Waikato International programmes
A smattering of international matches have been played in the Waikato over the decades. These include, most famously, Jimmy Armfield's Football Association XI in 1969, and a Waikato XI playing Bournemouth at Porritt Stadium on May 23, 1982.
In 1924 the touring Chinese University team lost 1-3 to South Auckland.
In 1927 the touring Canadian team beat South Auckland 8-1.
In 1947 the touring South Africans beat South Auckland 10-0.
In 1957 the touring Chinese team beat Waikato 4-2
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In 1924 the touring Chinese University team lost 1-3 to South Auckland.
In 1927 the touring Canadian team beat South Auckland 8-1.
In 1947 the touring South Africans beat South Auckland 10-0.
In 1957 the touring Chinese team beat Waikato 4-2
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July 20, 1927, South Auckland v Canada
Canada beat South Auckland 8-1, their 17th match of a 20-match tour. The team stayed at the Commercial Hotel.
If anyone has a copy of the match programme in their possession, a scan would be appreciated. (See contact details). Pictured here is a copy of the tour itinerary
Canada beat South Auckland 8-1, their 17th match of a 20-match tour. The team stayed at the Commercial Hotel.
If anyone has a copy of the match programme in their possession, a scan would be appreciated. (See contact details). Pictured here is a copy of the tour itinerary
August 21, 1958 Waikato v Australia
Australia won 5-2. The Waikato representative team was considered one of the four strongest in New Zealand at the time, with the likes of Bill Hume, Frits Poelman, and Arthur Leong playing.
An eight page programme, middle-page spread with the line-ups for the two teams and for the Huntly College v Hamilton HS curtain-raiser. Four pages were devoted to pen portraits of the Waikato and Australia players. The back page carries advertisements.
Australia won 5-2. The Waikato representative team was considered one of the four strongest in New Zealand at the time, with the likes of Bill Hume, Frits Poelman, and Arthur Leong playing.
An eight page programme, middle-page spread with the line-ups for the two teams and for the Huntly College v Hamilton HS curtain-raiser. Four pages were devoted to pen portraits of the Waikato and Australia players. The back page carries advertisements.
Pen pics of the Waikato players from the 1958 Waikato v Australia programme.
On August 21 1958 Australia beat a Waikato XI 5-2 at Seddon Park, Hamilton, in front of a crowd of 1500. Waikato's goals came from the great Bill Hume (Wanderers) - who also scored for NZ against Australia earlier in the tour - and John Raart (Kinleith).
Others to represent Waikato that day were (keeper) Merv Saunders (Rovers), Peter Moir (Wanderers), Fritz Poelman (Technical Old Boys), Don Emmott (Wanderers), Tom Henderson (Technical), Ray McLean (Technical), Terry Hobbs (Wanderers), John Wrathall (Auckland guest), Arthur.Leong (captain, Technical).
All the Waikato players came from within the Waikato apart from Auckand's John Wrathall. (Three weeks earlier Bill Hume had played for Auckland as a guest player against Australia.)
Incidentally New Zealand then beat Waikato 3-0 five days later at the same venue with Bill Hume and Fitz Poelman playing for NZ. The following year Arthur Leong became the first player of Asian descent to represent NZ.
On August 21 1958 Australia beat a Waikato XI 5-2 at Seddon Park, Hamilton, in front of a crowd of 1500. Waikato's goals came from the great Bill Hume (Wanderers) - who also scored for NZ against Australia earlier in the tour - and John Raart (Kinleith).
Others to represent Waikato that day were (keeper) Merv Saunders (Rovers), Peter Moir (Wanderers), Fritz Poelman (Technical Old Boys), Don Emmott (Wanderers), Tom Henderson (Technical), Ray McLean (Technical), Terry Hobbs (Wanderers), John Wrathall (Auckland guest), Arthur.Leong (captain, Technical).
All the Waikato players came from within the Waikato apart from Auckand's John Wrathall. (Three weeks earlier Bill Hume had played for Auckland as a guest player against Australia.)
Incidentally New Zealand then beat Waikato 3-0 five days later at the same venue with Bill Hume and Fitz Poelman playing for NZ. The following year Arthur Leong became the first player of Asian descent to represent NZ.
Waikato's Bill Hume, pictured in 1958.
Hume, who emigrated from Scotland as a teenager, was without peer as a striker in New Zealand at the time and in five NZ A international appearances scored 6 goals. He later also represented Australia in two matches in 1959. In later years he returned as player-coach for Hamilton AFC in the early 70s. Died December 10, 2005 in Hamilton.
Hume, who emigrated from Scotland as a teenager, was without peer as a striker in New Zealand at the time and in five NZ A international appearances scored 6 goals. He later also represented Australia in two matches in 1959. In later years he returned as player-coach for Hamilton AFC in the early 70s. Died December 10, 2005 in Hamilton.
August 26, 1958 Waikato v New Zealand
The New Zealand Touring Team beat Waikato 3-0 at Seddon Park in front of a crowd of about 700.
Match report HERE
The New Zealand Touring Team beat Waikato 3-0 at Seddon Park in front of a crowd of about 700.
Match report HERE
May 27 1959 Waikato v Costa Rica (Deportivo Sapprisso)
Match played at Seddon Park. Eight-page A5 programme. Though named as Costa Rica, this was the national champions Deportivo Sapprisso FC, making the first tour of its kind (Central American visitors) to New Zealand. The tourists arrived in NZ two days before this, the first match of the NZ leg of a tour which also covered Australia, Far East and Middle East.
Advertisers included Wiren Electrical, Ace Hardware, Frankton Petrol Serrvice Station, Waikato Motors, WA Parker Tiling Specialist, and Waikato Draught. Programme cost sixpence.
Match played at Seddon Park. Eight-page A5 programme. Though named as Costa Rica, this was the national champions Deportivo Sapprisso FC, making the first tour of its kind (Central American visitors) to New Zealand. The tourists arrived in NZ two days before this, the first match of the NZ leg of a tour which also covered Australia, Far East and Middle East.
Advertisers included Wiren Electrical, Ace Hardware, Frankton Petrol Serrvice Station, Waikato Motors, WA Parker Tiling Specialist, and Waikato Draught. Programme cost sixpence.
1959 Waikato player pen portraits
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Click page to enlarge
June 7, 1969: NZ Squad XI v Football Association XI, Seddon Park, Hamilton. NZ 0 FA XI 5 (Eastham 3, Weller, Hateley).
NZ: Cutler, Harris, Hunter, McNab, Jeffrey, Bilby, Bruce, Thomas, Guildea, Mears, Legg. FA XI: Hodgkinson, Knighton (Piper sub), Megson, Payne, Eddy, Hawkins, Morgan, Weller, Hateley, Eastham, Rioch (Gedney sub).
Player-manager Jimmy Armfield was injured most of tour. but his team won every match on tour, scoring 45 goals to six in seven matches. George Eastham was the star of the side.
This was an eight page programme for the Seddon Park match. The middle pages have team line-ups plus advertisements. Three pages devoted to the visitors, another to a welcome from the NZFA President, plus teams for an East Side v West Side schoolboy curtain-raiser. Back page is a full page advertisement for Waikato Brew 22. Programme cost 10c.
NZ: Cutler, Harris, Hunter, McNab, Jeffrey, Bilby, Bruce, Thomas, Guildea, Mears, Legg. FA XI: Hodgkinson, Knighton (Piper sub), Megson, Payne, Eddy, Hawkins, Morgan, Weller, Hateley, Eastham, Rioch (Gedney sub).
Player-manager Jimmy Armfield was injured most of tour. but his team won every match on tour, scoring 45 goals to six in seven matches. George Eastham was the star of the side.
This was an eight page programme for the Seddon Park match. The middle pages have team line-ups plus advertisements. Three pages devoted to the visitors, another to a welcome from the NZFA President, plus teams for an East Side v West Side schoolboy curtain-raiser. Back page is a full page advertisement for Waikato Brew 22. Programme cost 10c.
26 August 1958, New Zealand v Waikato
Four-page programme with a middle spread for team line-ups and a Hotel Riverina advertisement on back cover.
Four-page programme with a middle spread for team line-ups and a Hotel Riverina advertisement on back cover.
25 January 1976, Hamilton v FC Brugg (Switzerland)
The fact Hamilton AFC required the embellishment of "Top Waikato Club" on the cover suggested this programme was being pitched very much at the Swiss tourists.
The fact Hamilton AFC required the embellishment of "Top Waikato Club" on the cover suggested this programme was being pitched very much at the Swiss tourists.
1985 Kevin Keegan XI v New Zealand
An unofficial friendly on April 8 at Porritt Stadium, with an attendance of 4500. Kevin Keegan leading a Claudelands Rovers Invitation XI.
Finished 5-3 to New Zealand. (Greg Little 2, Ceri Evans 2, Richard Mulligan - Leighton Edwards, Kevin Keegan 2 (2 pens))
New Zealand: Frank van Hattum, Ken Cresswell, Ceri Evans, Malcolm Dunford, Alex Metzger (Richard Mulligan), Duncan Cole [c], Steve Sumner (Michael Groom), Allan
Boath, Peter Henry (Kevin Birch), Greg Little, Kevin Hagan (Colin Walker). Coach: Kevin Fallon.
Claudelands Rovers Invitation XI: Jim Barry, Terry Milligan, Philip Alexander, Paul Wilkinson, Ian Taylor (Martin Gorry), Terry Emms, Kevin Keegan [c], David King, William McClure, Leighton Edwards (Jim Doherty), Paul Nixon.
An unofficial friendly on April 8 at Porritt Stadium, with an attendance of 4500. Kevin Keegan leading a Claudelands Rovers Invitation XI.
Finished 5-3 to New Zealand. (Greg Little 2, Ceri Evans 2, Richard Mulligan - Leighton Edwards, Kevin Keegan 2 (2 pens))
New Zealand: Frank van Hattum, Ken Cresswell, Ceri Evans, Malcolm Dunford, Alex Metzger (Richard Mulligan), Duncan Cole [c], Steve Sumner (Michael Groom), Allan
Boath, Peter Henry (Kevin Birch), Greg Little, Kevin Hagan (Colin Walker). Coach: Kevin Fallon.
Claudelands Rovers Invitation XI: Jim Barry, Terry Milligan, Philip Alexander, Paul Wilkinson, Ian Taylor (Martin Gorry), Terry Emms, Kevin Keegan [c], David King, William McClure, Leighton Edwards (Jim Doherty), Paul Nixon.
1990
Not really an international, but there was always a programme for matches at Muir Park, and they had to label this U19 game as something,
4-page programme, marking a match between Terry Conley's national U19 team and Roger Wilkinson's Waikato U19 team which featured the likes of Craig Wallace, Darryl Ward, Brian Chisholm, Shane Gillies, Phil Fletcher, Tommy Taylor and Karl Nielsen.
Not really an international, but there was always a programme for matches at Muir Park, and they had to label this U19 game as something,
4-page programme, marking a match between Terry Conley's national U19 team and Roger Wilkinson's Waikato U19 team which featured the likes of Craig Wallace, Darryl Ward, Brian Chisholm, Shane Gillies, Phil Fletcher, Tommy Taylor and Karl Nielsen.
1991 Hamilton AFC Select XI v Gimnasia Esgrima (Argentina).
Hamilton AFC was coming to the end of its existence as an independent entity - it was contesting the Northern League 4th division under coach Dave Hayes - and formal amalgamation with Waikato United took place the following year.
But there was still the tradition of matches against touring teams at Muir Park, and this was a token programme - a flimsy 4 pages - to mark a match against a Buenos Aires club.
Hamilton AFC was coming to the end of its existence as an independent entity - it was contesting the Northern League 4th division under coach Dave Hayes - and formal amalgamation with Waikato United took place the following year.
But there was still the tradition of matches against touring teams at Muir Park, and this was a token programme - a flimsy 4 pages - to mark a match against a Buenos Aires club.
1991 NZ Women v Australia
Programmes for women's matches were exceptionally rare in the early 1990s.
This 16-page glossy (and free) programme was a tribute to Waikato United chairman John Walker, who believed hosting an international match at Muir Park demanded the production of a programme.
The match was one of three against Australia that the New Zealand team played in preparation for the inaugural Women's World Cup in China, after having won Oceania qualifying.
Only tragedy of the occasion was the New Zealand captain Jo Fisher, a long-time darling of Waikato women's football, basically played herself out of World Cup selection. The programme contained an alphabetical list of all New Zealand's senior women's representatives and caps up until the game.
Programmes for women's matches were exceptionally rare in the early 1990s.
This 16-page glossy (and free) programme was a tribute to Waikato United chairman John Walker, who believed hosting an international match at Muir Park demanded the production of a programme.
The match was one of three against Australia that the New Zealand team played in preparation for the inaugural Women's World Cup in China, after having won Oceania qualifying.
Only tragedy of the occasion was the New Zealand captain Jo Fisher, a long-time darling of Waikato women's football, basically played herself out of World Cup selection. The programme contained an alphabetical list of all New Zealand's senior women's representatives and caps up until the game.
1992 Gold Coast Gamblers
Waikato United beat the touring Australian Gold Coast Gamblers at Muir Park, with John Walker producing a 16-page glossy programme with a one-off colour cover.
Waikato United beat the touring Australian Gold Coast Gamblers at Muir Park, with John Walker producing a 16-page glossy programme with a one-off colour cover.
January 5 1996: Waikato United v NZ Olympic team
Waikato United played a match at Porritt Stadium for the first time., losing 0-1 to the New Zealand Olympic team a week ahead of the Oceania qualifying tournament in Australia.
Olympic team included Mark Paston, Jonathan Perry, Danny Hay, Che Bunce, Ivan Vicelich, Gavin Wilkinson, Simon Elliott, Mark Burton and Aaran Lines.
12 page programme, sold for 50 cents.
Waikato United played a match at Porritt Stadium for the first time., losing 0-1 to the New Zealand Olympic team a week ahead of the Oceania qualifying tournament in Australia.
Olympic team included Mark Paston, Jonathan Perry, Danny Hay, Che Bunce, Ivan Vicelich, Gavin Wilkinson, Simon Elliott, Mark Burton and Aaran Lines.
12 page programme, sold for 50 cents.
2002 Red Badge All Stars v Dunfermline Athletic
Scottish premier League club Dunfermline Athletic toured New Zealand in 2002, playing 3 matches, including one against the Red Badge All Stars team at Waikato Stadium on July 3 in front of a couple of thousand.
This dinky programme is 12cm x 16cm, 16 pages, and in excellent condition. The All Stars squad included a number of All Whites, plus Melville youngsters Ross McKenzie and Steven Holloway, and Tauranga's Jeremy Field.
That's Chris Jackson on the cover.
Scottish premier League club Dunfermline Athletic toured New Zealand in 2002, playing 3 matches, including one against the Red Badge All Stars team at Waikato Stadium on July 3 in front of a couple of thousand.
This dinky programme is 12cm x 16cm, 16 pages, and in excellent condition. The All Stars squad included a number of All Whites, plus Melville youngsters Ross McKenzie and Steven Holloway, and Tauranga's Jeremy Field.
That's Chris Jackson on the cover.
2002 Football Kingz v Melbourne Knights
The NSL - as it was then called - came to Hamilton for the first time with the Ken Dugdale's Kingz team hosting the Melbourne Knights at Waikato Stadium. Patricio Almendra on the cover. 16 pages, glossy.
The NSL - as it was then called - came to Hamilton for the first time with the Ken Dugdale's Kingz team hosting the Melbourne Knights at Waikato Stadium. Patricio Almendra on the cover. 16 pages, glossy.