in 2014 when finishing third in the former Federation 2 competition (now WaiBOP Championship). The club is one of the fastest growing in the Bay of Plenty with about 500 senior and junior players. The club’s best known former player is All White defender Tommy Smith who played junior football at Papamoa and is now a professional with Ipswich Town in England. The club’s patron is another ex-All White, striker Wynton Rufer who was named the Oceania Player of the Century. Papamoa come to Cambridge after a 4–0 defeat to Otumoetai last weekend. We welcome the Papamoa players and supporters to John Kerkhof Park.
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‘Late goal earns first point of season ...’
PREMIERSHIP Team P W D L F A Pts Otumoetai 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 Matamata Swifts 1 1 0 0 6 4 3 Tauranga Old Blues 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 Waikato Unicol 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 West Hamilton United 1 1 0 0 4 3 3 Taupo 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Cambridge 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 Rotorua United 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 Tauranga Boys College 1 0 0 1 4 6 0 Te Awamutu 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 Melville United 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Papamoa 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 GOLDEN BOOT DJ Latham
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WEEKEND FIXTURES Otumoetai v Te Awamutu Melville v Matamata Swifts Cambridge v Papamoa Rotorua v Tauranga Old Blues Tauranga Boys College v Taupo West Hamilton United v Waikato Unicol
CAMBRIDGE FIXTURES Saturday Premiership: v Papamoa (home), 2.45pm Championship: v Wanderers (home), 12.30pm Waikato A: v Matamata Swifts (home), 1.30pm Waikato B: v Otorohanga (away), 2.45pm Waikato D1: v Tokoroa (away), 12.30pm Waikato D2: v Northern Utd (away), 2.45pm Sunday Women’s A: v Waikato Unicol (home), 11am Women’s B: v Te Aroha (away), 11am U–12 boys: v Northern Utd (away), 10am
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Taupo Papamoa Te Awamutu Rotorua United Waikato Unicol Matamata Swifts Melville United West Hamilton Utd Tauranga Old Blues Otumoetai Tauranga Boys Coll. Taupo Papamoa Te Awamutu Rotorua United Waikato Unicol Matamata Swifts Melville United West Hamilton Utd Tauranga Old Blues Otumoetai Tauranga Boys Coll.
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Established: 1948
Established: 1995
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GK Fraser Nichols 2 Donovan Latham 3 Sam Garmonsway 4 Patrick Woodlock (c) 5 Glen Carmichael 6 Kieran Hills 7 Jordan Silvester 8 Amelin Yongo Madjou 9 Tom Woutersen 10 Aaron Huesser 11 Theo Petropolous 12 Adam Brady 13 Andrew Taylor 14 Nathan Claridge 15 Danny Styles 16 Callum MacLeod 17 Ryan Powell 18 GK Rex Fowler Coach: Michael Woodlock Asst Coach: Steve Thomas Goalkeeper coach: Kim Brierley Team manager: Carrie Donald
Alex Wilson Barry Macpherson Casey Andrew Craig Mcvicar Daniel Mcrae Deepak Chhetri Dylan Coleman Joshua Powdrell Keenan Mcneil Mark Conway Mathew De Bono Matthew Mills Michael Chainey Paul Van Der Salm Shane Haley Coach: Team manager:
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OUR CLUB’S HISTORY
From humble beginnings ... CAMBRIDGE Football Club has been serving its community since its formation in 1948 when football enthusiasts began organising games for two junior teams. In its early days, the teams played in light the first time in 1983. blue after the colours used by Cambridge 1984: The club achieved its first University, England. significant success at senior level, winning 1951: The club held its first formal the Northern League’s 4th Division in 1984. meeting on March 20, 1951, appointing Viv 1993: The club reached new heights Butler as its first president, and R.S.Entwistle in 1993, winning the Northern League 2nd as its patron. division. Butler’s support of English club Arsenal led 1995: The club built a concrete car to a change of club colours and from the mid- park that’s still in use today. The car park is 1950s, Cambridge teams have played in red where the club sometimes erects temporary and white strips. grandstands for major fixtures. 1957: The club played its home games 2005: The Waipa District Council on the Town Square until 1957 when a approved the transfer of the Polo Grounds to two-room wooden shed was built on the the football club for use by its junior players, Leamington Domain for £134.19. while the polo club moved to new grounds in 1964: On December 1, 1964, the Lamb St, Leamington. Cambridge Borough Council agreed to 2007: The old polo clubhouse was provide the club with land on the town belt knocked down to make way for a new in Vogel Street and plans were drawn up for junior building. The Cambridge junior teams the clubrooms to be built. celebrated their new home by winning all five 1967: The club moved into the Vogel St 8th-Open grade WJSA knockout trophies, a grounds, where it has been based since. The first for both Cambridge and the WJSA. grounds were renamed John Kerkhof Park 2008: The club’s main senior clubrooms after Dutch immigrant John Kerkhof who, with survived a tornado in late 2008 but suffered members of his family and other supporters, damage to walls, roof and windows, while built the clubrooms and changing facilities. shattered glass was sprayed over the nearby The grounds are now owned by the Waipa number one pitch. Other sports clubs and District Council but leased to the club on a community groups came to help the club long-term basis. and helped it rebuild. 1972: The club applied for its senior 2010: The club launched a five–year men’s team to join the Northern League plan for its membership which had now competition. grown to more than 600 players, with men’s, 1974: Extensions to the clubrooms women’s and junior teams. and playing fields became necessary and 2011: After many seasons in the were built in 1974, with new junior grounds Northern League the club was relegated from established beside the Polo Club grounds the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2 in 2011 further north on Vogel St. after finishing 12th and losing the challenger 1978: The club elected its first women series playoff vs Manukau City AFC. committee member. The club won the New Zealand Match 1983: Junior teams (11,12 and 13 year Programme of the Year Award for 2011. olds) entered the Waikato competitions for 2012: The club elected to drop two
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Senior clubrooms at John Kerkhof Park : Home since 1967 with major extensions added to the original building in 1974 and 2015. divisions into the Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division Two to rebuild under coach Karl Dagnall and won promotion in 2012 to Waikato Bay of Plenty Football Federation Division One. In 2012, Cambridge FC announced that John Kerkhof Park would also become the home base for Cambridge Baseball Club. 2013: Cambridge FC and the neighbouring Cambridge Harriers and Athletics Club began a partnership, enabling the football club to play some games at the adjacent athletics track while it developed John Kerkhof Park. In 2013, the club won the Soccer Shop Waikato Plate and hosted premium events such as the Soccer Shop Waikato Cup Final, the Waikato v Bay of Plenty All Stars game, and the WaiBOP Women's All Stars v WaiBOP National League side. In late 2013, the club was appointed as the home ground for five ASB Premiership matches for new franchise WaiBOP United. This meant Cambridge became one of six bases for national league football in New Zealand (the others are Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin).
The appointment led to the club becoming an all-year operation, with investment in better facilities including upgraded playing surfaces, new changing rooms (scheduled for mid–2014) and a new irrigation system. 2014: The club's first team finished runners–up in the 2014 WaiBOP Federation Division 1, while the U-15 team won the Federation Youth League. Our women won the Waikato Women's Cup. The Cambidge Lacrosse Club moved its playing base to John Kerkhof Park in 2014. In 2014, the club won a series of high profile awards for its work in football and in the wider community. WaiBOP Football named the club its 2014 Club of the Year for its successful efforts to host ASP Premiership fixtures and other premium matches. Cambridge also won two WaiBOP Best Practice awards in 2014 (for building partnerships with sponsors, and for the participation of women at our club). The club was named Waipa District’s 2014 Supreme winner for the Truspower Community Awards, becoming only the second sports club to take this award. This
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also led to the club’s nomination for the national Trustpower Community Awards to be held in Wellington in March 2015. Cambridge completed its hat-trick of major awards in 2014, being named Waipa District’s Sports Club of the Year. We were finalists in the Waikato Sports Club of the Year while chairman Greg Zeuren was named Sports Administrator of the Year for both Waipa and the Waikato in 2014. 2015: As the club entered its 68th season, it did so as an all–year operation, providing winter football for 600+ players, spring/early summer 5-a-side football for social players and acting as a base for national league summer football. It continued to make history — on February 6, 2015, it staged the first game of beach football by women played to FIFA rules and pitch standards in New Zealand, at the Karapiro Sandcourts. In March 2015, construction began of the club’s $200,000 extension to its changing rooms, providing six more sets of showers/ changing rooms for local and visiting players. On 25 May 2015, the club staged its first ever international match when Fiji and Hungary came to Cambridge for an U–20 international as preparation for the FIFA U–20 World Cup tournament. In July 2015, our club was awarded the Quality Club Mark by New Zealand Football, becoming only the fourth club in our region to achieve the 1 Star status, and becoming
one of fewer than 30 clubs throughout the country to earn the QCM. In 2016, the club was acknowledged with a Community Services award from Corrections NZ for its work over three years, helping to provide work opportunities for those sentenced by courts to perform work in the community. Our players Probably the club's best known past player is New Zealand international striker Chris Wood who joined English Championship club Leeds United for $4.6 million from Leicester City in July 2015. Wood made his senior debut at Cambridge as a 14–year–old, having previously played for our juniors. Another former New Zealand international is Maria Anderton, who played for the Football Ferns in 1987, and captained the Cambridge women’s A team for 12 seasons until her retirement as a player in 2014. Cambridge juniors to earn international honours include Tayla Christensen and Katie Hoye (Football Ferns), Jamie Woodlock (NZ U–17s and Papua New Guinea national squad), and Che Bunce (All Whites). Life Members Elected life members: Vic Butler, W.J.Sugden, Bert van Doorne, Eric Sugden, John Kerkhof, Alan Busst, Harry Bekkers, Hans Rakely, Rod Larnach, Kerry Dauphin, Bill Brown, Robert Bradley, Peter Martens.
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RED: The matchday magazine of Cambridge FC
RED: The matchday magazine of Cambridge FC
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Fun-raiser! The Entertainment Book is now available
through Cambridge Football Club. It’s full of coupons giving you access to some great deals when you eat out. Use it for two meals and you are effectively in profit! Of every dollar spent buying the book, 20% will go to our club. Details at our website (www. cambridgesoccer.co.nz).
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Friends of Football is an independent supporter group committed to building and preserving the heritage of the world’s favourite game in New Zealand. Learn more at www.friendsoffootballnz.com
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RED: The matchday magazine of Cambridge FC
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RED
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T HE MATC H DAY MAGA Z I N E OF C AM B RI D G E F O OT B A L L CLUB
RED: The matchday magazine of Cambridge FC
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