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North Wellington AFC Full name North Wellington Association Football Club Founded 1972 Ground Alex Moore Park, Johnsonville, Wellington Coach 2011 (Iain MacIntyre) League Capital 1 
Home coloursNorth Wellington AFC is an amateur association football club based in the northern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand. It was founded in 1972 as an amalgamation of the Onslow (founded 1934) & Johnson Villa (1951) clubs. In 1992 Newlands-Paparangi United (1968) folded and was merged within the club.
The club entered 23 (19 men & 4 women) teams in senior football in the Capital Football leagues for the 2011 season, which concluded in late August. The club's home ground is Alex Moore Park, Johnsonville, Wellington, a ground it shares with Johnsonville Softball Club. The men's senior team currently plays in the Capital One League, immediately below the Capital Premier League. The team played in the Central Premier League and its predecessors in 1992-2000 and 2005–2006, finishing second in 1996. North Wellington's best performance in the Chatham Cup came in 1997, when they reached the quarter-finals before losing to Mount Wellington 3-2. The following season they reached the fifth round (last 16 stage). Johnson Villa had previously reached the fourth round (last 32 stage) in 1970, as had Newlands-Paparangi in 1975. For the 2011 season the club appointed Iain MacIntyre as coach of the Men's senior team which finished in 5th place of the 10-team Capital One league. The club is also one of 5 local sports clubs working towards the development of a new clubroom facility on Alex Moore Park (scheduled for 2013/14).
Note: The club is not connected with the former team Wellington Northern, which is now part of Brooklyn Northern United.
Notable players
- Philip Barton
(NZ Youth - under 20; 1985) - Brian Bullen (275 Men's Senior Team league appearances)
- Aroon Clansey (NZ Secondary Schools; 2004)
- Maureen Jacobson (NZ Women; 1979 & Nominee for Wellington Football Hall of Fame, 31 March 2011)
- Mark Jamieson
(Cook Islands; 2000) - Tony Jamieson (Cook Islands; 2000)
- Peter Jones (NZ Youth - under 15; 1983)
1985-86 men's senior coach Ken Dugdale later became New Zealand national coach, a position he held from 1998 to 2002.References
Associate Member Clubs Supporting Clubs Eastbourne · Kapiti Coast United · Naenae · Porirua City · Seatoun · Stokes Valley · Victoria University AFC · Waikanae · Wainuiomata · Wellington Marist · Brooklyn Northern UnitedCategories:- Wellington association football clubs
- Sport in Wellington City
- New Zealand association football club stubs
- Philip Barton
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