Parklands United
Full nameParklands United Sports Club
Founded1967
GroundParklands Reserve, Christchurch
PresidentDebbie Newman
LeagueMainland Premier League
2023Mainland Premier League, 7th of 8

Parklands United Sports Club is a football club in Christchurch, New Zealand.

History

Parklands United was first formed as North Beach Soccer Club in 1967.[1] It was initially formed with the goal of playing social Sunday soccer against hotels and business houses in and around Christchurch. Former coach and administrator Gordon Patterson was one of those that helped run the club from its small hall on Beach Road in New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand. It attracted numerous players from the Parklands/Queenspark and New Brighton area and went on to grow and develop into a large size club by the mid-1990s, when the club changed its name to Parklands United in 1996.[1] It was then that the clubhouse moved to its present location in Queenspark, Parklands, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Parklands made a brief appearance in South Island Division One North in 1996, reaching a club high 8th place in 1997 before falling back into division Two.[2] The men currently play in the Canterbury Championship League, while the women's team play in the Canterbury Womens Championship.[3]

Colours and badge

The club's colours are black and yellow.

Notable Club officials

  • President: Debbie Newman
  • Vice President: Peter Skinley
  • Secretary: Sam Bradley
  • Club Captain: Ryan Bodger
  • Treasurer: Nick James
  • Head Football Coach: Gerard Brown

Records

  • League victory: 6-0 vs. Ashburton, 1998[1]
  • League defeat: 1-7 vs. Northern Hearts, 1998
  • Cup Win: 2-1 vs. Waimakariri United, 2015
  • Cup Loss: 0-11 vs. Halswell United, 1988
  • National League placing: 7th, 1997; Southern League Division One North

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Parklands United". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "1997". www.ultimatenzsoccer.com.
  3. ↑ "Parklands United Sports Club". www.parklandsunited.co.nz. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
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