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Invercargill Thistle
FORMED 1936
amalgamation for the 1991 season. Joined the revived Southland United entry
in 1997.
HONOURS
1981
|
Southern League Division One South
|
SOUTHERN LEAGUE RECORD
Year
|
Division
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Pos
|
From
|
1968
|
Two
|
14
|
9
|
1
|
4
|
32
|
18
|
14
|
19
|
4th
|
8
|
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See notes above
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1975
|
One
|
18
|
1
|
7
|
10
|
20
|
35
|
-15
|
9
|
9th
|
10
|
1976
|
One
|
17
|
7
|
5
|
5
|
34
|
28
|
6
|
19
|
4th
|
10
|
1977
|
One
|
18
|
4
|
4
|
10
|
19
|
29
|
-10
|
12
|
9th
|
10
|
1978
|
Two South
|
18
|
8
|
2
|
8
|
41
|
29
|
12
|
18
|
4th
|
10
|
1979
|
Two South
|
18
|
12
|
2
|
4
|
46
|
25
|
21
|
26
|
2nd
|
10
|
1980
|
One South
|
18
|
10
|
1
|
7
|
46
|
33
|
13
|
21
|
4th
|
10
|
1981
|
One South
|
18
|
13
|
1
|
4
|
55
|
26
|
29
|
27
|
1st
|
10
|
1982
|
National
|
22
|
3
|
5
|
14
|
18
|
51
|
-33
|
11
|
12th
|
12
|
1983
|
One South
|
18
|
2
|
5
|
11
|
24
|
52
|
-28
|
11
|
10th
|
10
|
1984
|
did not enter
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1985
|
One South
|
18
|
4
|
3
|
11
|
18
|
32
|
-14
|
15
|
8th
|
10
|
1986
|
One South
|
18
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
29
|
24
|
5
|
21
|
8th
|
10
|
1987
|
Two South
|
18
|
5
|
2
|
11
|
21
|
34
|
-13
|
17
|
9th
|
10
|
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See notes above
|
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1991
|
Two South
|
18
|
6
|
2
|
10
|
37
|
46
|
-9
|
20
|
6th
|
10
|
1992
|
Two South
|
18
|
2
|
6
|
10
|
19
|
40
|
-21
|
12
|
10th
|
10
|
1993
|
did not enter
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1994
|
One South
|
18
|
12
|
3
|
3
|
48
|
23
|
25
|
39
|
3rd
|
10
|
1995
|
One South
|
17
|
7
|
4
|
6
|
44
|
36
|
8
|
25
|
6th
|
10
|
1996
|
One South
|
18
|
2
|
4
|
12
|
16
|
47
|
-31
|
10
|
9th
|
10
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE PLAY-OFFS RECORD
Year
|
Results
|
Notes
|
1977
|
1-3 Mosgiel
|
Semi-Final
|
1981
|
0-1 & 3-0 Cashmere Wanderers
|
won 3-1 on aggregate
|
SOUTHERN LEAGUE RESERVES RECORD
Year
|
Division
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Pos
|
From
|
1982
|
One South
|
18
|
5
|
2
|
11
|
29
|
47
|
-18
|
12
|
8th
|
10
|
CHATHAM CUP RECORD
Year
|
Round
|
Score
|
Opponents
|
Notes
|
1965
|
 |
bye
|
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Rds One - Three
|
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Four
|
6-1
|
Invercargill United
|
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Five
|
4-3
|
Gore Wanderers
|
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Six
|
1-3
|
St Kilda
|
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1966
|
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bye
|
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Rds One - Three
|
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Four
|
7-3
|
Gore Wanderers
|
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Five
|
4-2
|
Queens Park
|
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Six
|
1-4
|
St. Kilda
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1967
|
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bye
|
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Rds One - Three
|
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Four
|
3-2
|
Invercargill United
|
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Five
|
9-0
|
Gore Wanderers
|
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Six
|
3-2
|
Northern
|
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Semis
|
1-4
|
Christchurch City
|
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1968
|
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bye
|
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Rds One - Three
|
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Four
|
2-4
|
Queens Park
|
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1969
|
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bye
|
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Rds One - Three
|
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Four
|
1-0
|
Invercargill United
|
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Five
|
6-0
|
Queens Park
|
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Six
|
3-1
|
Northern
|
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Semis
|
0-5
|
New Brighton
|
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1970
|
One
|
bye
|
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Two
|
bye
|
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Three
|
9-1
|
Waihopai
|
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Four
|
3-1
|
Invercargill United
|
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Five
|
2-3
|
Caversham
|
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1971
|
One
|
bye
|
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Two
|
bye
|
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Three
|
4-1
|
Invercargill United
|
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Four
|
bye
|
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Five
|
0-6
|
Dunedin Suburbs
|
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1972
|
One
|
6-1
|
Waihopai
|
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Two
|
3-4
|
Invercargill United
|
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1973
|
One
|
bye
|
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Two
|
bye
|
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Three
|
5-0
|
Queens Park
|
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Four
|
2-0
|
Dunedin City
|
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Five
|
1-2
|
Caversham
|
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1974
|
One
|
bye
|
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Two
|
6-0
|
Southland Boys High
|
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Three
|
0-4
|
Caversham
|
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1975
|
One
|
bye
|
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Two
|
2-3
|
Queens Park
|
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1976
|
One
|
bye
|
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Two
|
11-1
|
Marist Invercargill
|
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Three
|
6-0
|
Southland Boys High
|
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Four
|
0-4
|
Dunedin City
|
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1977
|
One
|
7-1
|
Old Boys
|
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Two
|
0-1
|
North End United
|
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1978
|
One
|
7-0
|
Invercargill United
|
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Two
|
4-0
|
Old Boys
|
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Three
|
0-7
|
Dunedin City
|
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1979
|
One
|
bye
|
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Two
|
2-1
|
Queens Park
|
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Three
|
5-0
|
Old Boys
|
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Four
|
0-1
|
Mosgiel
|
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1980
|
One
|
4-0
|
Gore Wanderers
|
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Two
|
3-2
|
Mosgiel
|
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Three
|
3-2
|
Queens Park
|
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Four
|
2-1
|
Woolston WMC
|
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Five
|
1-3
|
Christchurch United
|
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1981
|
One
|
4-3
|
Queens Park
|
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Two
|
4-0
|
Waihopai
|
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Three
|
1-2
|
Green Island
|
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1982
|
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bye
|
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Rds One - Three
|
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Four
|
2-3
|
Caversham
|
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1983
|
One
|
bye
|
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Two
|
3-2
|
Mosgiel
|
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Three
|
2-0
|
Queens Park
|
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Four
|
0-7
|
Dunedin Technical
|
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1984
|
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did not enter
|
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1985
|
One
|
bye
|
 |
 |
 |
Two
|
1-0
|
Old Boys
|
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Three
|
1-3
|
Queens Park
|
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1986
|
One
|
bye
|
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Two
|
2-0
|
Roslyn Wakari
|
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Three
|
3-2
|
Canterbury University
|
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Four
|
1-2
|
Shamrock
|
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1987
|
One
|
3-2
|
Queens Park
|
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Two
|
3-1
|
Roslyn Wakari
|
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Three
|
0-2
|
Burndale United
|
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1988
|
One
|
bye
|
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Two
|
0-2
|
Old Boys
|
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1989
|
One
|
3-9
|
Southland United
|
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1990
|
One
|
4-4
|
Gore Wanderers
|
lost 3-0 on pens
|
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1991
|
One
|
bye
|
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Two
|
2-2
|
Otago University
|
lost 4-3 on pens
|
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1992
|
One
|
bye
|
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Two
|
1-2
|
Queens Park
|
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1993
|
One
|
8-1
|
Seacliff
|
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Two
|
2-0
|
Waihopai
|
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Three
|
4-2
|
Mosgiel
|
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Four
|
0-1
|
Halswell United
|
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1994
|
One
|
bye
|
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Two
|
7-0
|
Waihopai
|
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Three
|
2-3
|
Green Island
|
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1995
|
One
|
bye
|
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Two
|
0-2
|
Waihopai
|
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1996
|
One
|
bye
|
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 |
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Two
|
1-4
|
Mosgiel
|
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1997
|
One
|
1-9
|
Waihopai
|
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1998
|
One
|
3-0
|
Gore Wanderers
|
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Two
|
2-0
|
South End United
|
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Three
|
0-4
|
Dunedin Technical
|
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1999
|
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did not enter
|
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2000-02
|
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did not enter
|
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2003
|
Prelim
|
9-4
|
Old Boys
|
 |
 |
One
|
1-0
|
Mornington
|
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Two
|
1-3
|
Northern
|
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2004-05
|
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did not enter
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