Huntly Press Reports 1973
Soccer Tournament -The Press, Wednesday March 14th 1973
“…The chance of taking $40 has attracted eight teams…” Report
Semi-Finalists Found in Soccer -The Press, Wednesday March 21st 1973
“…Ngaruawahia had the opportunities (including a penalty) but made little of them…” Report
Huntly beats Ngaruawahia/Taupiri -The Press, Wednesday March 28th 1973
“…The 2-0 win to Huntly was well deserved…” Report
Ngaruawahia v Taupiri -The Press, Wednesday April 4th 1973
“…Newcomer Jeffrey McLaughlin had an excellent game for his new club…” Report
84 Schoolboys Playing Soccer -The Press, Wednesday April 11th 1973
“…Eighty-four boys have been organised into six teams and play on a round-robin basis…” Report
Local Season Commences -The Press, Wednesday April 11th 1973
“….Young players with a future to have joined the club are many and among those…” Report
High School Wednesday Soccer -The Press, Wednesday April 18th 1973 Report
Hard Pressed to Field Side -The Press, Wednesday April 18th 1973
“…were Rex Nightingale, Steven Mark, Gary Scott, Peter Vela and George Sunnex…” Report
21-0 Defeat Improved Upon -The Press, Wednesday May 2nd 1973
“…Ian Todd notched his first two goals of the season when he netted against Cambridge…” Report
Rex Nightingale’s Best Game -The Press, Wednesday May 9th 1973
“…it was not to his discredit that six goals powered by into the net…” Report
High School Mid-week Soccer -The Press, Wednesday May 9th 1973
“…Blue recorded their first win in the Tournament…” Report
Ngaruawahia Draw Soccer – The Press, Wednesday May 16th 1973
“…a 40-yard drive was let through by keeper Nightingale…” Report
Soccer Loss Less This Time – The Press, Wednesday May 23rd 1973
“…and lost 16 goals to nil…” Report
Seniors Gain First Win – The Press, Wednesday May 30th 1973
“…could only net once to Wanderer’s 11 goals…” Report
Ngaruawahia H.S. Soccer – The Press, Wednesday May 30th 1973
“…necessitating an increase in the number of teams…” Report
An Asset to Soccer Team – The Press, Wednesday June 6th 1973
“…he would develop into no mean guardian of the nets…” Report
5-1 Win Over Ngaruawahia – The Press, Wednesday June 6th 1973
“…Joey Wright’s lack of height in the goal was exploited…” Report
Atrocious Weather For Soccer – The Press, Wednesday June 13th 1973
“…Burston on the right wing tended to hold the ball too long…” Report
Four Hand Balls Ignored – The Press, Wednesday June 27th 1973
“..cautioned by the referee for protesting against his lack of decision…” Report
Captain of the “Greens” – The Press, Wednesday July 4th 1973
“…Jeffrey McLaughlin, because of his natural ability…” Report
Seven v Eleven – The Press, Wednesday 4th July 1973
“…having twice the number of attackers as there were defenders…” Report
Notched Four Goals – The Press, Wednesday July 11th 1973
“…Hamilton striker Heaphy doing all the damage…” Report
Ngaruawahia Beaten in Soccer – The Press, Wednesday July 18th 1973
“…had the audacity to take their time in defence…” Report
“Reds” go Down 17-1 – The Press, Wednesday 25th July 1973
“…managed to curl one into the net from near the corner flag…” Report
Win for Ngaruawahia in Soccer by George! – The Press, Wednesday August 1st 1973
“…netted with a shot that only he seems capable of…” Report
Putaruru 7, Ngaruawahia 3 – The Press, Wednesday August 8th 1973
“…Ian Todd deputised in goal and was given a torrid time…” Report
High School Soccer Against Raglan – The Press, Wednesday August 8th 1973
“…as did Graham Cairns who netted four goals…” Report
Thistle Beaten by United – The Press, Wednesday August 15th 1973
“…against Huntly’s Northern League 3rd Division players…” Report
Not so Bad – The Press, Wednesday August 15th 1973
“…even Geoff Brunnings weaving runs brought no success…” Report
Thistle Avenges Defeat – The Press, Wednesday August 22nd 1973
“…Huntly’s match-winner came when Colin Clinch chipped…” Report
Ngaruawahia 2, Waikeria 1 – The Press, Wednesday August 29th 1973
“…where staying in bed would have been the best thing…” Report
Ngaruawahia Go Down in Final Soccer Game – The Press, Wednesday September 5th 1973
“…making maximum use of the slippery conditions…” Report
AFFCO Fitters v United – The Press, Wednesday September 12th 1973
“…with Mike Liddle tangling a number of his markers with his dribbling…” Report
Schools 3, United 1 – The Press, Wednesday September 19 1973
“…Alan Cotter sold a classic dummy to Steven (Mark)…” Report
Baranyai Cup Win – The Press, Wednesday September 26th 1973
“…despite the absence of Ian Todd and Sandy MacDonald…” Report
Fitters Draw With Ngaruawahia – The Press, Wednesday September 26th 1973
“…their attacks were neater and better planned than United’s…” Report
Teachers/Pupils Edge United 4-3 – The Press, Wednesday October 10th 1973
“…could not get to the match-winning drive from Ian Middleton…” Report
Affco 7, Ngaruawahia 2 – The Press, Wednesday October 10th 1973
“…Affco completely dominated the game with crisp, concise moves…” Report