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KEY CONTACTS

President and chair

Peter MartensMobile: 027 2943044

Vice chair

Steve ThomasMobile: 021 746863E: [email protected]

Secretary

Josh EasbyMobile: 021 0558854E: josh@hurricane–press.co.nz

Junior club co–captain

Catherine ClarkE: [email protected]

Junior club co–captain

Ingrid CookE: [email protected]

Treasurer (acting)

Craig ClarkMobile: 027 9153273E: [email protected]

Men’s club captain

Lee TurpittMobile: 027 2320100E: [email protected]

Women’s club captain

Fern FeaverMobile: 021 1323829E: [email protected]

Grounds

Harry BomansMobile: 027 4985075E: [email protected]

Facilities & Events

Tania ZeurenMobile: 027 2723830E: [email protected]

Bar manager

Fairlie MortonMobile: 021 2043412

Purchasing manager

Chrissy GoodinMobile: 021 307294E: [email protected]

Policy & planning

Pauline LewisMobile: 027 2747578E: [email protected]

Volunteer co–ordinator

Michaela McQuartersMobile: 021 621904E: [email protected]

Immediate past chairman

Greg ZeurenMobile: 027 5030629E: [email protected]

Senior gear

Jim ThomassenMobile: 027 6811264E: [email protected]

Treasurer (incoming)

Paul BlackstockMobile: 021 1282091E: [email protected]

Building project manager

Geoff WheelerMobile: 027 4952777E: Geoff @jetcreative.co.nz

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.

2015 committee members

Keep in touch Club news, go to www.cambridgesoccer.co.nz

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OFFICIAL MATCHDAY MAGAZINE

OF CAMBRIDGE FOOTBALL CLUB

Cambridge FC

John Kerkhof ParkVogel StCambridge 3434

Mailing address:PO Box 214Cambridge 3450

WWW.CAMBRIDGESOCCER.CO.NZ

Editor: Josh EasbyClub photographer: Louis Roberts.Copyright: None of the contents of this publication should be reproduced without prior permission.Inquiries: [email protected]

NZ Programme of the Year 2011

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WE’RE A week away from seeing the

world’s second biggest football event take

place on our doorstep.

The FIFA U–20 World Cup launches next Saturday (May 30) with an opening ceremony, followed by New Zealand’s fi rst group game against Ukraine.

In the Waikato, we’ll get the chance to watch eight matches at the Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, and those of us who are really keen can easily get to Auckland and New Plymouth for more games.

The track record of the tournament is that it helps launch the young players who

Josh Easby, the secretary of Cambridge Football Club, looks forward to an opening ...

are ready to become the next generation of big stars. Examples are Argentinians Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero, France’s Thierry Henry and Paul Pogba, Brazil’s Ronaldinho, Holland’s Arjen Robben, Spain’s Andres Iniesta, Chile’s Alexis Sanchez, and Columbia’s James Rodriguez.

Many Cambridge club members have bought tickets for every game in Hamilton, and I’m sure our club will be visible (and noisy if cheerleader Kim Brierley has anything to do with it).

Some of our members are working as volunteers at the tournament, and we wish them well.

The tournament fi nishes on June 20 and regardless of who wins, and how well New Zealand fares, its success will depend on the legacy it creates.

Local organisers and the region’s councils have talked much of the importance that football is stronger after the event, because of the tournament, than before.

Certainly, our club has seen the Waikato–based organising staff , Seamus Marten and James Bannatyne, working hard to ensure the tournament is successful in the Waikato.

We wish them well for the month ahead.

‘regardless of who wins, (the tournament’s) success will depend on the legacy it creates ...’


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Kim BrierleyIt will be held at Cambridge East School.

The date has been moved from Saturday June 13 to avoid clashes with other events in Cambridge.

Remember to put the date in your diary and start putting together your quiz team of six members.

If you can help provide prizes for us to use in raffl es and auctons, please get in touch with event organiser Jim Thomassen on 027 6811264 (mob) or email him at [email protected].

Quiz NightCAMBRIDGE FC’s annual Quiz

Night has been re–scheduled

for Saturday July 29.


Five teams remain in cup

Going into the last 32 round on Saturday, our club’s fi ve remaining entries have all managed to avoid each other in the draw.

The draw:12.30pm: Cambridge C v Waikato Unicol A

(John Kerkhof Park).1.30pm: West Hamilton C v Cambridge B1

(away).1.30pm: Cambridge D1 v Hamilton North

Debacles D (John Kerkhof Park).1.30pm: Claudelands Rovers C2 v

Cambridge B2 (away)2.30pm: Waikato Unicol C v Cambridge A

(away).

CAMBRIDGE teams have their best chance in many years to make progress in this

year’s Print House Waikato Cup, with fi ve sides drawn in this weekend’s second round.

The 16 winners from this round play in the third round draw on June 27, followed by quarter fi nals on July 11 and semi-fi nals on August 1.

The cup and plate fi nals will be staged on Saturday August 22.

Meanwhile, the only Cambridge side knocked out of the cup so far — the D2 team who lost to Waihi after a penalty shoot out — have a fi rst round bye in the Print House Waikato Plate.

Two years ago, Cambridge reached the fi nal of both competitions with our Division A team losing to Wanderers while our Division C side won the plate 3–2 against Waihi.

PRINT HOUSE WAIKATO CUP

The men’s fi rst team sits atop the WaiBOP Premiership with a lead of three points (and with a game in hand) over second–placed Papamoa, after returning from Rotorua United with a 2-0 victory.

The club’s second side has moved into clear second spot on the WaiBOP Championship ladder with a 1-0 win at the home of table leaders Claudelands Rovers.

In the men’s Waikato A division, the club secured a 2-0 win at Te Kuiti, cementing a mid-table position with an improving record.

Meanwhile, the women’s fi rst team drew 1–1 at Tokoroa in the Waikato A division and our Cambridge Red side won 4-0 to remain in contention for the Waikato B division title.

In Rotorua, Cambridge went ahead through a well-taken Kieran Hill goal in the 48th minute.

Just after the hour, skipper Patrick Woodlock made sure of the points with a headed goal.

The Carters Cambridge Player of the Day was Jason Szabo.

Josh Clark, who has returned home from a spell playing college football in Oklahoma, scored the winner against Claudelands Rovers in the WaiBOP Championship clash.

In the women’s Waikato A league, Cambridge took the lead at Tokoroa when Jo Chambers helped scramble home a Paige Pretswell corner in the 76th minute. However Cambridge then conceded from a corner in the 83rd minute to cough up a draw.

The result means Cambridge has 10 points from a possible 15 and remains in touch with the league leaders, Wanderers, who visit John Kerkhof Park this Sunday.

Sides ride high on league tablesCAMBRIDGE teams are fl ying high in their leagues after a weekend of top results.


Youngsters excel at tournament

The tournament was staged for 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th grade teams from throughout the Waikato.

• A local derby in the 8th grade cup fi nal saw our Clarets win against our Avengers.

• Our Comets side won the Plate fi nal in the 10th grade section.

• Our 10th grade Hatrix won the cup fi nal in their division.

• Our 11th grade Tornadoes won their grade’s cup fi nal.

Congratulations to all the Cambridge teams who took part in the tournament.

Photographs: The Avengers display their runners–up medals after their fi nal (above right) while coach Simon Lockwood joins FIFA U–20 World Cup mascot Woolliam to celebrate victory with the 11th grade Tornadoes (lower right).

CAMBRIDGE JUNIOR teams had an outstanding day at the Hukunui Rototuna FC

tournament in Hamilton.

OUR JUNIOR TEAMS

Cambridge 8th grade Clarets


Apparel on sale at club storeCAMBRIDGE club members and

supporters can now buy a stunning range

of apparel through the club’s recently–

launched online store.

The online store will be managed by The Soccer Shop, New Zealand’s leading retailer of specialist football gear.

The Nike–branded apparel comes in all sizes and is competitively priced because our club won’t need to hold stock, as this will be managed by The Soccer Shop.

Check out what’s available at http://cambridge.clubstore.co.nz/.

Photo: Robbie Greenhalgh, who plays for Cambridge’s Premiership side, and Ashton Clark, who plays for the 8th grade Avengers, show some of the new apparel.


CLUB NEWS / www.cambridgesoccer.co.nz

CAMBRIDGE players and supporters

can download a mobile application that

tells them which teams are playing when

and where.

And for many teams, it will show you squad lists and who has scored in each game.

The app is called Fox Sports Pulse and it's been developed by the company that provides the fi xture scheduling software used by WaiBOP Football.

You can download the app to a smart phone or a tablet. Then click on 'football' and search for WaiBOP.

You should fi nd a menu of diff erent WaiBOP competitions, enabling you to access fi xture lists and lots more.

The app is available free from the iTunes store.

THANKS to supporter Graham Clark for

volunteering to help linemark our pitches

at short notice last week.

We need more volunteers for this vital role so if you are available to help either on a regular or occaasional basis, please let Harry Bomans know on 027 4985075 (mob) or email [email protected].

CONGRATULATIONS to Red Devils’

Brett Halliday and women’s player Suzie

Halliday who are expecting their second

child.


For latest club news, go to www.cambridgesoccer.co.nz


Fraser Nicholls (goalkeeper)Joined Cambridge in 2013 after fi ve 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 has joined Cambridge for the 2015 season from Hukanui-Rototuna.

Jason Chewins (defender or midfi eld)Rejoins 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.

Matt Wheeler (defender)A member of WaiBOP United’s youth team in the ASB Youth League for the past two summers, Wheeler rejoins Cambridge in

2015 after a spell with northern league club Ngaruawahia United.

Adrian Clark (defender)Experienced and reads the game well, played for top Wellington clubs Lower Hutt and Stop Out before joining Cambridge.

Henry Stephen (defender)Talented left–sided wide player with pace and an excellent cross, Stephen joins the Cambridge club for the 2015 season.

Kieran Hill (defender)A fi rst team regular at Ngaruawahia United until his transfer to John Kerkhof Park last year, he brings considerable Northern League experience to Cambridge.

Nathan Claridge (defender or midfi eld)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.

Cambridge 2015: Back (from left) Bernardo Belladares, Sam Garmonsway, Rex Fowler, Kyle Wisnewski, Matt Wheeler, Tom Woutersen, Jason Szabo, Glen Carmichael, Fraser Nicholls. Front: Richard Armstrong, Henry Stephen, Adrian Clark, Jason Chewins, Nathan Claridge, Patrick Woodlock.

2015 squad


Patrick Woodlock (midfi eld/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 .

Jason Szabo (forward or midfi eld)Experienced attacking midfi elder who has emigrated from the UK. Gets amongst the goals and was 2013 top scorer and ‘Player of the Year’ for our Waikato A team.

Josh Clark (defender or midfi eld)Made his Northern League debut at 15 and expected to return to Cambridge in mid–2015 after playing for Murray State College, in Oklahoma, United States.

Ben Latham (defender or midfi eld)Played Northern League for Ngaruawahia United, joining them in 2011 as a 20–year–old before transferring to Cambridge in 2015. Played ASB Premiership with WaiBOP United in 2013–14 season.

Glen Carmichael (defender or midfi eld)Joined Cambridge for the 2013 season after playing for Matamata Swifts in Northern League Divisions 1 and 2. Selected for last season’s Waikato All Stars team.

Robbie Greenhalgh (midfi eld/player coach)Signed for Cambridge in 2013 after an illustrious career as skipper of Northern League winners Bay Olympic, and a member of the Waikato FC national league squad. Previously at Central United and a former NZ U–17 international. Voted the Supporters’ Player of the Year for WaiBOP United after the 2014–15 ASB Premiership 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.

Adam Brady (forward)Joins the club as a new arrival from the United Kingdom, where he played for Melbourne Inn in the Plymouth and West Devon Combination Football League.

Kyle Wisnewski (winger)This 17-year-old member of the WaiBOP futsal team has transferred to Cambridge from Melville United for the 2015 season.

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.

Richard Armstrong (defender)Joined Cambridge for the start of the 2014 season from Ngaruawahia United where he was a regular in the Northern League Reserves Division.

Jordan Sylvester (defender or winger)Joined Cambridge for the 2014 season from Universities AFC, Christchurch.

Brett Clark (forward)Veteran player with the club and former fi rst team player who has taken the reins in 2015, leading a newly–formed coaching group.

Mike Woodlock (assistant coach)Coached Cambridge between 2008 and 2010 in Northern League Division 2 and brings vast experience to the 2015 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 fi rst woman to manage a Cambridge men’s fi rst team, Goodin is an established member of the women’s fi rst team and serves on the club’s executive committee.


Mar 28 Matamata Swifts a D 0–0Apr 4 Tauranga Old Blues a D 2–2Apr 11 West Hamilton h W 4–0Apr 18 Ngongotaha a W 4–1 May 2 Whakatane Town a W 2–1May 9 ByeMay 16 Claudelands Rovers a W 1–0May 23 Tokoroa h 12.30pm

May 30 Te Awamutu h 12.30pm

Jun 13 Te Puke United a 2.45pm

Jun 27 Matamata Swifts h 12.30pm

Jul 4 Tauranga Old Blues h 12.30pm

Jul 11 West Hamilton a 2.45pm

Jul 18 Ngongotaha h 12.30pm

Jul 25 Kawerau Sports a 2.45pm

Aug 1 Whakatane Town h 12.30pm

Aug 8 ByeAug 15 Claudelands Rovers h 12.30pm

Aug 22 Tokoroa a 2.45pm

Aug 29 Te Awamutu a 2.45pm

Sep 5 Te Puke United h 12.30pm

Sep 12 Kawerau Sports h 12.30pm

Team P W D L F A Pts

Claudelands Rovers 7 6 0 1 22 9 18CAMBRIDGE 6 4 2 0 13 4 14

West Hamilton 6 4 0 2 18 10 12Kawerau Sports 5 3 1 1 24 12 10TOKOROA 7 3 1 3 23 12 10

Matamata Swifts 6 2 3 1 10 9 9 Te Puke United 4 2 1 1 11 9 7 Te Awamutu 7 2 1 4 10 20 7Tauranga Old Blues 8 1 1 6 9 26 4Ngongotaha 6 1 1 4 11 24 4 Whakatane Town 6 0 1 5 9 25 1

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Bernardo Belladares 2Adam Brady 2Alex Ball 1James Cakebread 1Gavin Clark 1Josh Clark 1Josh Dagnall 1Lee Framp 1Sam Garmonsway 1Ed Kettle 1Mauro Periera 1

WEEKEND FIXTURES

This weekend’s Championship games:

Cambridge v TokoroaTauranga Old Blues v WhakataneTe Puke v Claudelands RoversTe Awamutu v NgongotahaWest Hamilton v Kawera SportsMatamata Swifts – bye

CHAMPIONSHIP

‘Cambridge unbeaten after six ...’

Off –fi eld apparel for our Premiership and Championship squads is sponsored by Jet Creative.


We gratefully acknowledge the support of these companies for helping install our irrigation system.

TODAY’S VISITORS

Katikati

Founded: 1973

Ground: Moore Park

Last season: Promoted

Katikati are newcomers to the WaiBOP

Premiership, having won promotion last

season when taking the Federation 2 title.

With the Stollery brothers, Dane and Troy, leading the goalscoring charge, Katikati looked likely to go unbeaten through 2014 with 14 consecutive wins. Despite losing their last two games, Katikati’s performance was enough to ensure promotion.

The last time Cambridge met Katikati was on July 28, 2012, when a long–range goal by Jamie Coomber earned a 1–1 draw at Moore Park and clinched our own promotion to the top tier of federation football.

The last time Katikati played our fi rst team at John Kerkhof Park was on May 26, 2012, when Cambridge won their Federation 2 fi xture 1–0 with a goal from Jack Taylor.

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LAST WEEK

Rotorua United 0 (0)

Cambridge 2 (0)May 16, 2015. Neil Hunt Park, Rotorua

ScorersRotorua United: Cambridge: Kieran Hill (48th min), Patrick Woodlock (61st min).

Carters Cambridge Player of the DayJason Szabo

‘Katikati are newcomers to the Premiership

after winning promotion last season ...’


Mar 28 Matamata Swifts a W 4–0Apr 4 Tauranga City Utd a W 4–2Apr 11 Tauranga Old Blues h L 0–1Apr 18 Ngongotaha a W 2–1May 2 Melville United a W 4–1May 9 Tauranga Boys Coll. h W 2–0May 16 Rotorua United a W 2–0May 23 Katikati h 2.45pmMay 30 Papamoa h 2.45pmJun 13 Otumoetai a 2.45pmJun 27 Matamata Swifts h 2.45pmJul 4 Tauranga City Utd h 2.45pmJul 11 Tauranga Old Blues a 2.45pmJul 18 Ngongotaha h 2.45pmJul 25 Waikato Unicol a 2.45pmAug 1 Melville United h 2.45pmAug 8 Tauranga Boys Coll. a 2.45pmAug 15 Rotorua United h 2.45pmAug 22 Katikati a 2.45pmAug 29 Papamoa a 2.45pmSep 5 Otumoetai h 2.45pmSep 12 Waikato Unicol h 2.45pm

Team P W D L F A Pts

CAMBRIDGE 7 6 0 1 18 5 18

Papamoa 8 4 3 1 18 11 15Melville United 6 3 2 1 12 8 11Ngongotaha 5 3 1 1 12 7 10Waikato Unicol 4 3 1 0 11 6 10Matamata Swifts 6 2 3 1 10 9 9Tauranga Old Blues 6 3 0 3 10 11 9KATIKATI 7 3 0 4 13 19 9

Otumoetai 6 2 1 3 11 11 7Tauranga City United 7 1 1 5 8 18 4Rotorua United 6 1 0 5 8 13 3Tauranga Boys’ Coll 8 1 0 7 11 24 3

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Tom Woutersen 5Jason Szabo 4Robbie Greenhalgh 2Glen Carmichael 2Jason Chewins 1Kieran Hill 1Ben Latham 1Patrick Woodlock 1Own goal 1

WEEKEND FIXTURES

This weekend’s Premiership games:

Cambridge v KatikatiPapamoa v NgongotahaOtumoetai v Rotorua United*Tauranga City Utd v Melville UtdMatamata Swifts v Tauranga Boys CollTauranga Old Blues v Waikato Unicol* WaiBOP Shield Challenge match

PREMIERSHIP

‘Cambridge lead after round 7 ...’

Off –fi eld apparel for our Premiership and Championship squads is sponsored by Jet Creative.


GK Fraser Nicholls2 Tom Woutersen3 Nathan Claridge4 Sam Garmonsway5 Glen Carmichael6 Kyle Wisnewski8 Jason Szabo9 Henry Stephen10 Jason Chewins11 Kieran Hill12 Adrian Clark13 Jordan Silvester14 Patrick Woodlock (c)15 Ben Latham16 Matthew Wheeler17 Robbie GreenhalghGK Rex FowlerCoach: Brett ClarkCoach: Robbie GreenhalghGoalkeeper coach: Kim BrierleyAssistant coach: Michael WoodlockTeam manager: Chrissy Goodin

GK Corybyn Hill2 Allan Sherriff 3 James Cousins4 Michael Podbury5 Fax McKernan6 Casey Jowers7 Josh Boyes8 Richard James9 Dane Stollery10 Grant Purcell11 Michael Peck12 Ben Canaguier13 Rohan Blyde14 Tam Willacy15 Nic Millichip16 Jaspreet Singh Badyal17 Rudolphus SasPlayer–coach: Nic Millichip

Cambridge

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Our club’s most successful year

The club was named WaiBOP Football’s Club of the Year for 2014, chosen from the region’s 106 affi liated clubs.

The honour refl ected the work by Cambridge’s army of volunteers to not only provide football for its own members but also to stage regional and national events for the sport.

These include hosting WaiBOP–run coaching courses and game days for youngsters, as well as being the home ground for ASB Premiership side WaiBOP United.

Cambridge is one of six bases for national league football (the others are Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin).

Cambridge was named the 2014 Waipa District Sports Club of the Year and was a fi nalist in the Waikato Sports Club of the Year.

Its chairman, Greg Zeuren, was named Administrator of the Year for both Waipa District and for the Waikato, for his leadership of the club’s committee.

The club was also awarded the Supreme

Award (pictured) for the Waipa District’s Trustpower Community Awards, becoming only the second sports club to take the trophy which recognises services to the local

community.Our club was

a fi nalist at the national Trustpower Community Awards held in Wellington in late March.

Cambridge also won two WaiBOP Football Best Practice awards.

Success in 2014 also came on the pitch. Our senior men’s fi rst team won the Federation

Challenge Shield last year and went into 2015 as the holder. The team were runners–up in the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Federation Division 1.

Our women’s fi rst team won the Waikato Women’s Cup, beating the previously unbeaten Claudelands Rovers 2–1 in the fi nal.

Our Under 15 boys’ youth team won the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Nike Cup tournament, a feat repeated this year. The side also won the WaiBOP Federation U–15 Youth League.

CAMBRIDGE Football Club swept a number of prestigious awards in 2014 — a period

called the club’s “golden season” by the Cambridge Edition.

CELEBRATING OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

‘ ... a golden season for the Cambridge

Football Club’ — Cambridge Edition


In its early days, the teams played in light blue after the colours used by Cambridge University, England.1951: The club held its fi rst formal

meeting on March 20, 1951, appointing Viv Butler as its fi rst president, and R.S.Entwistle as its patron.

Butler’s support of English club Arsenal led to a change of club colours and from the mid-1950s, Cambridge teams have played in red and white strips.1957: The club played its home games

on the Town Square until 1957 when a two-room wooden shed was built on the Leamington Domain for £134.19.1964: On December 1, 1964, the

Cambridge Borough Council agreed to provide the club with land on the town belt in Vogel Street and plans were drawn up for the clubrooms to be built.1967: The club moved into the Vogel St

grounds, where it has been based since. The grounds were renamed John Kerkhof Park after Dutch immigrant John Kerkhof who, with members of his family and other supporters, built the clubrooms and changing facilities.

The grounds are now owned by the Waipa District Council but leased to the club on a long-term basis.1972: The club applied for its senior

men’s team to join the Northern League competition. 1974: Extensions to the clubrooms

and playing fi elds became necessary and were built in 1974, with new junior grounds established beside the Polo Club grounds further north on Vogel St.1978: The club elected its fi rst women

committee member.1983: Junior teams (11,12 and 13 year

olds) entered the Waikato competitions for

the fi rst time in 1983.1984: The club achieved its fi rst

signifi cant success at senior level, winning the Northern League’s 4th Division in 1984.1993: The club reached new heights

in 1993, winning the Northern League 2nd

division.1995: The club built a concrete car

park that’s still in use today. The car park is where the club sometimes erects temporary grandstands for major fi xtures.2005: The Waipa District Council

approved the transfer of the Polo Grounds to the football club for use by its junior players, while the polo club moved to new grounds in Lamb St, Leamington.2007: The old polo clubhouse was

knocked down to make way for a new junior building. The Cambridge junior teams celebrated their new home by winning all fi ve 8th-Open grade WJSA knockout trophies, a fi rst for both Cambridge and the WJSA.2008: The club’s main senior clubrooms

survived a tornado in late 2008 but suff ered damage to walls, roof and windows, while shattered glass was sprayed over the nearby number one pitch. Other sports clubs and community groups came to help the club and helped it rebuild.2010: The club launched a fi ve–year

plan for its membership which had now grown to more than 600 players, with men’s, women’s and junior teams.2011: After many seasons in the

Northern League the club was relegated from the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2 in 2011 after fi nishing 12th and losing the challenger series playoff vs Manukau City AFC.

The club won the New Zealand Match Programme of the Year Award for 2011.2012: The club elected to drop two

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.


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 fi ve 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 fi rst team fi nished

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 profi le 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 eff orts to host ASP Premiership fi xtures 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

Senior clubrooms at John Kerkhof Park : Home since 1967 with major extensions added to the original building in 1974 and 2015.


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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 fi nalists 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 fi rst 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.

Our players

Probably the club's best known past player is New Zealand international striker Chris Wood who joined English Championship club Leicester City in January 2012 from West Bromwich Albion.

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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