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Mosgiel AFC 
Full name Mosgiel Association Football Club Nickname(s) The Plainsmen Founded 1913 Ground Memorial Park, Mosgiel League ODT FootballSouth Premier League 2010 3rd 
Home coloursMosgiel AFC is a semi-professional association football club in Mosgiel, New Zealand. They currently compete in the ODT FootballSouth Premier League.
Club history
The club was formed in 1913 and is based at Memorial Park. The club provides teams for men, women and juniors at all levels. The club's nickname, The Plainsmen, comes from Mosgiel's location on the Taieri Plains.
Mosgiel have twice reached the final of the Chatham Cup, in 1938 and 1940, but have never won the competition. In more recent times their best performance has been to reach the last 16 of the competition in 1985 and 2005.
Present day
The club is currently competing in the ODT FootballSouth Premier League. Their best finish in the league was in the 2004 and again in the 2010 season, when they finished third. Current club captain Len Day and pacey winger Regan Coldicott feature in the current Otago United Squad competing in the 2011-2012 NZFC.
Notable former Mosgiel players include Michael McGarry.
The Mosgiel goalkeeper (Andy James) stops a Caversham cross from reaching its target, Tonga Park, Dunedin, 31 July 2010. Mosgiel are playing in the blue strip.
External links
- MosgielAFC Soccer Club Website
- MosgielAFC Soccer Club Forums
- New Zealand 2004/05 Season Results
- Mosgiel 2006 Season Results
- Footballsouth Mosgiel page
2011 ODT Footballsouth Premier League Caversham · Dunedin Technical · Grants Braes · Green Island · Mosgiel · Northern · Otago University · Queenstown Rovers · Roslyn-Wakari · Spirit FC
Categories:- Dunedin association football clubs
- Association football clubs established in 1913
- Sport in the Otago Region
- New Zealand association football club stubs
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