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Gisborne City
FORMED 1939
as Eastern Union. Name changed to Gisborne City in 1968.
Merged with Marist Gisborne in 2003 to form Gisborne City Marist.
Reverted to Gisborne City for the 2005 season.
HONOURS
1974
|
Air New Zealand Cup runners-up
|
1976
|
Air New Zealand Cup runners-up
|
1979
|
Central League Division One
|
1980
|
National League runners-up
|
1981
|
NZFA Challenge Trophy runners-up
|
1983
|
Chatham Cup runners-up
|
1984
|
National League winners
|
|
Chatham Cup runners-up
|
|
Air New Zealand Cup winners
|
1985
|
National League runners-up
|
|
NZFA Challenge Trophy winners
|
1987
|
Chatham Cup winners
|
|
National League runners-up
|
RECORD SCORELINES
League win
|
11-0
|
Moturoa, 2003
|
League loss
|
0-7
|
Mt. Wellington, 1989
Waterside Karori, 1989
|
Cup win
|
10-1
|
Feilding United, 2007
|
Cup loss
|
2-8
|
Marist Palmerston North, 2008
|
NATIONAL / CENTRAL LEAGUE RECORD
Year
|
Division
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Pos
|
From
|
1968
|
One
|
18
|
8
|
5
|
5
|
33
|
24
|
9
|
21
|
5th
|
10
|
1969
|
One
|
18
|
12
|
1
|
5
|
43
|
18
|
25
|
25
|
3rd
|
10
|
1970
|
National
|
14
|
3
|
3
|
8
|
22
|
31
|
-9
|
9
|
6th
|
8
|
1971
|
National
|
18
|
8
|
5
|
5
|
38
|
33
|
5
|
21
|
5th
|
10
|
1972
|
National
|
18
|
6
|
5
|
7
|
32
|
28
|
4
|
17
|
5th
|
10
|
1973
|
National
|
18
|
8
|
4
|
6
|
33
|
26
|
7
|
20
|
4th
|
10
|
1974
|
National
|
18
|
5
|
3
|
10
|
21
|
35
|
-14
|
13
|
8th
|
10
|
1975
|
National
|
18
|
5
|
4
|
9
|
13
|
25
|
-12
|
14
|
8th
|
10
|
1976
|
National
|
18
|
3
|
3
|
12
|
21
|
39
|
-18
|
9
|
10th
|
10
|
1977
|
One
|
18
|
6
|
9
|
3
|
23
|
18
|
5
|
21
|
4th
|
10
|
1978
|
One
|
18
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
27
|
14
|
13
|
22
|
4th
|
10
|
1979
|
One
|
18
|
10
|
8
|
0
|
39
|
12
|
27
|
28
|
1st
|
10
|
1980
|
National
|
22
|
11
|
9
|
2
|
44
|
24
|
20
|
31
|
2nd
|
12
|
1981
|
National
|
22
|
14
|
1
|
7
|
43
|
17
|
26
|
29
|
4th
|
12
|
1982
|
National
|
22
|
10
|
7
|
5
|
39
|
31
|
8
|
27
|
4th
|
12
|
1983
|
National
|
22
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
27
|
29
|
-2
|
28
|
10th
|
12
|
1984
|
National
|
22
|
15
|
6
|
1
|
59
|
16
|
43
|
51
|
1st
|
12
|
1985
|
National
|
22
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
41
|
26
|
15
|
38
|
2nd
|
12
|
1986
|
National
|
22
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
46
|
35
|
11
|
38
|
5th
|
12
|
1987
|
National
|
26
|
14
|
9
|
3
|
52
|
31
|
21
|
51
|
2nd
|
14
|
1988
|
National
|
26
|
10
|
4
|
12
|
46
|
46
|
0
|
34
|
9th
|
14
|
1989
|
National
|
26
|
4
|
6
|
16
|
26
|
66
|
-40
|
18
|
13th
|
14
|
1990
|
National
|
26
|
6
|
6
|
14
|
30
|
49
|
-19
|
24
|
12th
|
14
|
1991
|
National
|
26
|
5
|
0
|
21
|
13
|
74
|
-61
|
15
|
14th
|
14
|
1992
|
Premier
|
22
|
3
|
2
|
17
|
26
|
52
|
-26
|
11
|
12th
|
12
|
1993
|
Premier
|
24
|
8
|
5
|
11
|
37
|
40
|
-3
|
29
|
9th
|
13
|
1994
|
Premier
|
24
|
6
|
9
|
9
|
28
|
30
|
-2
|
27
|
9th
|
13
|
1995
|
Premier
|
22
|
14
|
2
|
6
|
64
|
29
|
35
|
44
|
3rd
|
12
|
1996
|
Premier
|
22
|
15
|
1
|
6
|
81
|
33
|
48
|
46
|
3rd
|
12
|
1997
|
One
|
22
|
14
|
2
|
6
|
62
|
35
|
27
|
44
|
3rd
|
12
|
1998
|
One
|
22
|
12
|
2
|
8
|
60
|
50
|
10
|
38
|
3rd
|
12
|
1999
|
Premier
|
22
|
8
|
2
|
12
|
29
|
37
|
-8
|
26
|
8th
|
12
|
2000-04
|
No competition
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
Premier
|
18
|
10
|
4
|
4
|
49
|
23
|
26
|
34
|
3rd
|
10
|
2006
|
Premier
|
18
|
12
|
3
|
3
|
42
|
11
|
31
|
39
|
3rd
|
10
|
2007
|
Premier
|
18
|
9
|
2
|
7
|
42
|
33
|
9
|
29
|
6th
|
10
|
CENTRAL LEAGUE RESERVES RECORD
Year
|
Division
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Pos
|
From
|
1983
|
Three North
|
16
|
9
|
2
|
5
|
39
|
21
|
18
|
20
|
4th
|
9
|
CENTRAL PREMIER LEAGUE RECORD
Year
|
Division
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD
|
Pts
|
Pos
|
From
|
2000
|
Premier
|
18
|
6
|
5
|
7
|
44
|
36
|
8
|
23
|
6th
|
10
|
2001
|
Premier
|
18
|
7
|
1
|
10
|
31
|
48
|
-17
|
22
|
8th
|
10
|
2002
|
Premier
|
18
|
11
|
2
|
5
|
44
|
30
|
14
|
35
|
3rd
|
10
|
2003
|
Premier
|
18
|
9
|
1
|
8
|
42
|
40
|
2
|
28
|
4th
|
10
|
2004
|
Premier
|
18
|
12
|
3
|
3
|
45
|
22
|
23
|
39
|
3rd
|
10
|
2005-6
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007
|
Pacific
|
18
|
10
|
5
|
3
|
45
|
19
|
26
|
35
|
3rd
|
10
|
2008
|
Pacific
|
18
|
11
|
2
|
5
|
46
|
25
|
21
|
35
|
3rd
|
10
|
CHATHAM CUP RECORD
Year
|
Round
|
Score
|
Opponents
|
Notes
|
1965
|
One
|
9-1
|
Wairoa
|
|
|
Two
|
4-2
|
Gisborne Thistle
|
|
|
Three
|
3-1
|
Riverina
|
|
|
Four
|
3-1
|
Pukekohe Ramblers
|
|
|
Five
|
2-0
|
Mt. Wellington
|
|
|
Six
|
1-6
|
Eastern Suburbs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1966
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
6-1
|
Gisborne Thistle
|
|
|
Three
|
2-0
|
Riverina
|
|
|
Four
|
7-1
|
Kahukura
|
|
|
Five
|
1-2
|
Hamilton
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1967
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
3-2
|
Riverina
|
|
|
Four
|
3-1
|
Blockhouse Bay
|
|
|
Five
|
2-0
|
Whangarei
|
|
|
Six
|
0-1
|
North Shore United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1968
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
3-0
|
Riverina
|
|
|
Four
|
1-2
|
Eastern Suburbs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1969
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
4-1
|
Whangarei
|
|
|
Five
|
0-1
|
North Shore United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1970
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Five
|
|
Six
|
1-4
|
Eastern Suburbs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1971
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Four
|
|
Five
|
3-0
|
Kiwi United
|
|
|
Six
|
4-4
|
Miramar Rangers
|
lost on corners
|
|
|
|
|
|
1972
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
7-1
|
Hastings United
|
|
|
Five
|
4-0
|
Moturoa
|
|
|
Six
|
2-4
|
Christchurch United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1973
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
5-1
|
Hungaria
|
|
|
Five
|
9-1
|
Napier City Rovers
|
|
|
Six
|
3-1
|
Kiwi United
|
|
|
Semis
|
2-3
|
Mt. Wellington
|
semi-finalists
|
|
|
|
|
|
1974
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
2-1
|
Wellington City
|
|
|
Five
|
3-2
|
Stop Out
|
|
|
Six
|
3-2
|
Eastern Suburbs
|
|
|
Semis
|
1-2
|
Wellington United
|
after 0-0 draw;
semi-finalists
|
|
|
|
|
|
1975
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
1-3
|
Stop Out
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1976
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
3-2
|
Napier City Rovers
|
|
|
Five
|
1-0
|
Stop Out
|
|
|
Six
|
0-3
|
Christchurch United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1977
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
8-0
|
Gisborne HSOB
|
|
|
Three
|
4-2
|
Napier City Rovers
|
|
|
Four
|
2-1
|
Richmond Athletic
|
|
|
Five
|
1-1
|
Wellington United
|
won on pens
|
|
Six
|
1-3
|
Christchurch Technical
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1978
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
1979
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
2-0
|
Hastings City
|
|
|
Three
|
1-1
|
Napier City Rovers
|
lost 5-3 on pens
|
|
|
|
|
|
1980
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
2-1
|
Stokes Valley
|
|
|
Five
|
2-0
|
Nelson United
|
|
|
Six
|
0-2
|
Christchurch United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1981
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
3-1
|
Napier City Rovers
|
|
|
Five
|
2-0
|
Manawatu United
|
|
|
Six
|
1-3
|
Mt. Wellington
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1982
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
|
Stop Out
|
disqualified
|
|
|
|
|
|
1983
|
|
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
4-0
|
Havelock North Wanderers
|
|
|
Five
|
3-1
|
Wellington City
|
|
|
Six
|
1-0
|
Christchurch United
|
|
|
Semis
|
1-0
|
North Shore United
|
|
|
Final
|
0-2
|
Mt. Wellington
|
after 2-2 draw;
runners-up
|
|
|
|
|
|
1984
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
1-0
|
Napier City Rovers
|
|
|
Five
|
2-0
|
Wellington Diamond Utd
|
|
|
Six
|
5-0
|
Stop Out
|
|
|
Semis
|
2-0
|
North Shore United
|
|
|
Final
|
1-2
|
Manurewa
|
runners-up
|
|
|
|
|
|
1985
|
|
bye
|
|
Rds One - Three
|
|
Four
|
0-1
|
Petone
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1986
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
9-1
|
Red Sox
|
|
|
Four
|
5-0
|
Napier City Rovers
|
|
|
Five
|
1-1
|
Nelson United
|
lost 11-10 on pens
|
|
|
|
|
|
1987
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
2-0
|
Hutt Valley United
|
|
|
Four
|
5-0
|
Wainuiomata
|
|
|
Five
|
3-2
|
Napier City Rovers
|
|
|
Six
|
4-1
|
Dunedin City
|
|
|
Semis
|
1-0
|
North Shore United
|
|
|
Final
|
7-3
|
Christchurch United
|
two-legged final -
5-1 and 2-2; winners
|
|
|
|
|
|
1988
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
5-2
|
Havelock North Wanderers
|
|
|
Four
|
3-2
|
Manawatu
|
|
|
Five
|
2-0
|
Stokes Valley
|
|
|
Six
|
3-4
|
Christchurch United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1989
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
4-1
|
Manawatu
|
|
|
Four
|
1-2
|
Wellington United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1990
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
2-0
|
Red Sox
|
|
|
Four
|
1-1
|
Wanganui East Athletic
|
won 6-5 on pens
|
|
Five
|
4-2
|
Lower Hutt City
|
|
|
Six
|
0-1
|
Burndale United
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1991
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
0-2
|
Petone
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1992-99
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
6-2
|
Gisborne Thistle
|
|
|
Three
|
3-2
|
Wairarapa United
|
|
|
Four
|
2-4
|
Miramar Rangers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2001
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
0-3
|
Wellington Olympic
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2002
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
0-1
|
Havelock North Wanderers
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
0-2
|
Red Sox
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004
|
|
|
|
did not enter
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
|
One
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Two
|
bye
|
|
|
|
Three
|
3-0
|
Taradale
|
|
|
Four
|
3-1
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Napier City Rovers
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|
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Five
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1-5
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Lower Hutt City
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2006
|
One
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bye
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Two
|
1-1
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Napier City Rovers
|
lost 3-1 on pens
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|
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2007
|
One
|
bye
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Two
|
10-1
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Feilding United
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|
|
Three
|
2-1
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Maycenvale United
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|
|
Four
|
0-1
|
Napier City Rovers
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|
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2008
|
One
|
bye
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Two
|
2-8
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Marist Palmerston North
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