Nomads United
Full nameNomads United Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Nomads
Founded1910
GroundTulett Park, Christchurch
LeagueSouthern League
2023Southern League, 7th of 10
WebsiteClub website

Nomads United is an association football club based in Casebrook, Christchurch, New Zealand. The club competes in the Southern League, the second tier of New Zealand football.

Club history

Nomads were a prominent team in early New Zealand football, reaching the later rounds of the Chatham Cup on several occasions and reaching the final in 1931. Though no longer the force they were in the early years of organised football in the country, the team again reached the final in 1963, although their best result in recent years has been to reach the quarter-finals in 2007.

Nomads United was founded in 1910 as Nomads FC in eastern Christchurch with an original intention of operating from temporary headquarters in one suburb after another, to foster local interest in the sport. At the time, football was in its infancy in New Zealand, with Nomads being only the fourth club founded in the South Island.[1] The club colours of red, white, and blue date from these early days and were taken in honour of the then colours of prominent English team Chelsea.

Nomads had several home grounds during their early years, including English Park, Richmond Park, and - after amalgamation with Shirley FC in the 1960s - Malvern Park and McFarlane Park in Shirley. For some time after this merger the team were known as Shirley/Nomads.[1] The club moved from Shirley to Casebrook in 1969, settling permanently at Tulett Park, and in 1972 the club changed its name to Nomads United AFC. In 1975 a women's team was added to the roster of teams at Nomads United. Despite financial problems during the early 1980s, Nomads United have survived and remain the second-oldest team in the Christchurch area. In 2021 Nomads United were promoted to the Southern League where they remain currently.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK New Zealand NZL Regan Frame
2 DF New Zealand NZL Luke Pritchard
3 DF New Zealand NZL Lorenzo Gauci
4 GK Nepal   NEP Niraj Basnet
5 DF New Zealand NZL Henry Finnis
6 DF New Zealand NZL Spencer Gable
7 MF New Zealand NZL Liam Thompson
8 MF New Zealand NZL Jacob Anderson
9 FW New Zealand NZL Declan Hickford
10 FW England ENG Dan Ede
11 FW New Zealand NZL Seth Simpson
12 MF New Zealand NZL Luca Macleod-Watts
13 MF New Zealand NZL Luca Greasley
14 MF New Zealand NZL Josh Peters
15 MF New Zealand NZL Jacob Killick
16 MF New Zealand NZL William Holland
17 MF New Zealand NZL Caleb Johnson
18 FW New Zealand NZL Aidan Sandys
19 MF New Zealand NZL Angus Mcintyre
20 FW New Zealand NZL Flynn Holdem

References


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