Melville United
Full name | Melville United Association Football Club | ||
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Founded | 1972 as Melville | ||
Ground | Gower Park, Hamilton West, New Zealand | ||
Chairman | Bruce Holloway | ||
Manager | Steve Williams | ||
League | Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier | ||
2011 | Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier, 3rd | ||
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Melville United AFC is a semiprofessional football (soccer) club in Melville, Hamilton, New Zealand. It competes in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier.
History
The club was formed in 1996 from the merger of Melville AFC (founded 1972) and Waikato United (founded 1988). The team play at Gower Park, which has been home to Melville United, and before that Melville AFC, since 1981. Waikato United had itself been formed as the result of a merger between several local clubs, most notably former Chatham Cup winners Hamilton Technical Old Boys and Hamilton AFC.
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