Hutt Valley United
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Hutt Valley United was a short-lived association football club from New Zealand
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...

. A composite team, the club was founded in 1987 ostensibly to represent the interests of several senior teams from the Hutt Valley area just north of Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

 in the New Zealand National Soccer League
New Zealand National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is a name given to competitions in which New Zealand's top soccer clubs play each other, at least two times, on a home and away basis . At the completion of the competition, the best-performed team is declared as the New Zealand champion...

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Hutt Valley United played in the national league from 1987 to 1992, achieving their best result in the 1989 competition
1989 New Zealand National Soccer League
The 1989 New Zealand National Soccer League was the twentieth season of a nationwide round-robin club competition in New Zealand football. Napier City Rovers had their debut championship win, by the skin of their teeth over Mount Maunganui, in doing so taking the title away from the main centres...

, finishing fifth. The team also reached the semi-finals 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...

 in 1990
1990 Chatham Cup
The 1990 Chatham Cup was the 63rd annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions . National League teams received a bye until the final 64 stage...

 and the quarter-finals in 1992
1992 Chatham Cup
The 1992 Chatham Cup was the 65th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions , with an open draw from the quarter-finals on. National League teams received a bye until the third round...

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The team was disbanded in 1992 at the same time as the demise of the national league, with players returning to the individual support clubs.
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