Eastern Suburbs AFC

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Eastern Suburbs A.F.C.
Full nameEastern Suburbs Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Lilywhites
Founded1934; 90 years ago (1934)[1]
GroundMadills Farm
ManagerKane Wintersgill
LeagueNorthern League
National League
2024Northern League, 3rd of 12
National League, 9th of 10
Websitewww.easternsuburbs.org.nz
Current season

Eastern Suburbs Association Football Club is an association football club based in the suburb of Kohimarama in Auckland, New Zealand. The club competes in the Northern League.

Club history

Chart of yearly ladder positions for Eastern Suburbs in NZ 1st division soccer

Eastern Suburbs was formed in 1934 as a result of the merger of Tamaki United AFC (formed 1924) and Glen Innes (formed 1930).[2] One of the country's strongest clubs, it has won all major honours in the country, including winning the prestigious national Chatham Cup on six occasions.[3]

Eastern Suburbs First Team is coached by Kane Wintersgill.

Players

Current squad

As of 20 March 2024[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 New Zealand NZL Jackson Jarvie
3 New Zealand NZL Tyler Lissette
4 DF New Zealand NZL Kelvin Kalua
5 New Zealand NZL Aaryan Raj
6 DF New Zealand NZL Adam Thomas
7 New Zealand NZL Michael Built
8 New Zealand NZL Josh Galletly
10 New Zealand NZL Noah Karunaratne
14 New Zealand NZL Campbell Strong
16 New Zealand NZL Noah Billingsley
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 New Zealand NZL Ralph Rutherford
20 New Zealand NZL Jake Mechell
21 New Zealand NZL Ryan Verney
23 New Zealand NZL Sam Twigg
25 New Zealand NZL Ernest (Big Ern) Wong
27 New Zealand NZL Dylan Laing-McConnell
28 New Zealand NZL Riley Dalziell
29 New Zealand NZL James Mitchell
30 New Zealand NZL Aoi Hamao

Season by season record

Season Qualifying league League New Zealand National League Chatham
Cup 		Top scorer
P W D L F A GD Pts Pos P W D L F A GD Pts Pos Name Goals
2021[5] Northern League 19 10 4 5 31 21 +10 34 3rd Cancelled[a] R4 New Zealand Jake Mechell 12
2022[7] 22 5 5 12 24 36 -12 20 10th Did not qualify 2nd New Zealand Michael Built, Australia Daniel Champness 4
2023[8] 22 17 5 0 51 17 +34 56 2nd 9 4 3 2 23 11 +12 15 4th SF Uruguay Martín Bueno 10
Champions
Runners-up
Third Place
♦ Top scorer in competition


Performance in OFC competitions

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Position
2020[b] OFC Champions League Group A Vanuatu Galaxy 2–2 1st
Papua New Guinea Hekari United 2–1
New Caledonia Hienghène Sport 4–0

Honours

Source: [3][2][11]

Notes

  1. ^ 2021 National League season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Northern regions.[6] Championship played as South Central Series, with the northern clubs missing in the first edition.
  2. ^ On 4 September 2020, OFC announced that the knockout stage was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ Eastern Suburbs AFC team profile Archived 15 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021
  2. ^ a b "Eastern Suburbs". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "ESAFC". easternsuburbs.org.nz. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Introducing our 2024 Men's Premier Squad, consisting entirely of New Zealand players 🤝". Eastern Suburbs AFC. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "2021 Northern League – New Zealand". Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. ^ "National League Championship cancelled, new interregional competition announced and Chatham Cup moved to 2022". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. ^ "2022 Northern League – New Zealand". Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  8. ^ "2023 Northern League – New Zealand". Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  9. ^ "OFC Champions League 2020 cancelled". Oceania Football Confederation. 4 September 2020. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  10. ^ "2020 OFC Champions League - Oceania". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  11. ^ Hilton, Tony; Smith, Barry (1991). An Association with Soccer: The NZFA Celebrates Its First 100 Years. New Zealand Football. ISBN 978-0473012915.
  12. ^ "New Zealand 1971". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Callum McCowatt stars as Eastern Suburbs win national men's football league final". Stuff. 31 March 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  14. ^ "New Zealand 1951". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  15. ^ "New Zealand 1953". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  16. ^ "New Zealand 1965". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  17. ^ "New Zealand 1968". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  18. ^ "New Zealand 1969". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  19. ^ "New Zealand 2014/15". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
Chatham Cup
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1951 Chatham Cup 		Succeeded by
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1965 Chatham Cup 		Succeeded by
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1968 Chatham Cup 		Succeeded by
Eastern Suburbs
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Eastern Suburbs
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1969 Chatham Cup 		Succeeded by
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2015 Chatham Cup 		Succeeded by
Kate Sheppard Cup
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