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Stratford AFC is an association football club from New Zealand. Its home ground and clubrooms are at Swansea Park in the town of Stratford, Central Taranaki.[1]
Stratford AFC was established in April 1908 and joined the Taranaki Association Football Union in that year.[2]
The club won the Taranaki Championship (Julian Cup) four times before 1965.[3] The 1934 season for the Stratford club is notable by winning both the Taranaki Championship and Duff Rose Bowl while remaining undefeated in both competitions.[4]
The 1958 Chatham Cup saw the club win the Taranaki final of the competition qualifiers and reach the North Island quarter-final against Kiwi United.[5]
In 1967 the club joined the Central Districts League and competed in the first division with teams from Manawatū, Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay.[6]
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Honours
Taranaki Championship - 1929,[7] 1934,[8] 1935, 1948.
Duff Rose Bowl - 1934,[8] 1958, 1966, 1972, 1974.
References
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