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| Full name | Uni-Mount Bohemian Association Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Unimount | ||
| Founded | 1952; 73 years ago (1952) (asUniversity-Mount Wellington Association Football Club) 2000; 25 years ago (2000)merger with Bohemian Celtic FC | ||
| Ground | Bill McKinlay Park,Panmure,Auckland,New Zealand | ||
| Capacity | 5,000[1] | ||
| Chairman | John Blair (2016) | ||
| Coach | Altan Ramadan | ||
| League | NRF League One | ||
| 2024 | NRF League One, 5th of 8 | ||
Uni-Mount Bohemian Association Football Club (formerly known asUniversity-Mount Wellington) is anassociation football club inAuckland,New Zealand. It was formed from the amalgamation of University AFC and Mount Wellington AFC. The team play atBill McKinlay Park,Panmure,Auckland.
During much of the 1970s and 1980s, Mt Wellington AFC was a strong club side, rivalled only byChristchurch United.[citation needed] The team won theChatham Cup on five occasions, in1973,1980,1982,1983, and1990. Since amalgamation, the cup has been won a further two times, in2001 and2003, making the club one of only two seven-time winners (together with Christchurch United) of the country's main knockout tournament. They also won the country'snational league in1972,1974,1980,1982, and1986.
In recent years, the club's senior contingent has been run primarily by Bohemian Celtic FC, formerly of the Auckland Sunday Football Association and 5-time-champions it the ASFA Premier League. Since Unimount & Bohemian Celtic FC aligned, the club has risen from AFF/NFF Conference football back into the NRFL 2nd Division.[citation needed]
Bill McKinlay Park is the clubs home ground and the club has an artificial pitch which can schedule up to five matches in one day.[citation needed]
Many of the country's top players have played for either University-Mount Wellington or its predecessor teams, including several members of New Zealand's first World Cup qualifiers, the 1982All Whites. These players includeRicki Herbert,Brian Turner,Tony Sibley,Dave Taylor,Darren McClennan,Peter Henry,Jeff Campbell,Rodger Gray,John Houghton, Leigh Kenyon, Michael Ridenton andFred de Jong.[citation needed]
| Season | Qualifying league | League | National League | Chatham Cup | Top scorer | ||||||||||||||||||
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| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987[a] | Oceania Club Championship | Semi final |  Ba | 6–1 | ||
| Final |  Adelaide City | 1–1 (1–4p) |
| Chatham Cup | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Winner* 1973 Chatham Cup | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner* 1980 Chatham Cup | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner* 1982 Chatham Cup | Succeeded by Mount Wellington |
| Preceded by Mount Wellington | Winner* 1983 Chatham Cup | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner* 1990 Chatham Cup | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner† 2001 Chatham Cup | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner† 2003 Chatham Cup | Succeeded by |
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