1976 Press Reports
Ngaruawahia Meet Huntly in Pre-season -The Press, Wednesday March 10th 1976
“…Huntly suckered Ngaruawahia’s defence continually…” Read full report
Double-Header at Ngaruawahia -The Press, Wednesday April 7th 1976
“…In excess of 300 people gathered at Centennial Park, Ngaruawahia…” Read full report
Woman Referees Soccer Match -The Press, Wednesday April 21st 1976
“…When her husband, playing striker for Ngaruawahia, was flipped in the penalty area…” Read full report
Greg Kelly Hat-Trick -The Press, Wednesday, April 28th 1976
“…before he let loose in the second half with his hat-trick, one being a 30-metre shot…” Read full report
Huntly Wins Ladies Soccer -The Press, Wednesday, April 28th 1976
“…Only sterling work on the part of Huntly’s defensive trio of…” Read full report
$60 Ball Donated -The Press, Wednesday, May 5th 1976
“…in a move identical to the goal scored by Stoke in Southhampton’s F.A. Cup win…” Read full report
Past v Present -The Press, Wednesday, May 12th 1976
“…scored one in each half through A. Bell and K. Barakat…” Read full report
Ngaruawahia Come From Behind -The Press, Wednesday, May 19th 1976
“…Tony’s first goal was headed in from 12 inches off the ground…” Read full report
Huntly Ladies Lose to Affco -The Press, Wednesday, May 19th 1976
“…in the penalty area went up to head a ball with a hand on her head…” Read full report
Charlie Uses His Head -The Press, Wednesday, June 2nd 1976
“…Murray Liddle, at his psychological peak, would prove no easy obstacle…” Read full report
Armstrong Nets a Double -The Press, Wednesday, June 2nd 1976
“…Captain Jim McCaig roved all over the field trying to marshal his forwards and link-men…” Read full report
Goal-less Draw Against Claudlands -The Press, Wednesday, June 9th 1976
“…Two Rovers and one Ngaruawahia player were given their marching orders…” Read full report
Thistle Ladies Draw With Cameron -The Press, Wednesday, June 16th 1976
“…a sound display from Cameron’s goalkeeper saw these attacks break down…” Read full report
Kelly’s Heroes -The Press, Wednesday, June 16th 1976
“…Ngaruawahia found themselves, at half time, still lucky to be in the game…” Read full report
High School in Double Draws -The Press, Wednesday, June 23rd 1976
“…it was the 18 metre drive of Glen Solomon that earned the boys a match point…” Read full report
Abysmal Display of Football -The Press, Wednesday, June 30th 1976
“…Affco commenced the game with eight men, that later dropped to seven…” Read full report
Ngaruawahia High Still Undefeated -The Press, Wednesday, June 30th 1976
“…Alistair Bell scored twice for the home team and with a little more finishing…” Read full report
No One From 1st Division (letter) -The Press, Wednesday, July 7th 1976
“…denied a statement by a Ngaruawahia Press reporter in last week’s issue…” Read full report
Thistle Lose to Ladybirds -The Press, Wednesday, July 7th 1976
“…and seemed determined to tear the opposition defence to shreds…” Read full report
U-13 Reps to Play Ngaruawahia -The Press, Wednesday, July 7th 1976
“…how much junior football has progressed over the two years it has been in existence in Ngaruawahia…” Read full report
High School Defeats Te Kuiti -The Press, Wednesday, July 28th 1976
“…P. Jerry received a pass from P. Van Houtte and wove through to score…” Read full report
United Wins Bruising Match -The Press, Wednesday, August 4th 1976
“…not at all demeaned by some claims that the referee was playing for United…” Read full report
High School Beats St Paul’s Collegiate -The Press, Wednesday, August 4th 1976
“…The game was more even than the first round game between the two teams…” Read full report
Thistle Unimpressive in Win -The Press, Wednesday, August 4th 1976
“…a Doug Snapes effort that nearly broke the crossbar…” Read full report
Ngaruawahia Pips Claudelands -The Press, Wednesday, August 11th 1976
“…and watched Charlie Gorman gently tap the ball unopposed in the net…” Read full report
Ngaruawahia Squanders Lead -The Press, Wednesday, August 18th 1976
“…it was Ngaruawahia United’s second goal that cost them the victory against Hamilton…” Read full report
Blaze of Goals by Fraser -The Press, Wednesday, August 25th 1976
“…Ngaruawahia appeared as a learner team and were not a patch on their former selves…” Read full report