1978 Huntly Press Reports

Top Coach Appointed to Ngaruawahia Affco – The Huntly Press, Wednesday February 8th 1978
“…After two years as Waikato Coach to the New Zealand Football Association…” Report

Cambridge Pre-Season Tournament – The Huntly Press, Wednesday March 15th 1978
“…scoring 10 goals and having only one scored against…” Report

United Makes Finals – The Huntly Press, Wednesday March 22nd 1978
“…Ngarua­wahia-Affco United soccer club accepted a cheque for $150…” Report

All Set For Northern League – The Huntly Press, Wednesday March 29th 1978
“…A couple of schoolboys who are being closely watched…” Report

Gormans’ Score Three – The Huntly Press, Wednesday April 5th 1978
“…Neil and Charlie Gorman featured exclusively…” Report

Charlie’s Angels get a Dozen – The Huntly Press, Wednesday April 12th 1978
“…Keeper Sophie Gorman touched the ball once in the match…” Report

Fifty-three Goals Netted! – The Huntly Press, Wednesday April 19th 1978
“…theirs was the only result that did not involve a zero in the score-line…” Report

Hill & Duffull Engineer Win – The Huntly Press, Wednesday April 26th 1978
“…a maj­or factor in United’s 4-1 win over Marist…” Report

Thistle Ladies Score Good Win – The Huntly Press, Wednesday May 3rd 1978
“…Thistle keeper Rangi Troughear only touched the ball once…” Report

Thistle Ladies Go Down Fighting – The Huntly Press, Wednesday May 10th 1978
“…the in­evitable happened when Ngaruawahia Affco broke through the Thistle defence…” Report

Friendly Against Fraser – The Huntly Press, Wednesday May 17th 1978
“…centered around Jason Cargo and Steve Williams…” Report

Weekend Fixtures – The Huntly Press, Wednesday May 24th 1978 – Fixtures

Game of Contrasts in Ngaruawahia – The Huntly Press, Wednesday May 31st 1978
“… Jeff McLaughlan had a chip shot tipped over the bar…” Report

A Goal Every Eight Minutes – The Huntly Press, Wednesday June 7th 1978
“…Mike Heappey, on the half-way line, set Jeff Tozer away…” Report

Fantastic Finish to Soccer – The Huntly Press, Wednesday June 14th 1978
“…For 88 minutes the game was locked at 0-0…” Report

Northern League Scrambled to a Draw – The Huntly Press, Wednesday June 21st 1978
“…Sean Finn pulled off some spectacular but comfortable saves…” Report

Run of Losses Continue – The Huntly Press, Wednesday June 28th 1978
“… especially the combination of Tony Armstrong and Phillip Bullivant…” Report

Ngaruawahia Defeat Hamilton Women – The Huntly Press, Wednesday July 5th 1978
“…special credit must go to the back four and goalkeeper Liz Gorman…” Report

Four Ngaruawahia Sports Club Combining – The Huntly Press, Wednesday July 12th 1978
“…agreed to honour Alan Cotter at a special function…” Report

Co-Leaders Trounced 3-1 – The Huntly Press, Wednesday July 19th 1978
“…Lynette Karina, Ngarua­wahia’s barefoot winger, played well…” Report

Taupo Defeats Ngaruawahia 2-1 – The Huntly Press, Wednesday July 26th 1978
“…the rebound fell to Jeff McGlaughlan who somehow managed to miss…” Report

9th Grade Defeat Fairfield – The Huntly Press, Wednesday August 9th 1978
“…Eugene Patterson did the work for the third and final goal…” Report

United Defeat Tauranga – The Huntly Press, Wednesday August 16th 1978
“…Shawn Finn was his acrobatic self…” Report

Fraser Eclipsed at Ngaruawahia – The Huntly Press, Wednesday August 23rd 1978
“…It took referee Len Morland some eighty minutes to book Kenny…” Report

Hat-Trick Missed – The Huntly Press, Wednesday August 30th 1978
“…made more impossible by the application of gravel-strewn top-soil…” Report

Danny Denied Hat-Trick – The Huntly Press, Wednesday September 6th 1978
“…thirty seconds later Neil Gorman had placed the ball in the net…” Report

It’s Been a Great Year For Ngaruawahia – The Huntly Press, Wednesday September 20th 1978
“…The cream of any sports club is its senior team…” Report

Wal Williamson’s Report – The Huntly Press, Wednesday October 22nd 1978
“…It has been hoped to have the club rooms in Centennial Park ready…” Report

Borough Council Report – The Huntly Press, Wednesday October 29th 1978
“…The drainage for Cen­tennial Park came under considerable discussion…” Report

Borough Council Report – The Huntly Press, Wednesday December 20th 1978
“…would be adequate to cover the cost of draining the playing fields…” Report