New Brighton A.F.C., New Zealand

See also: New Brighton F.C.

New Brighton

Full name	New Brighton Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Seasiders[1]
Founded	1924 re-formed 1959
Ground	Bexley Park, Christchurch
League	?

New Brighton A.F.C. is a soccer club in Christchurch, New Zealand. The original New Brighton Association Football Club was founded in 1924 but went into hiatus eight years later. The club was re-founded 27 years later in 1959.

The team entered the second division of the new Southern League in 1968, winning the league to gain promotion to the top flight. The following season saw their best-ever performance in the Chatham Cup, with them reaching the final only to lose to Auckland's Eastern Suburbs AFC. 1971 saw the team win the championship, gaining them entry to the New Zealand National Soccer League. The competed in this league for six seasons, spending much of that time in the bottom half of the table. Their best finish was third in 1974. They were relegated from the league in 1977.

The team gained new clubrooms in Bexley Road in 1979, which are still the club's location.

Prominent players

• Ken France
• Owen Nuttridge
• Alex Smith
• Graham Storer

External links

1. ^ Hilton, T. (1991) An association with soccer. Auckland: The New Zealand Football Association. ISBN 0-473-01291-X. p. 88

• NZ Clubs Database
• New Zealand 2004/05 Season Results
• Club website (still under construction)