Cambridge AFC
Cambridge AFC was constituted in 1948. T hey won the Northern League Division Four (South) in 1984 and 1986. They were Division Three champions in 1989 and Division One champions in 1995. For decades the club's programme efforts were focused on their pre-season tournament, which in the 1980s used to draw 32 teams from all over the upper North Island. However more recently the weekly match programme has enjoyed a golden revival at Vogel St with the arrival of Josh Easby, one of New Zealand's leading football writers in the 1970s.
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2010 Northern League Division 2
Cambridge launched an ambitious 16-page full colour programme, knowing a difficult season lay ahead after losing most of the club’s first team squad from 2009.
Sponsors Ricoh printed the match programme to showcase the capabilities of their high quality photocopiers while supporters could also download digital versions of the publication from the club’s website.
The team, coached by Andrew Treanor (20 games) and then Mike Woodlock (8 games), dodged relegation from the Northern League by clinching a 2-2 draw at Pukekohe in the last game of the season – with Cambridge’s equaliser coming in the 94th minute and scored by their goalkeeper Ryan McNamara who volleyed the ball into the roof of the net after going forward for a corner.
Cambridge launched an ambitious 16-page full colour programme, knowing a difficult season lay ahead after losing most of the club’s first team squad from 2009.
Sponsors Ricoh printed the match programme to showcase the capabilities of their high quality photocopiers while supporters could also download digital versions of the publication from the club’s website.
The team, coached by Andrew Treanor (20 games) and then Mike Woodlock (8 games), dodged relegation from the Northern League by clinching a 2-2 draw at Pukekohe in the last game of the season – with Cambridge’s equaliser coming in the 94th minute and scored by their goalkeeper Ryan McNamara who volleyed the ball into the roof of the net after going forward for a corner.
2011 Northern League Division 2
Cambridge programme editor Josh Easby won the NZ Football Media Association’s 2011 trophy for the country’s top match programme with his season's efforts. While the programme was produced for each Northern League home fixture, it was also used to promote other teams within the club, including the women’s first team, the Under 15s and a hard-fought interclub match between two Waikato D Division sides.
Meanwhile, after defying gravity for a long while, Cambridge finally succumbed to relegation from the Northern League, failing to win a match all season. During the season, the senior side had five different coaches and used 44 players, leading the club to restructure its efforts for future seasons.
Cambridge programme editor Josh Easby won the NZ Football Media Association’s 2011 trophy for the country’s top match programme with his season's efforts. While the programme was produced for each Northern League home fixture, it was also used to promote other teams within the club, including the women’s first team, the Under 15s and a hard-fought interclub match between two Waikato D Division sides.
Meanwhile, after defying gravity for a long while, Cambridge finally succumbed to relegation from the Northern League, failing to win a match all season. During the season, the senior side had five different coaches and used 44 players, leading the club to restructure its efforts for future seasons.
2012 WaiBOP Federation 2 League
A rejuvenated Cambridge chose to drop two divisions and enter a youth-based first team in the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Federation 2 League. The club was alone in publishing match programmes for teams at that level but the publication was a signal to players and supporters that the club was serious about returning to play at a higher level. And so it proved with the senior team winning promotion to Federation 1 for 2013 under coach Karl Dagnall, a former British Army and Combined Services representative who emigrated in 2005.
The match programme, still sponsored by Ricoh, was published for all home games and was again used to promote highlighted games by other club teams.
A rejuvenated Cambridge chose to drop two divisions and enter a youth-based first team in the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Federation 2 League. The club was alone in publishing match programmes for teams at that level but the publication was a signal to players and supporters that the club was serious about returning to play at a higher level. And so it proved with the senior team winning promotion to Federation 1 for 2013 under coach Karl Dagnall, a former British Army and Combined Services representative who emigrated in 2005.
The match programme, still sponsored by Ricoh, was published for all home games and was again used to promote highlighted games by other club teams.
2013 WaiBOP Federation 1 League
Another excellent 16 page full colour programme.
Karl Dagnall's Cambridge squad: Fraser Nicholls, Tom Wouterson, Hayden Kilgour, Adrian Clark, Glen Carmichael, Matt Pickles, Robbie Greenhalgh, Jason Szabo, Jack Taylor, Danny Styles, Josh Dagnall, Andy Taylor, Patrick Woodlock, Mat Wheeler, Lee McNally, Nathan Claridge.
Another excellent 16 page full colour programme.
Karl Dagnall's Cambridge squad: Fraser Nicholls, Tom Wouterson, Hayden Kilgour, Adrian Clark, Glen Carmichael, Matt Pickles, Robbie Greenhalgh, Jason Szabo, Jack Taylor, Danny Styles, Josh Dagnall, Andy Taylor, Patrick Woodlock, Mat Wheeler, Lee McNally, Nathan Claridge.
v Taupo, August 31, 2013
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