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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.
2016 committee members President: Peter Martens Mobile: 027 2943044 Chair: Steve Thomas Mobile: 021746863 E: masterpiece@xtra.co.nz Vice Chair and Outdoor Facilities Manager: Greg Zeuren Mobile: 027 5030629 E: zeuren@xtra.co.nz 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 and acting Youth club captain: Steve Thomas Mobile: 021746863 E: masterpiece@xtra.co.nz
Acting Coaching and referee co-ordinator: Steve Thomas Mobile: 021746863 E: masterpiece@xtra.co.nz
Committee member (co-opted): Geoff Wheeler Mobile: 0274952777 E: geoff@jetcreative.co.nz
Senior Women’s club captain: Fern Feaver Mobile: 0211323829 E: paris@xtra.co.nz
Committee member (co-opted): Ingrid Cook E: davegrid@xtra.co.nz
Junior club captain: Catherine Clark Mobile: 021950263 E: cfcjuniors@gmail.com Volunteer Army co-ordinator: Michaela McQuarters Mobile: 021621904 E: fareya123@gmail.com Purchasing Manager and Kit/ equipment Manager: Michaela McQuarters Mobile: 021621904 E: fareya123@gmail.com
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Committee member (co-opted): Jamie McKean Mobile: 021834767 E: jamie@jamiemckean.com Roles that do not include committee membership: Indoor Facilities Manager: Craig Clark Mobile: 0279153273 E: c.d.clark@xtra.co.nz Bar Manager: Tania Zeuren Mobile: 0272723830 E: zeuren@xtra.co.nz Junior Facilities: David Gaiger Mobile: 0277051760 E: david.gaiger@gmail.com
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‘... frustrating as it is, coping with the elements is just one more challenge ... ’ Josh Easby, the secretary of Cambridge Football Club, reflects on a spell of wet weather ... WHEN THE HEAVENS opened last week,the resulting rain caused more than its share of problems. On the Friday, three people worked for four hours, preparing our clubrooms and pitches for a weekend of games — two of which were transferred to the Athletics Ground and the others called off. Linemarker Graham Clark dodged rain all week, anxious to mark all the junior and senior pitches in time, and hoping the paint wouldn’t disappear in the wet. Outdoor facilities manager Greg Zeuren took time off work to visit John Kerkhof Park several times, checking on the state of
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pitches and agonising over which games could be played on which fields, if at all. The grounds were closed for training during the week; teams re-arranged their training plans. Some of our teams weren’t sure whether their weekend games would go ahead — or even if they had matches scheduled. It’s the middle of winter, the time of the season when the going gets tough. But as frustrating as it was, we know that we will get through our season and coping with the elements is just one more challenge. Unless you’re a duck, of course. One family of ducks took advantage of the rain to settle in for a stay at our club (above) ...
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Back to the United States: Josh Clark challenges Central United’s Emiliano Tade, a veteran of the past five FIFA Club World Cup tournaments, in this year’s Chatham Cup. Photo: Grant Stantiall
First teamers head to US CAMBRIDGE FC’s travelling footballers — first team players Josh Clark and Matthew Wheeler — have returned to the United States after a winter stint with their home club. The pair are spending most of their year playing college football in the United States after being awarded scholarships there. Clark was the first Cambridge player to head to the US after he landed a scholarship in 2014 with Murray State College, in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Last year, two more Cambridge players, Wheeler and Kyle Wisnewski, joined Clark at Murray State. When the US college season ended, Clark and Wheeler returned to New Zealand and have both been regulars for Cambridge in the Loaded WaiBOP Premiership. However they have now returned to the US, ready to
go into pre–season training. While central defender Wheeler will rejoin Murray State, Clark has taken up an offer of a scholarship with William Woods University, Missouri. The William Woods Owls play in the American Midwest Conference and have a roster of scholarship players that include international imports, including some last season who had been with English clubs such as Arsenal, Reading and Bristol City. Clark’s last game for Cambridge this season was the 6–1 home win against Katikati in which he scored and was the Carters Cambridge Player of the Day.
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Club to get new strips thanks to racing body OUR CLUB has been awarded a $3,700
grant from the New Zealand Racing Board to help buy four new sets of kit. The four strips will be alternatives to the ‘home’ kit of red and white stripes, for use when playing opponents whose colours present a clash of colours. This is of signficant benefit to our club, especially as our existing strips are more than three years old and are in need of replacement. The racing board allocates 20% of proceeds from gaming machines at its venues to sports-related activities. In Cambridge, the board has gaming machines at the TAB in Duke St.
Last year, the NZ Racing Board provided a grant to our club of $5,200 to help purchase linemarking paint used on our junior and senior fields. We are grateful for the board’s support.
Six games to go! CAMBRIDGE HAS six rounds left of the Loaded WaiBOP Premiership in which to overhaul
runaway leaders Ngongotaha and retain the title won last season. That fixture was meant to be played last Unbeaten Ngongotaha have a nine point lead with 18 points still to play for, meaning weekend but the two clubs decided to Cambridge will need the Bay side to soon play their catch-up game at Ngongotaha’s Stembridge Road, with the home side start dropping points. That’s possible if the team loses form with scraping home 1-0. Upsets can still happen and regardless of four of their remaining games against teams what Ngongotaha does, Cambridge will be in the top four of the competition. Ngongotaha still have to visit John Kerkhof taking one game at a time, determined to Park to play second-placed Cambridge, and keep stacking up the league points. Last weekend’s 5-2 win against Tauranga have home and away games against thirdBoys’ College extended the team’s current placed Matamata Swifts. One of the trickier games might be the unbeaten run to seven games, with six of September 10 trip to Otumoetai whose main those comfortable wins. And the number of goals scored each pitch is exposed to the elements and the home side knows best how to deal with the week might prove crucial if Ngongotaha and Cambridge finish the season even on points. strong winds that trip up visiting sides.
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5–a–side planning starts CAMBRIDGE FC are looking for volunteers to help run this year’s senior and junior summer 5-a-side competitions. These midweek competitions have grown in popularity with more than 300 adults taking part in the summer league, while our first junior 5-a-sides launched last summer. The senior competition runs from early November — mid-February with a break for Christmas/New Year. After the success of last summer’s inaugural junior competition, we’re keen to run two sixweek blocks of games at the junior fields, one each side of Christmas. If you are willing to help run either of these events, please email club secretary Josh Easby at cambridgesoccer@gmail.com. We’re pleased to confirm that this year’s senior 5-a-side competition will be known as the Onyx Cafe & Bar Summer League, while the junior competition will become the Annette Breen Summer 5-a-Sides, thanks to the support of both club sponsors. Please keep watching our club website for more news about our summer competitions, when we’ll post details of how to register teams and players. JAMIE MCKEAN was one of 10 football
volunteers recognised by WaiBOP Football’s Thank–a–Volunteer Promotion last month, earning him a $50 fuel voucher. Jamie was recognised for the work he does for our club coaching senior and junior players, and being part of our club committee.
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time referee Mark Ball wants to help club members who are looking to buy or sell a property — or know someone who needs help. Mark is a residential sales consultant with Lugton’s and since last year, he’s been offering his services to club members. In return for their leads, he’s willing to donate a $1,000 to our club for any house listings that lead to a successful sale, and he’ll donate $500 to the club if any member refers a buyer to him and it leads to a successful transaction. If you want to take up Mark on his offer, email him at mark.ball@lugtons.co.nz or phone him on 021 286 7115.
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2016 squad: Back (from left) Mike Woodlock (co-coach), Kim Brierley (goalkeeper coach), Jason Chewins, Jason Szabo, Glen Carmichael, Kieran Hills, Fraser Nicholls, Tom Woutersen, Sam Garmonsway, Brett Clark (co-coach), Chrissy Goodin (manager). Front (from left): Logan Wisnewski, Callum MacLeod, Quest Tipping, Josh Clark, Rex Fowler, Matt Wheeler, Patrick Woodlock (captain), Andrew Taylor. Photo: Grant Stantiall. 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.
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 four times. Danny Styles (midfield) A hard–working midfielder, Styles joined Cambridge in 2013 and was a first–team regular in 2014. In 2015, work commitments limited his appearances but the club hopes to see more of him on the pitch this season.
Adrian Clark (defender) Experienced and reads the game well, played for top Wellington clubs Lower Hutt and Stop Out before joining Cambridge.
Jason Szabo (forward or midfield) Experienced attacking midfielder who hails from the UK. Gets amongst the goals and was 2013 top scorer and ‘Player of the Year’ for our Waikato A team, and runner–up for the Premiership team’s 2015 Golden Boot.
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.
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.
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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 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. Dan Podjursky (forward) A speedy forward with good ball control, Podjursky made his first team debut as a 17– year–old in the Northern League, and played a season for Hawkes Bay in the national youth league. Josh Dagnall (winger) Made his first team debut as a schoolboy, helping the side win promotion from the ‘old’ Federation 2 League to what is now the WaiBOP Premiership. Returned to the pitch last season after leaving Cambridge for a stint in the army. 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. Jack Taylor (forward) In his second spell at Cambridge, having returned to the club for the 2016 season. In 2014, he was the club’s top goalscorer in the ‘old’ Federation 1, and he led the forward line to help the side win promotion from Federation 2 the year before.
Jason Chewins (defender or midfield) Rejoineds Cambridge for 2015 after a spell with Northern League club Melville United, having won their Player of the Year title in 2011 and played national league football for Waikato FC. Before emigrating, Chewins set an all–time club record with 489 appearances for professional club Aldershot Town. 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. Brett Clark (co–coach) Veteran player with the club and former first team player who took the reins in 2015, leading a newly–formed coaching group. Mike Woodlock (co– coach) Coached Cambridge between 2008 and 2010 in Northern League Division 2 and brings vast experience to the coaching team. Kim Brierley (goalkeeper coach) Runs the Just4Keepers goalkeeping academy, coaches WaiBOP Federation goalkeepers and has been the WaiBOP women’s ASB League goalkeeper coach for the past two seasons. Chrissy Goodin (team manager) The first woman to manage a Cambridge men’s first team, Goodin is an established member of the women’s first team and has served on the club’s committee in various roles.
Jordan Sylvester (defender or winger) Joined Cambridge for the 2014 season from Universities AFC, Christchurch.
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‘Five games to go for Cambridge ...’
CHAMPIONSHIP Team P W D L F A Pts West Hamilton 18 15 3 0 64 18 48 Te Awamutu 17 13 0 4 50 20 39 Taupo 15 10 3 2 56 21 33 Tokoroa 17 8 7 2 33 17 31 CAMBRIDGE 17 9 1 7 35 35 28 HAMILTON WANDERERS 17 6 2 9 36 41 20 Waikato Unicol 18 5 5 8 26 42 20 Matamata Swifts 16 5 4 7 24 24 19 Ngongotaha 15 4 5 6 18 20 17 Otumoetai 16 3 3 10 19 47 12 Old Blues 15 2 3 10 21 49 9 Whakatane Town 17 1 0 16 13 61 3 SCHEDULE
GOLDEN BOOT Jack O’Leary Quest Tipping Tom Woutersen Logan Wisnewski Adam Brady Ewan Bussey Adrian Clark Josh Clarkin Levi Clark Callum MacLeod Mauro Pereria Zak Petropolous Jack Portegys Jason Szabo Own goal
5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
WEEKEND FIXTURES Cambridge v Hamilton Wanderers Matamata Swifts v Otumoetai Taupo v Ngongotaha West Hamilton v Tokoroa Old Blues v Whakatane Town Waikato Unicol v Te Awamutu Off–field apparel for our Premiership and Championship squads is sponsored by Jet Creative.
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Waikato Unicol a L 1–2 Taupo h L 0–4 West Hamilton h L 0–5 Tauranga Old Blues a W 4–2 Whakatane Town h W 3–0 Te Awamutu h L 0–3 Hamilton Wanderers a W 2–0 Otumoetai h W 5–0 Ngongotaha a W 2–0 Matamata Swifts h W 2–1 Taupo a L 2–7 Waikato Unicol h W 2–1 West Hamilton a L 1–2 Tauranga Old Blues h W 4–2 Whakatane Town a W 4–0 Tokoroa h D 1–1 Te Awamutu a L 1–5 Hamilton Wanderers h 2.45pm Otumoetai a 12.30pm Ngongotaha h 12.30pm Matamata Swifts a 12.30pm Tokoroa a 2.45pm 13
‘Reds chasing hard after competition leaders Ngongotaha ...’ LAST WEEK
TODAY’S VISITORS
Tauranga Boys College 2 (1) Cambridge 5(2)
Rotorua United Founded: 2007
July 30, 2016 Tauranga Boys’ College, Tauranga
Ground: Neil Hunt Park Last season: 9th
Scorers
Tauranga BC: Charlie McIlwaine (2). Cambridge: Callum MacLeod (17th min, 56th min, 73rd min), Tom Woutersen (40th min, 49th min). Carters Cambridge Player of the Day: Callum MacLeod
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Today’s visitors, Rotorua United, are a relatively new club, having been founded in 2007 after the merger of Rotorua Suburbs and Rotorua City. Under the banner of One City, One Club, One Vision, the reformed club has been successful at every level — men, women and youth teams — and were the Waikato & Bay of Plenty Federation League One runners–up in 2010. That success had followed Bay of Plenty Championships in 2009 (Division 1) and 2008 (Division 2), while United’s women’s team became Bay 1 champions and Pullar Cup victors in their 2010 debut season. The club attributes its revival to its young players. The club has built its recent success around the development of youth, and introduced women’s football only six seasons ago.
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‘Cambridge holding second spot ...’
PREMIERSHIP Team P W D L F A Pts Ngongotaha 16 15 1 0 80 11 46 CAMBRIDGE 16 12 1 3 68 17 37 Matamata Swifts 17 12 1 4 48 27 37 Otumoetai 16 10 1 5 27 14 31 Melville United 17 8 2 7 38 33 26 ROTORUA UNITED 18 7 4 7 35 32 25 Papamoa 18 6 4 8 28 41 22 Old Blues 17 6 4 7 26 39 22 Waikato Unicol 17 4 6 7 30 32 18 Katikati 17 4 2 11 22 38 14 Tauranga Boys College 16 2 4 10 26 45 10 Tauranga City United 17 0 0 17 7 106 0 GOLDEN BOOT Callum MacLeod Jason Chewins Jason Szabo Tom Woutersen Patrick Woodlock Adam Brady Sam Garmonsway Jordan Silvester Glen Carmichael Kieran Hill Jack Taylor Logan Wisnewski Josh Clark Danny Styles Quest Tipping Daniel Podjursky Andrew Taylor
14 (3) 9 9 (1) 9 (2) 5 4 (1) 4 4 (2) 3 (1) 3 3(1) 3 2 2 (1) 2 1 1
* Goals in brackets scored in Chatham Cup
WEEKEND FIXTURES Matamata Swifts v Otumoetai Tauranga City United v Ngongotaha Waikato Unicol v Tauranga Boys College Papamoa v Katikati Old Blues v Melville United
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Waikato Unicol a L 1–2 Tauranga City Utd h W14-0 Papamoa h W 3-0 Colo Boys (Chatham Cup) a W 8-0 Melville United h W 4-2 Katikati a W 2-0 Auck. Uni (Chatham Cup) h W 2-1 Rotorua United a W 4-1 Otumoetai h W 2-1 Ngongotaha a L 0–2 Central Utd (Chatham Cup) a L 2–4 Matamata Swifts h L 1–2 Tauranga City Utd a W10-0 Waikato Unicol h W 4-2 Papamoa a D 1-1 Tauranga Old Blues h W 5-0 Melville United a W 6-0 Katikati h W 6-1 Tauranga Boys Coll. a W 5-2 Rotorua United h 2.45pm Otumoetai a 2.45pm Ngongotaha h 2.45pm Matamata Swifts a 2.45pm Tauranga Old Blues a 2.45pm Tauranga Boys Coll. h 2.45pm 15
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Established: 1948
Established: 2007
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GK Rex Fowler 2 Tom Woutersen 3 Nathan Claridge 4 Patrick Woodlock (c) 5 Kieran Hill 6 Jordan Silvester 7 Glen Carmichael 8 Jason Szabo 9 Jack Taylor 10 Quest Tipping 11 Jason Chewins 12 Adrian Clark 13 Andrew Taylor 14 Sam Garmonsway 15 Daniel Podjursky 16 Callum MacLeod 17 Logan Wisnewski 18 Adam Brady GK Fraser Nicholls GK Paul McCann Coach: Brett Clark Coach: Michael Woodlock Goalkeeper coach: Kim Brierley Team manager: Chrissy Goodin
Andrew Gibbs Ashley Gower-Rudman Ben Cave Bryce Mckillop Dayne Willemsen Dilan Nanyakkara Edward Tamuno Ellis Breadmore Forrest Dunn George Watson Hamish Watt Ian Wilton Jacob Kitson Jason Quinlan Jason Walker Jaxon Dittmer Josh Cave Menso Van Der Laan Nathan Tina Tawhiao Morrison Vivian Matthews
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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 contry to earn the QCM. 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. 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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