Gisborne Thistle
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Gisborne Thistle is a soccer club based in the city of Gisborne, in the North island of New Zealand
. for many years, the club played second-fiddle to neighbours Gisborne City
(with whom they share the Childers Road Reserve ground). Their record includes appearances in the latter rounds of the Chatham Cup
on numerous occasions, their best performances coming in 1970
and 1971
, when they reached the fifth round.
Until the start of the 2010 season, Thistle played in the Central Premier League
. The decision to withdraw from the league was taken in order to consolidate the team and to explore the concept of merging with City to form a new amalgamated "Team Gisborne".
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. for many years, the club played second-fiddle to neighbours Gisborne City
Gisborne City
Gisborne City FC is a soccer club in Gisborne, New Zealand who play in the eastern league 1st division. Their home ground is Childers Road. They have won the National League, Air New Zealand cup, and the Chatham Cup....
(with whom they share the Childers Road Reserve ground). Their record includes appearances in the latter rounds of the Chatham Cup
Chatham Cup
The Chatham Cup, currently known as the ASB Chatham Cup for sponsorship purposes, is New Zealand's premier knockout tournament in men's football...
on numerous occasions, their best performances coming in 1970
1970 Chatham Cup
The 1970 Chatham Cup was the 43rd annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis, however the structure of the competition was altered from previous years, largely due to the commencement of the New Zealand National Soccer...
and 1971
1971 Chatham Cup
The 1971 Chatham Cup was the 44th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis, with the National League teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 99 teams took part in the competition...
, when they reached the fifth round.
Until the start of the 2010 season, Thistle played in the Central Premier League
Central Premier League
The Central League is a semi-professional status league competition run by for Association football clubs located in the southern and central parts of the North Island, New Zealand...
. The decision to withdraw from the league was taken in order to consolidate the team and to explore the concept of merging with City to form a new amalgamated "Team Gisborne".