Glenfield Rovers
Encyclopedia
Glenfield Rovers is a semi-professional football (soccer)
club based in Glenfield
, New Zealand
. They are currently competing in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1
.
where team members worked. The team's name was changed to its current name in 1963, the same year that the club moved to its present site in McFetridge Park. According to the club's website, the Glenfield part of the club's new name reflected its new location, and "Rovers" was inspired by the fictional comic strip heroics of "Roy of the Rovers
". It should be noted that an earlier team called Chelsea also existed in the Auckland area in the 1920s and 1930s, though there is no known link between this club and the team which became Glenfield Rovers. The earlier team may, however, have also originated as a team for workers at the refinery.
Rovers currently play in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Div 1B
. They were champions of the Northern League
in 2002 and 2003, missing out on promotion to the 2003 national league
in the play-off series.
Glenfield Rovers' best performance in the Chatham Cup
came in 2008
, when they reached the semi-finals. They have reached the quarter-finals on two other occasions, in 1996
and 2010
.
Gerard Davis
Dean Dodds Lee Jones
Liam Mulrooney
Brad Scott
Caitlin Campbell
Elizabeth Milne
Hannah Wilkinson
Katie Hoyle
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Glenfield
Glenfield, New Zealand
Glenfield is a suburb of North Shore, one of several cities in the Auckland metropolitan area in northern New Zealand. It is located to the north of the Waitemata Harbour, nine kilometres northwest of the Auckland city centre....
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. They are currently competing in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1
Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1
The Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1 is a New Zealand Association football semi-professional status league competition that is run by the Auckland Football Federation and includes soccer clubs located in the northern part of the North Island, New Zealand...
.
History
The club was founded as Chelsea FC - named not after the English team, but after the Chelsea Sugar RefineryChelsea Sugar Refinery
The Chelsea Sugar Refinery, also known colloquially as "Chelsea" and the "sugar works", is a long-established business and landmark in Birkenhead, New Zealand, located on the northern shore of Auckland's Waitemata Harbour. It was established in 1884, and remains New Zealand's main source of sugar...
where team members worked. The team's name was changed to its current name in 1963, the same year that the club moved to its present site in McFetridge Park. According to the club's website, the Glenfield part of the club's new name reflected its new location, and "Rovers" was inspired by the fictional comic strip heroics of "Roy of the Rovers
Roy of the Rovers
Roy of the Rovers is a British comic strip about the life and times of a fictional footballer named Roy Race, who played for Melchester Rovers...
". It should be noted that an earlier team called Chelsea also existed in the Auckland area in the 1920s and 1930s, though there is no known link between this club and the team which became Glenfield Rovers. The earlier team may, however, have also originated as a team for workers at the refinery.
Rovers currently play in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Div 1B
Northern League (New Zealand)
The Northern Region Football League, or Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier for sponsorship reasons, is a professional/semi-professional New Zealand association football league competition that is run by the...
. They were champions of the Northern League
Northern League (New Zealand)
The Northern Region Football League, or Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier for sponsorship reasons, is a professional/semi-professional New Zealand association football league competition that is run by the...
in 2002 and 2003, missing out on promotion to the 2003 national league
2003 New Zealand National Soccer League
The 2003 New Zealand National Club Championship, also known, due to naming-rights sponsorship, as the Southern Trust National League was the fourth and final season of a nationwide club competition in New Zealand football. The competition was won by Miramar Rangers.The league was played mainly...
in the play-off series.
Glenfield Rovers' best performance in the Chatham Cup
Chatham Cup
The Chatham Cup, currently known as the ASB Chatham Cup for sponsorship purposes, is New Zealand's premier knockout tournament in men's football...
came in 2008
2008 Chatham Cup
The 2008 Chatham Cup is the New Zealand's 81st knockout football competition. The final was played on September 13 at North Harbour Stadium, North Shore....
, when they reached the semi-finals. They have reached the quarter-finals on two other occasions, in 1996
1996 Chatham Cup
The 1996 Chatham Cup was the 69th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions , with an open draw from the quarter-finals on. National League teams received a bye until the fourth round...
and 2010
2010 Chatham Cup
The 2010 Chatham Cup is New Zealand's 83rd knockout football competition.The 2010 competition had a preliminary round, a qualification round, and four rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final...
.
Men
Jason BattyJason Batty
Jason Batty is a retired New Zealand football goalkeeper who is currently the goalkeeper coach for the San Jose Earthquakes. Batty frequently represented his country in the 1990s. He later coached Dartmouth College in the U.S...
Gerard Davis
Gerard Davis
Gerard Davis is an association football player who played for the New Zealand national football team, the All Whites....
Dean Dodds Lee Jones
Lee Jones (New Zealand footballer)
Lee Jones is an association football player who has represented New Zealand at international level.-Career:...
Liam Mulrooney
Liam Mulrooney
Liam Mulrooney is a New Zealand association football player who currently plays for Glenfield Rovers in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1B...
Brad Scott
Women
Bridgette ArmstrongBridgette Armstrong
Bridgette Kate Armstrong , is a member of the Football Ferns, the New Zealand women's association football team.She was a member of the New Zealand squad in the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup playing all 3 group games; a 0-1 loss to Canada, a 1-2 loss to Denmark and a 1-3 loss to...
Caitlin Campbell
Caitlin Campbell
Caitlin Amelia Campbell is a New Zealand association football player who represented her country.She was a member of the New Zealand squad in the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup playing 2 group games; a 0-1 loss to Canada, and a 1-2 loss to Denmark.Campbell also represented New Zealand at...
Elizabeth Milne
Elizabeth Milne
Elizabeth Caylee Milne is a New Zealand association football player who represented her country.Milne was a member of the New Zealand squad in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup playing all 3 group games; a 2-3 loss to Nigeria, a 4-3 win over hosts Chile and a 1-1 draw with England...
Hannah Wilkinson
Hannah Wilkinson
Hannah Lilian Wilkinson is a member of the Football Ferns, the New Zealand women's association football team.-Playing career:...
Katie Hoyle
Katie Hoyle
Katie Cherie Hoyle is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Hoyle represented New Zealand at age group level, appearing at the 2006 Women's U-20 World Cup finals, and again represented the young ferns at the 2008 Women's U-20 World Cup in Chile...