Havelock North Wanderers
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Wikipedia - Havelock North Wanderers AFC
Havelock North Wanderers is a soccer club in Havelock North, New Zealand. The club was formed in 1947 as Hastings Wanderers, changing to their current name in 1968.
They won promotion to the New Zealand Football Central League for 2022 after finishing first in the Lotto Central Federation League, then beating Wellington United 6–6 in a home and away playoff by away goals. They had twice before won the Central Federation League in 2017 and 2019, but both times lost their playoff games against Waterside Karori and Petone FC respectively, missing out on promotion.
The Wanderers also regularly compete in the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournaments for men, with their best finishes being the fifth round in 1982 and 2003 cups before losing to local rivals Napier City Rovers and Lower Hutt.
Die Wanderers spielen in der Central Federation League, der zweithöchsten Spielklasse Neuseelands. Sie haben die Liga noch nie gewonnen, erreichten aber 2017 das Finale des Chatham Cup, des nationalen Pokalwettbewerbs.
Zu den bekanntesten ehemaligen Spielern des Vereins gehören der ehemalige neuseeländische Nationalspieler Jonathan Perry und der ehemalige englische U21-Nationalspieler Tommy Smith.