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1959 women’s match

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A woman in a football uniform running during a football game, with a football in front of her. She is chased by two players in a different uniform.

Women’s teams representing Mount Wellington (dark shorts) and Point Chevalier (striped shirts) face off at Blandford Park, Auckland in a match to raise funds for the local Soccer Supporters’ Club, possibly on 24 October 1959. Mount Wellington won 2–0.

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Neill Atkinson, Steve Watters and Alida Shanks, Football – Women’s club and provincial football, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/47808/1959-womens-match (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Neill Atkinson, Steve Watters and Alida Shanks, published 12 June 2023, reviewed and revised 7 June 2023 with assistance from Alida Shanks.