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National League

Rangers AFC results in the New Zealand National League, appearances and goalscorers, performances in promotion play-offs, and Rangers players who have been registered with Canterbury United.

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Introduction

During the late 1960s Rangers were part of the formation of Christchurch United AFC for the proposed forthcoming National League to start in 1970.  Rangers provided a quarter of the A class shares in Christchurch United and also several prominent players, including Terry Haydon and Victor Pollard, who were both selected for New Zealand teams while playing for Rangers.  Rangers still hold twenty five percent of the A class shares but do not exercise their right to have a director on United's board.

Determined to make National League status on their own, and in their own way, Rangers concentrated again on overcoming the loss of their best players to United and after a slow start, the 1970s were the most successful period in the club's history up to that time, culminating in automatic promotion (having won the 1979 Southern League) to the National League for 1980.

From 1993-96 the National League was replaced by Superclub, a regional competition with a final National round (Rangers qualified for the 1993 National round). Rangers applied unsuccessfully for entry to the National League when it was relaunched as a summer competition (1996-98). The National League was relaunched as a winter league in 2000. Canterbury United was formed with the backing of all Canterbury clubs to replace Christchurch City in the National League from 2002 (when the League reverted to summer). The National League was discontinued in 2003. In the summer of 2004-05 the New Zealand Football Championship was launched with Canterbury United one of the franchises included. Players with Canterbury United can be registered with a 'winter club' such as Rangers. In 2006-07 the Academy squads of National League franchises began participating in the National Youth League.

Note: all results have Rangers' score first.

Total National League Record
   P  W  D  L  F-  A  GD  Pts
National League 44 7 8 29   41- 93 -52   22
Playoffs 19 3 4 12   16- 29 -13   10
Total 63 10 12 41   57-122 -65   32

Highest end of season placing: 9th, 1980
Record Victory: 5-0 H v Dunedin City, 1980
Record Defeat: 0-7 H v Manurewa, 1981



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Rangers' National League results year-by-year

Promotion Playoffs:
1973 | 1975

National League:
1980 | 1981

Promotion Playoffs:
1983 | 1984 | 1985


1973
PROMOTION PLAYOFFS 3rd (not promoted)
6   2 2 2   5-7   -2   6

Wellington Waterside A 1-0 H 1-3
North Shore United H 1-1 A 0-2
Caversham A 2-1 H 0-0


1975
PROMOTION PLAYOFFS 3rd (not promoted)
6   1 1 4   7-9   -2   3

Wellington Diamond United A 0-1 H 1-2
Manurewa A 1-1 H 1-2
Wellington City H 3-1 A 1-2


1980
NATIONAL LEAGUE 9th
22   7 3 12   31-41   -10   17

Mount Wellington A 1-1 H 1-2
Gisborne City A 1-2 H 1-3
Manurewa H 1-2 A 1-0
Wellington Diamond United H 1-2 A 1-3
North Shore United A 0-1 H 0-3
Dunedin City H 5-0 A 1-1
Christchurch United A 1-5 H 2-1
Hamilton A 1-1 H 3-0
Stop Out H 4-3 A 3-2
Blockhouse Bay H 2-3 A 0-3
Nelson United A 1-0 H 0-2



1981
NATIONAL LEAGUE 12th (relegated)
22   0 5 17   10-52   -42   5

Christchurch United H 0-0 A 0-3
Dunedin City H 0-2 A 0-2
Gisborne City H 0-2 A 0-2
Hamilton H 1-1 A 0-1
North Shore United H 1-2 A 1-2
Manurewa H 0-7 A 1-6
Mount Wellington H 0-3 A 0-4
Miramar Rangers H 0-1 A 0-1
Takapuna City H 1-3 A 3-3
Wellington Diamond United H 0-0 A 1-3
Woolston WMC H 1-1 A 0-3


1983
PROMOTION PLAYOFFS 3rd (not promoted)
2   0 1 1   2-4   -2   1
Stop Out 1 Rangers 1
Rangers 1 University (Auckland) 3



1984
PROMOTION PLAYOFFS 3rd (not promoted)
2   0 0 2   2-5   -3   0
Rangers 1 Stop Out 2
University (Auckland) 3 Rangers 1



1985
PROMOTION PLAYOFFS 4th (not promoted)
3   0 0 3   0-4   -4   0
all matches played in Palmerston North
Manawatu 1 Rangers 0
Napier City Rovers 2 Rangers 0
Rangers 0 Takapuna City 1



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Rangers' National League record club-by-club

Blockhouse Bay | Caversham | Christchurch Utd | Dunedin City | Gisborne City | Hamilton | Manawatu | Manurewa | Miramar Rangers | Mt Wellington | Napier CR | Nelson Utd | North Shore | Stop Out | Takapuna City | University (Auck) | Wellington City | Wellington Diamond Utd | Waterside (Wgtn) | Woolston WMC


v Blockhouse Bay
Nat Lg   2   0 0 2   2-6   -4   0

v Caversham
Playoffs   2   1 1 0   2-1   +1   3

v Christchurch United
Nat Lg   4   1 1 2   3-9   -6   3

v Dunedin City
Nat Lg   4   1 1 2   6-5   +1   3

v Gisborne City
Nat Lg   4   0 0 4   2-9   -7   0

v Hamilton
Nat Lg   4   1 2 1   5-3   +2   4

v Manawatu
Playoffs   1   0 0 1   0-1   -1   0

v Manurewa
Nat Lg   4   1 0 3   3-15   -12   2
Playoffs   2   0 1 1   2- 3   -1   1
TOTAL 6   1 1 4   5-18   -13   3

v Miramar Rangers
Nat Lg   2   0 0 2   0-2   -2   0

v Mount Wellington
Nat Lg   4   0 1 3   2-10   -8   1

v Napier City Rovers
Playoffs   1   0 0 1   0-2   -2   0

v Nelson United
Nat Lg   2   1 0 1   1-2   -1   2

v North Shore United
Nat Lg   4   0 0 4   2- 8   -6 0
Playoffs   2   0 1 1   1- 3   -2   1
TOTAL 6   0 1 5   3-11   -8   1

v Stop Out
Nat Lg   2   2 0 0   7-5   +2   4
Playoffs   2   0 1 1   2-3   -1   1
TOTAL 4   2 1 1   9-8   +1   5

v Takapuna City
Nat Lg   2   0 1 1   4-6   -2   1
Playoffs   1   0 0 1   0-1   -1   0
TOTAL 3   0 1 2   4-7   -3   1

v University (Auckland)
Playoffs   2 0 0 2 2-6 -4 0

v Wellington City
Playoffs   2   1 0 1   4-3   +1   2

v Wellington Diamond United
Nat Lg   4   0 1 3   3- 8   -5   1
Playoffs   2   0 0 2   1- 3   -2   0
TOTAL 6   0 1 5   4-11   -7   1

v Wellington Waterside
Playoffs   2   1 0 1   2-3   -1   2

v Woolston WMC
Nat Lg   2   0 1 1   1-4   -3   1



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Players' records

Canterbury United | National League (Proper) Appearances | National League (Proper) Goalscorers | Playoff Appearances | Playoff Goalscorers

Rangers' players selected for Canterbury United squad:

2007-08:
Michael Fifii, Yusaku Okubo
Goalkeeping Coach: Alan Stroud
Academy: Symon Beedles

2006-07:
Hue Frame
Goalkeeping Coach: Alan Stroud
Academy: Symon Beedles, Niklas Gebhardt

2005-06:
Goalkeeping Coach: Alan Stroud
Academy: Symon Beedles, Paris Kerdemelidis

2004-05:
Jordan Buchanan, Nathan Knox, Alan Stroud (Player & Goalkeeping Coach).

2003:
Jordan Buchanan, Jacobo Egues, Andrew Ellis, Deane Hutchinson, Nathan Knox, Michael Lilley, Chris Peck, Alan Stroud

2002:
Jordan Buchanan, Jacobo Egues, Deane Hutchinson, Russel Kamo, Chris Peck, Alan Stroud



National League (Proper) Appearances (sub) [for Rangers]:
John Souter 44
S Dewar 33 (1)
I Cowan 32 (1)
M Fulham 26 (1)
T Steer 24 (1)
N Francis 21 (1)
G Faichnie 21
A South 21
J Stephens 21
J Oliver 20
M Verweij 19 (3)
G Hughes 19 (2)
G Taylor 17 (8)
B Chisholm 17 (3)
G Kemp 17
M Parker 16 (3)
R Campfens 15
B Reeves 15
S Welford 14 (7)
P Glasson 14
L Campfens 13
T Blake 11
J Boatwood 9 (4)
I France 9
J Brand 5 (1)
J Blackburn 4 (1)
T Hanton 2 (2)
T Cliff 2
P Dabner 2
R Trowbridge 1 (7)
J Maguire 1 (2)
G Ramsay 0 (2)



National League (Proper) Goalscorers [for Rangers]:
Parker 6
Cowan 5
Faichnie 5
Francis 5
L Campfens 2
Chisholm 2
Dewar 2
Hughes 2
Taylor 2
Verweij 2
Welford 2
Blake 1
Brand 1
South 1
Trowbridge 1
own goals 2



Promotion Playoff Appearances: start (sub)
12 M Lanauze, E Versteeg
11 M Parker
8 (1) G Adam, G Faichnie
7 J Blackburn, G Hughes
6 (1) J Boatwood
6 C Attridge, D Mansbridge, A McInnes, P Mitchell, M Morrison, N Oorschot, G Sherlock, A Smythe, G Taylor
5 I Cowan, P Hawker, J Oliver, T Randles
4 (1) F Versteeg
4 S Dewar, C Duncan, E Reiser, S Welford
3 (3) N Francis
3 (1) P Welford
3 S Chalmers, F D'Ath, I France, D Mackay, J Margaritis
2 (2) G Sutherland
2 (1) J Moore
2 M Fulham, M Gatenby, S Myers, M Poole, C Smith
1 (1) B Berry, R Campfens, A South
1 R Baker, S Burns, L Campfens, R Noster
0 (4) J Munday
0 (3) I Marshall
0 (1) J Oorschot



Promotion Playoff Goalscorers:
4 S Welford
2 C Attridge, A McInnes, M Parker
1 I Cowan, M Gatenby, G Hughes, M Poole, A Smythe
1 own goal



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For Rangers' line-ups and goalscorers for individual matches, refer to links from our History index to each season for Rangers Mens First Team.