Rangers AFC mens first team 1968.

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1968 Mens First Team

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Rangers Tournament: Quarter-Finals
Chatham Cup: Canterbury Final
Southern League Division 1: Runners-up
(level with first on points, but 2nd on goal average)
O'Brien's Tournament: Runners-up

1968 First Team Coach: Terry Haydon

Date Team Result Comp 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 sub
Mar 14 WESTERN* 1-2 Rangers QF Torkington 1
Apr 6 Dunedin Technical 4-1 SthLg Spraggs Binns Pickrill Pollard 1 Simmonds Blight 1 Robinson Haydon 1 Hammond 1 Adam Torkington Allan
Apr 16 SHIRLEY NOMADS 3-0 Chat C1 Spraggs Binns Pickrill Pollard Simmonds Blight Robinson 1 Haydon 1 Hammond Adam 1 Torkington
Apr 20 NORTHERN 1-1 SthLg Spraggs Binns Pickrill Pollard Simmonds Blight Robinson Haydon 1 Hammond Adam Torkington Allan
Apr 27 ST KILDA 3-1 SthLg Spraggs Binns Pickrill Pollard 2 Simmonds Blight Robinson Haydon Hammond Allan Torkington 1
May 1 HSOB (og) 5-0 Chat C2 Spraggs Binns Pickrill Pollard Simmonds Blight Robinson 1 Haydon Hammond 1 Adam 1 Torkington 1
May 4 Technical 3-1 SthLg Spraggs Binns Pickrill Pollard Simmonds Blight Robinson Haydon 3 Hammond Adam Torkington
May 11 QUEEN'S PARK (og) 7-0 SthLg Spraggs Binns Pickrill Allan Simmonds Blight Robinson 1 Haydon 1 Hammond 2 Adam 1 Torkington 1
May 15 CHRISTCHURCH CITY 3x2 Chat C3 Spraggs Binns Cook Allan Simmonds Blight Robinson Haydon Hammond 2 Adam Torkington 1 Smythe
May 18 Christchurch City** 1-1 SthLg Spraggs Binns Cook Allan Simmonds Pollard 1 Robinson Haydon Hammond Adam Torkington
May 25 Technical 0-3 Chat CF Spraggs Binns Pickrill Pollard Simmonds Blight Robinson Haydon Hammond Adam Torkington
Jun 1 Roslyn Wakari 0-0 SthLg Spraggs Binns Pickrill Pollard Simmonds Blight Cawley Haydon Hammond Adam Torkington
Jun 15 Shamrock 5-1 SthLg Spraggs Binns Pickrill Pollard Simmonds Allan Cawley 1 Haydon 2 Hammond 1 Adam Torkington 1 McIntosh
Jun 22 DUNEDIN TECHNICAL 5-0 SthLg Spraggs Binns Pickrill Pollard Simmonds Allan Cawley Haydon 3 Hammond 1 Adam Torkington 1
Jul 4 Western** 1-0 SthLg Spraggs Binns Pickrill Pollard Simmonds Blight Cawley Haydon 1 Hammond Adam Torkington
Jul 6 Northern 5-0 SthLg Spraggs Binns Pickrill 1 Pollard 1 Simmonds Blight Cawley Haydon 1 Hammond 1 Adam Torkington 1
Jul 20 SHAMROCK 9-1 SthLg Spraggs McIntosh Pickrill Pollard Simmonds Blight Robinson Haydon 5 Hammond 4 Adam Torkington
Jul 27 TECHNICAL 2-1 SthLg Spraggs Platt Pickrill Pollard Simmonds Blight Robinson Haydon Hammond 1 Adam Torkington 1
Aug 3 Queen's Park 7-0 SthLg Spraggs Platt Pickrill Pollard 2 Simmonds Blight 1 Smythe Haydon 1 Hammond 2 Adam Torkington 1
Aug 10 St Kilda 3-1 SthLg Spraggs Platt Pickrill Pollard Simmonds Blight Robinson 1 Haydon 1 Presland Adam 1 Torkington Hammond
Aug 24 ROSLYN WAKARI 1-2 SthLg Chellew Platt Pickrill Allan Simmonds Blight Robinson Haydon Hammond Adam Torkington 1
Aug 28 Western** 1-0 SthLg Chellew Platt Pickrill Pollard 1 Simmonds Blight Robinson Haydon Hammond Adam Torkington
Aug 31 Christchurch City** 1-1 SthLg Spraggs Platt Pickrill Pollard Simmonds Blight Robinson Haydon Hammond 1 Adam Torkington
Sep 7 Christchurch City** 2-0 O'Brien QF Spraggs Platt Pickrill Pollard Simmonds Blight Robinson 1 Haydon 1 Cawley Adam Smythe
Sep 11 Western** 2-0 O'Brien SF Spraggs Platt Pickrill Pollard Simmonds Blight Robinson Haydon Cawley 1 Adam Smythe 1 Chellew
Sep 28 Technical** 0-3 O'Brien F Spraggs Platt Pickrill Hammond Simmonds Blight Robinson Haydon Cawley Adam Torkington Smythe
 

Numbers are not necessarily those actually worn on the players' shirt.

Players names in purple background scored. Number of goals stated.
* = team line-up unknown
** = match played at English Park
x = match went into extra time



1968 Appearances (incomplete details - one match in Rangers Tournament missing)
start (sub)
T Haydon 25
G Adam 24
D Simmonds 24
C Pickrill 23
D Spraggs 23
D Torkington 23
B Hammond 22 (1)
M Blight 22
V Pollard 22
W Robinson 19
R Binns 15
T Platt 9
C Cawley 8
D Allan 7 (2)
A Smythe 3 (2)
G Chellew 2 (1)
C Cook 2
N McIntosh 1 (1)
B Presland 1



1968 Scorers (complete)
Haydon 22
Hammond 17
Torkington 11
Pollard 8
Robinson 5
Adam 4
Blight 2
Cawley 2
Pickrill 1
Smythe 1
own goals 2



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