Melville United AFC

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Melville United
Melville United AFC logo.png
Full nameMelville United Association Football Club
Founded1972 as Melville
GroundGower Park, Hamilton West, New Zealand
ChairmanWytse Bouma
ManagerSam Wilkinson
League Northern League
2023 Northern League, 9th of 12
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Melville United AFC is an amateur football club in Melville, Hamilton, New Zealand. It competes in the Northern League.

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History

The club was formed in 1996 from the merger of Melville AFC (founded 1972) and Waikato United (founded 1988). [1] The team play at Gower Park, which was previously home to Melville United, and before that Melville AFC.[ citation needed ] Waikato United had itself been formed as the result of a merger between several local clubs, most notably former Chatham Cup winners Hamilton Technical Old Boys. [2] [3]

Current squad

As of 13 June 2021 [4]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Max Tommy
GK Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Joseph Knowles
GK Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Conor Jamieson
DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Joel McMullan
DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Tyler Ericksen
DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Lachie McIsaac
DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Ollie Valentine
DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Campbell Brown
DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Aaron Scott
DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Raheem Hunter-Ali
MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Ryen Lawrence
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Davis Vhavha
MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Liam Hayes
MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Sean Leadley
MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Josh Galletly
MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Quinton Kipara
MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Liam Molloy
MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Logan Wisnewski
FW Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Jerson Lagos
FW Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  SOL Ronald Kivolyn
FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Kieran Richards
FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Moh Reynolds

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References

  1. "Melville United". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. "Waikato United". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. "Hamilton". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. "2021 Northern and Central League Player Lists".
Chatham Cup
Preceded by Winner*
1962 Chatham Cup
Succeeded by
*As Hamilton Technical Old Boys