The team was founded in 1968 through the amalgamation of Nelson Thistle (founded 1924) and Nelson Rangers (founded 1950 as Settlers, name changed in 1959).[1] Nelson United has since merged with Nelson Metro, Nelson City and Tahuna to form FC Nelson.
nelson, united, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 20. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Nelson United AFC news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Nelson United was a New Zealand soccer club based in the South Island city of Nelson Their home ground was Guppy Park Nelson UnitedFull nameNelson United Association Football ClubNickname s The PrideFounded1968 amalgamation of clubs which trace their origin to 1924 GroundGuppy Park NelsonThe team was founded in 1968 through the amalgamation of Nelson Thistle founded 1924 and Nelson Rangers founded 1950 as Settlers name changed in 1959 1 Nelson United has since merged with Nelson Metro Nelson City and Tahuna to form FC Nelson United played in the old New Zealand National Soccer League s top flight 1976 80 1983 88 and 1991 92 They were winners of the 1977 Chatham Cup and were finalists in 1978 Nelson Rangers had previously reached the semi finals in 1962 and 1964 References edit Nelson United The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website Retrieved 17 January 2021 nbsp nbsp This article about a New Zealand association football club is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nelson United AFC amp oldid 1017535150, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
