Forrest Hill Milford United A.F.C.

Forrest Hill Milford United AFC was an amateur association football club from Forrest Hill, New Zealand. They last competed in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier 2020 season before they merged with Glenfield Rovers to form Northern Rovers.

Full nameForrest Hill Milford United Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Swans
Founded1975
Dissolved2020 (merged to become Northern Rovers)
GroundBecroft Park, Forrest Hill,
North Shore, New Zealand
LeagueNRFL Premier
20208th

History

The club was founded in 1975, ever since the club played in local championships and won two NRFL Division 1 titles.

Forrest Hill Milford reached the Quarter-Final of the 2009 Chatham Cup, where they were beaten by eventual champions Wellington Olympic 4–3.

In 2015, Forest Hill won the NRFL Division 1 title, finishing 5 points above 2nd placed Tauranga City United, and gaining promotion to the NRFL Premier.[1]

Again in 2019 the club won the NRFL Division 1 title, so gaining promotion to the 2020 NRFL Premier after being relegated from NRFL Premier in 2017.

In 2020 the club accepted an amalgamation proposal from Glenfield Rovers, to form the new club Northern Rovers, entering competitions from the 2021 season.[2]

Honours

References
  1. "Ladder for NRFL 2015 Division 1". SportsTG. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. "Northern Rovers History". Retrieved 24 March 2021.
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