NUAFC 1968-2018

1982
Hall says, the result could be a blessing
in disguise. Ngaruawahia must be
looking to promotion from the third
division this year after its healthy start to
the competi­tion.
"We're unbeaten in the league,
we're still in the Chatham Cup after a
good win last week (5-0 over Hamilton
Wanderers), and we're start­ing to get a
bit behind in our fixtures."
The Country Foods Cup is the
least important of the three competitions
and, "if we had to go out, it's good to
know that we went out gracefully to a
first division side," Hall said.
Five Minute Explosion
Waikato Times, 17th May 1982
At Centennial Park,
Ngaruawahia, a game which stuttered
along for 85 minutes exploded in the last
five as the home side downed third
division leader Otara Rangers 2-1.
In their search for quality
football both sides made plenty of
mistakes, but the result was a game
which flowed freely, although lacking
the fire traditionally produced by the two
teams.
Big striker Jeff Tozer broke the
deadlock in the amiable romp 10 minutes
before halftime when he chested down a
through ball and made the most of a collision
which took out the Otara keeper to
put Ngaruawahia one up.
Both sides had their chances in
the second spell, with Otara working on
Ngaruawahia's tendency to bunch
through the centre of the paddock.
Ngaruawahia keeper Sean
Crow had plenty of work pull­ing down
crosses from the wing as Otara ran
everything wide in search of the
equaliser.
It finally came in the 86th
minute when a cross found Otara striker
Russell Barlow unmarked in the penalty
area, and he scorched in a snap left foot
shot on the turn.
The reverse stung the home side
into action, and with just two minutes to
play Otara failed to clear a cross from
the right and defender Jason Cargo
flung himself into a match-winning
diving header.
Waikato Meets
Bournemouth on Sunday
Waikato Times, 17th May 1982
Former New Zealand World
Cup squad member Alec Young has
been called in to strengthen the Waikato
soccer team to play Bournemouth on
Sunday.
Young, who represented New
Zealand while playing in the Rothmans
League for Hamilton, transferred to
Country Foods League third division
Tauranga City two seasons ago.
The lanky fullback is one of
seven regional league players to be
included in the 15-man Waikato squad
by selectors Ron Cane and Geoff
Tregurtha.
The others are Tony Dickman
(Cambridge), Geoff Flowerday (Huntly
Thistle), Jim Keaney (Claudelands
Rovers) and Sean Crowe, John
McDermid and Dick Plume from
Ngaruawahia-AFFCO United.
Eight members of Cane's
Hamilton City Rothmans League squad
make up the backbone of the Waikato
team.
The Hamilton front line of
Graeme Fleming, Mike Groom and Peter
Hoebergen has been kept intact.
Others included are goal­keeper
Paul Meecham, defenders Harry Gilgrist
and Doug Snapes, and midfielders
Laurie Fawcett and Paul Funnell.
The match will be played at
Hamilton's Porritt Stadium at 2pm.
Meanwhile, Bournemouth has
named a mixture of youth and
experience in its squad to tour New
Zealand.
The squad will be led by club
captain John Impey, a defender with
more than 250 league appearances.
Long serving goalkeeper Kenny
Allen, the most suc­cessful minder in
English league football this season, has
also been named in the 19-strong squad,
along with top goalscorers Dean Mooney
and Trevor Morgan.
Bournemouth clinched
promotion to the English third division
ten days ago after finishing fourth in the
fourth division.
The "Cherries" lost only four of
their 46 games this season, and Allen let
1982 Ngaruawahia-AFFCo 13th Grade J, Division 3
Robert McLean (10 goals)
- Best Player
Brian Cathro (16 goals)
Callum McBurney (5 goals)
Jason Hinton (3 goals)
Darren Todd - Best Player
Noel Smith
Paul Liddle
Vanessa Head
Robert Jeffcote
Shaun Brown
- Most Improved
Andrew Jackson
Stephen Puncheon
- Sportsperson
Glen McBurney
Brett McBurney
- Most Improved
Daryl Vickers
Rear: Ian Todd (Coach), Glen McBurney, Daryl Vickers, Stephen Puncheon,
Paul Liddle, Robert McLean, Shaun Brown.
Front: Brian Cathro, Jason Hinton, Brett McBurney, Vanessa Head,
Darren Todd, Robert Jeffcote, Callum McBurney.
TABLE
18 Marist Green
13 Huntly B
13 Peachgrove
12 Ngaruawahia J
4 Southwell
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