Miramar Rangers

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Miramar Rangers
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Full name Miramar Rangers AFC
Founded 1907
Ground David Farrington Park, Wellington
League Central Premier League
2013 Central Premier League, 1st (Champions)

Miramar Rangers AFC is an amateur New Zealand association football club in the Wellington suburb of Miramar. In 2010 they won the Chatham Cup, the fourth time they have won the trophy. They compete in the Central Premier League and are the 2011 Central Premier League champions having won it for the fourth time.

In 2004 it became one of the founding principal clubs of the Team Wellington franchise in the ASB Premiership, and since then has won the Central Premier League on four occasions in 1997, 2006, 2008 and 2011, the latter being sealed in the final game of the season in a hard fought 3-2 win over Wairarapa United at David Farrington Park.

Club history

Miramar won the Chatham Cup in 1966, 1992, 2004 and 2010, and were Central Premier League champions in 1997, 2006, 2008 and 2011. Miramar also won the now-defunct National League in 2002 and 2003; the latter was the final National League season.

Players 2013 Season

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

No. Position Player
1 England GK Phil Imray
2 New Zealand DF Hamish Chang
3 New Zealand DF Jeremy Wild
4 New Zealand DF Tim Schaeffers
5 New Zealand DF Jamie Farrington (Captain)
6 New Zealand DF Daniel Bowkett
7 New Zealand FW Corey Chettleburg
8 Solomon Islands FW Henry Fa'arodo
9 New Zealand MF Dominic Rowe
No. Position Player
10 New Zealand MF Wiremu Patrick
11 New Zealand MF Tapfuma Dimairo
13 Solomon Islands FW Michael Fifi
15 New Zealand MF Michael Durkin
17 New Zealand MF Nephi Harrison
18 New Zealand DF Mike Smith
19 New Zealand FW Alex Love
20 New Zealand MF Paul Ryder
21 New Zealand GK Charlie Morris

Staff and board members

  • President: New Zealand Peter Becker
  • Chairman: New Zealand Peter Chote
  • Coach: Italy Valerio Rugguclia
  • Assistant Coach: New Zealand Mike Smith
  • Goalkeeper Coach: New Zealand Mark Oates
  • Manager: New Zealand Ryan Holland
  • Physio : New Zealand Andrew Smith

Major Honours

  • New Zealand National Soccer League Champions 2002, 2003.
  • Central Premier League Champions 1997, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013.
  • Chatham Cup Winners 1966, 1992, 2004, 2010.

League Records

Most Appearances:

  • Stu Jacobs 220 1984-00
  • David Chote 209 1983-97
  • Peter Chote 158 1981-87
  • Bobby Peel 122 1986-92
  • Mark Cummings 110 1981-91
  • Costa Leonidas 106 1981-89
  • Brent Pratt 105 1981-89

Most Goals:

  • David Chote 68 1983-97
  • Graham Little 48 2001-03
  • John Murphy 48 1991-98

Biggest Win

  • 7-0 v Canterbury United 2002

Biggest Defeat

  • 0-8 v Chch United 1988

Most Goals in a Season

  • 22 John Murphy 1991

Notable former players

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