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New Plymouth Rangers
FORMED 1940
as New Plymouth Old Boys.
Merged with Central City in 1974 to form New Plymouth City.
Reverted to New Plymouth Old Boys in 1976, when all Taranaki clubs merged for a combined
Central League entry, using the Taranaki United name. Amalgamation discontinued in 1984.
Merged with New Plymouth United in 1993 to form New Plymouth Rangers.
HONOURS
1987
|
Central League Division Two
|
1989
|
Central League Division One
|
|
Central League Division One Top Four winners
|
1992
|
Central League Division Three (as New Plymouth United)
|
2020
|
Central Federation Premier League
|
RECORD SCORELINES
League win
|
8-0
|
Wainuiomata, 1973
Levin, 2020
|
League loss
|
0-9
|
Karori Swifts, 1975
Waikato United, 1992
|
Cup win
|
13-0
|
New Plymouth City, 1971
|
Cup loss
|
3-7
|
Wairarapa United, 2012
|
NATIONAL / CENTRAL LEAGUE RECORD
Year
|
Division
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Pos
|
From
|
1971
|
Two
|
18
|
10
|
3
|
5
|
39
|
23
|
16
|
23
|
4th
|
10
|
1972
|
Two
|
18
|
8
|
5
|
5
|
41
|
30
|
11
|
21
|
4th
|
10
|
1973
|
Two
|
18
|
11
|
2
|
5
|
51
|
24
|
27
|
24
|
4th
|
10
|
1974
|
Two
|
18
|
4
|
4
|
10
|
23
|
38
|
-15
|
12
|
10th
|
10
|
1975
|
Three
|
18
|
5
|
2
|
11
|
21
|
48
|
-27
|
12
|
8th
|
10
|
1976-84
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1985
|
Two
|
22
|
5
|
7
|
10
|
25
|
41
|
-16
|
22
|
10th
|
12
|
1986
|
Two
|
20
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
25
|
28
|
-3
|
25
|
6th
|
11
|
1987
|
Two
|
22
|
16
|
4
|
2
|
62
|
18
|
44
|
52
|
1st
|
12
|
1988
|
One
|
22
|
14
|
5
|
3
|
39
|
18
|
21
|
47
|
2nd
|
12
|
1989
|
One
|
22
|
13
|
4
|
5
|
41
|
30
|
11
|
43
|
1st
|
12
|
1990
|
National
|
26
|
5
|
6
|
15
|
28
|
47
|
-19
|
21
|
13th
|
14
|
1991
|
National
|
26
|
4
|
3
|
19
|
23
|
71
|
-48
|
15
|
13th
|
14
|
1992
|
National
|
26
|
1
|
4
|
21
|
21
|
86
|
-65
|
7
|
14th
|
14
|
1993
|
Superclub
|
18
|
2
|
1
|
15
|
19
|
53
|
-34
|
7
|
9th
|
10
|
1993
|
Plate
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
10
|
14
|
-4
|
17
|
6th
|
7
|
1994
|
Superclub
|
18
|
3
|
7
|
8
|
19
|
31
|
-12
|
16
|
8th
|
10
|
1994
|
Plate
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
8
|
-4
|
4
|
6th
|
7
|
1995
|
Superclub
|
20
|
2
|
2
|
16
|
14
|
62
|
-48
|
8
|
11th
|
11
|
1995
|
Plate
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
5
|
16
|
-11
|
4
|
8th
|
8
|
1996
|
Superclub
|
22
|
2
|
4
|
16
|
23
|
57
|
-34
|
10
|
12th
|
12
|
CENTRAL LEAGUE PLAY-OFFS RECORD
Year
|
Results
|
Notes
|
1988
|
2-2 Wellington Olympic
|
lost 6-5 on pens - Top Four semis
|
1989
|
3-2 Lower Hutt City
3-1 Miramar Rangers
|
Top Four semis
Top Four Grand Final
|
2020
|
3-5 & 3-7 Wainuiomata
|
lost 12-6 on aggregate
|
CENTRAL LEAGUE RESERVES RECORD
Year
|
Division
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Pos
|
From
|
1992
|
Three
|
16
|
13
|
2
|
1
|
48
|
13
|
35
|
41
|
1st
|
9
|
1993
|
Two
|
22
|
9
|
5
|
8
|
39
|
34
|
5
|
32
|
5th
|
12
|
1994
|
Two
|
22
|
7
|
4
|
11
|
39
|
50
|
-11
|
25
|
9th
|
12
|
1995
|
Two
|
18
|
6
|
2
|
10
|
26
|
47
|
-21
|
20
|
7th
|
10
|
CENTRAL FEDERATION PREMIER LEAGUE RECORD
Year
|
Division
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Pos
|
From
|
2017
|
Premier
|
15
|
9
|
1
|
5
|
43
|
31
|
12
|
28
|
3rd
|
7
|
2018
|
Premier
|
14
|
5
|
2
|
7
|
28
|
38
|
-10
|
17
|
6th
|
8
|
2019
|
Premier
|
16
|
3
|
1
|
12
|
32
|
60
|
-28
|
10
|
10th
|
11
|
2020
|
Premier
|
16
|
13
|
2
|
1
|
62
|
19
|
43
|
41
|
1st
|
9
|
2021
|
Premier
|
16
|
2
|
1
|
13
|
15
|
62
|
-47
|
7
|
9th
|
9
|
CHATHAM CUP RECORD
Year
|
Round
|
Score
|
Opponents
|
Notes
|
1965
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
1-3
|
Moturoa
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1966
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
0-2
|
New Plymouth United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1967
|
One
|
0-3
|
Moturoa
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1968
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
3-0
|
New Plymouth United
|
|
|
Three
|
2-4
|
Moturoa
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1969
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
2-1
|
Central City
|
|
|
Three
|
1-1
|
Moturoa
|
lost on corners
|
|
|
|
|
|
1970
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
2-0
|
Moturoa
|
|
|
Three
|
3-0
|
Stratford
|
|
|
Four
|
2-6
|
Wanganui East Athletic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1971
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
13-0
|
New Plymouth City
|
|
|
Four
|
1-1
|
Moturoa
|
lost on corners
|
|
|
|
|
|
1972
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
1-0
|
Stratford
|
|
|
Three
|
1-4
|
Moturoa
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1973
|
One
|
2-0
|
Moturoa
|
|
|
Two
|
3-0
|
Central City
|
|
|
Three
|
2-4
|
Kiwi United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1974
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
0-3
|
Moturoa
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1975
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
1976
|
One
|
3-2
|
Central City
|
|
|
Two
|
0-4
|
Taranaki United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1977
|
One
|
1-0
|
Central City
|
|
|
Two
|
2-5
|
Wanganui East Athletic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1978
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
10-0
|
Opunake
|
|
|
Three
|
0-2
|
Taranaki United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1979
|
One
|
4-1
|
Central City
|
|
|
Two
|
3-0
|
Waitara
|
|
|
Three
|
0-6
|
Taranaki United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1980
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
0-1
|
Taranaki United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1981-84
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
1985
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
1-2
|
Rose City
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1986
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
2-0
|
Wanganui City
|
|
|
Three
|
2-0
|
Wanganui East Athletic
|
|
|
Four
|
2-1
|
Petone
|
|
|
Five
|
0-3
|
Miramar Rangers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1987
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
1-0
|
New Plymouth City
|
|
|
Three
|
1-1
|
Havelock North Wanderers
|
won 5-4 on pens
|
|
Four
|
3-1
|
Wellington Olympic
|
|
|
Five
|
1-2
|
Massey University
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1988
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
7-3
|
New Plymouth United
|
|
|
Three
|
4-0
|
New Plymouth City
|
|
|
Four
|
3-1
|
Wellington Olympic
|
|
|
Five
|
1-0
|
Taradale
|
|
|
Six
|
1-5
|
Wellington United
|
quarter-finals
|
|
|
|
|
|
1989
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
6-2
|
Red Sox
|
|
|
Three
|
2-0
|
Tawa
|
|
|
Four
|
2-1
|
Havelock North Wanderers
|
|
|
Five
|
2-1
|
Wellington Olympic
|
|
|
Six
|
3-4
|
Rotorua City
|
quarter-finals
|
|
|
|
|
|
1990
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
2-0
|
Wellington Olympic
|
|
|
Four
|
1-3
|
Nelson United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1991
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
2-1
|
Tawa
|
|
|
Four
|
|
Rongotai College
|
disqualified
|
|
|
|
|
|
1992
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
0-2
|
Hutt Valley United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1993
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
2-3
|
Wanganui East Athletic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1994
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
3-0
|
Manawatu
|
|
|
Four
|
2-3
|
Tawa
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1995
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
5-0
|
Palmerston North End
|
|
|
Three
|
4-3
|
Lower Hutt City
|
|
|
Four
|
3-1
|
Nelson United
|
|
|
Five
|
1-1
|
Christchurch Rangers
|
lost 5-4 on pens
|
|
|
|
|
|
1996
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
3-1
|
Hawera
|
|
|
Three
|
1-2
|
Lower Hutt City
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1997
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
1998
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
2-1
|
Manawatu
|
|
|
Three
|
1-6
|
Napier City Rovers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1999
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000-01
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002
|
One
|
12-0
|
Francis Douglas Mem.
|
|
|
Two
|
2-4
|
Wanganui East Athletic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003-05
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
1-2
|
Wanganui East Athletic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
4-4
|
Wanganui East Athletic
|
won 3-2 on pens
|
|
Three
|
0-2
|
Palmerston North End
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008-09
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2010
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
2-1
|
Taradale
|
|
|
Four
|
0-4
|
Wellington United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2011
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
0-4
|
Petone
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2012
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
1-0
|
Red Sox Manawatu
|
|
|
Three
|
3-7
|
Wairarapa United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2013
|
One
|
5-0
|
Palmerston North End
|
|
|
Two
|
2-1
|
FC Western
|
|
|
Three
|
2-5
|
Lower Hutt City
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2015
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
6-0
|
Wanganui City
|
|
|
Three
|
3-0
|
Tawa
|
|
|
Four
|
0-4
|
Western Suburbs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
2-0
|
Moturoa
|
|
|
Three
|
0-3
|
Marist Palmerston North
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
4-3
|
Wanganui Athletic
|
|
|
Three
|
1-2
|
North Wellington
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2018
|
One
|
1-3
|
Wanganui Athletic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2019
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
2-5
|
Marist Napier
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021-22
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2023
|
One
|
3-4
|
FC Western
|
|