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History of the Rangers AFC Pre-Season Tournament

Research by Eric Adam, Jim Hawkey and Phil Clayton
Ack: Harry Smits; Simon Rennell

Missing Details. Can you assist?

Results of Finals by year (on one HTML page).

Tournament Details (and results of all rounds) by year:
1965 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
1970 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
1980 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
1990 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

1965

1 April:
Final: Christchurch City 7 Shamrock 3
R Bruce 4, D Watson 2, J Barrett (og) | A Westwood (og), J Lough, D Tullett
3/4: Technical 3 Western 2

25 March:
Semi-Finals:
Technical 2 Shamrock 3
Christchurch City 2 Western 1 aet

Quarter-Finals:
18 March:
Shamrock 3 HSOB 1
Western 1 New Brighton 0
11 March:
Rangers 3 Technical 4
Christchurch City 4 Nomads 0

First time the tournament was held. It was also the first pre-season tournament held in Canterbury. It was from an original idea by Mike Shardlow, a Committeeman at that time, and organised by Eric Adam. There was no sponsor and Rangers put up the prize money and took all the profits. The prize money was twenty pounds for the winner, five pounds for second, two pound ten third place. The tournament was on a knock-out basis and the top eight teams in Canterbury took part. It was played over three Thursday nights in March (and one in April), two games each night.

1966

31 March:
Final: Western 3 Christchurch City 1
og 2, A Brooks | F Madrussan
3/4: Rangers 1 Shirley Nomads 1 aet
Rangers win 3rd place on toss of coin

24 March:
Semi-Finals:
Rangers 0 Western 1
Christchurch City 6 Shirley Nomads 3 aet

Quarter-Finals:
17 March:
Rangers 4 Shamrock 1
Western 4 Waterside 0
10 March:
Christchurch City 2 HSOB 1
Shirley Nomads 2 Technical 0

Exactly the same system as in 1965 and prize money the same.

1967

22 March:
Final: Christchurch City 1 New Brighton 0
J Logue
3/4: Rangers 0 Technical 1

16 March:
Semi-Finals:
Rangers 0 Christchurch City 9
New Brighton 3 Technical 0

Quarter-Finals:
9 March:
Rangers 4 Shirley-Nomads 3
Christchurch City 4 HSOB 1
2 March:
New Brighton 2 Western 0
Technical 1 Shamrock 1 aet (2-1 corners)

Same format as previous tournaments. Record crowds this year.

1968

28 March:
Final: Technical 2 Christchurch City 1
A. Caine, C. Jones | M. Clements
3/4: Western 3 HSOB 1

21 March:
Semi-Finals:
Christchurch City 6 HSOB 0
Technical 4 Western 0

Quarter-Finals:
14 March:
Technical 5 Shirley-Nomads 0
Western 2 Rangers 1
7 March:
HSOB 3 Waterside 1
Christchurch City 4 New Brighton 1

First year of the Southern League and the games of the Rangers Tournament drew large crowds again. Competition was the same format; Prize money $100 winner; $25 second. No sponsor.

1969

27 March:
Final: Technical 3 Shamrock 2 aet
K. Finney, B. Wilkinson, G. Griffiths | J. Killick, T. Conley
3/4: Christchurch City 5 Western 0

25 March:
Semi-Final Replay:
Technical 1 Western 0

20 March:
Semi-Finals:
Shamrock 2 Christchurch City 1 aet
Technical 1 Western 1 aet

Quarter-Finals:
13 March:
Rangers 0 Christchurch City 3
Shamrock 3 Cashmere Wanderers 0
6 March:
Western 4 Shirley Nomads 1
Technical 1 New Brighton 0

Same format as 1968.

1970

19 March:	Final:	Shamrock 2 New Brighton 0 aet
		N. Francis, M. Ellis
	3/4	Christchurch City 1 Technical 0

Section matches:

27 February:
New Brighton 3 Christchurch City 1
Western 0 Shamrock 0

5 March:
Rangers 0 New Brighton 1
Technical 1 Western 1

12 March:
Rangers 0 Christchurch City 3
Technical 0 Shamrock 0
Shamrock reached Final on toss of coin over Western and Tech after all 3 finished equal on points and goal average

First time sponsored by Dulux Paints NZ Ltd, 6 team competition, non-knockout . Played in two sections (Rangers finished third in Section One). Prizes $100 winner; $20 second. Won for first time by Shamrock, coached for the first time by Terry Conley.

1971

24 March:	Final:	New Brighton 3 Technical 2
	3/4	Rangers 4 Christchurch City 0
		Jarman 3, og

Section matches:

3 March:
Technical 4 Shamrock 1
New Brighton 3 Western 0

10 March:
Rangers 1 New Brighton 2
Christchurch City 2 Shamrock 1

17 March:
Technical 0 Christchurch City 0
Rangers 2 Western 0

6 team (2 section) competition. Section winners to Final. Section Runners-up to 3/4. Goals scored section tie-breaker. Played Wednesday nights. Sponsored by Dulux.

1972

Final: Christchurch City 2 Timaru City 1
3rd/4th:Western 3 Shamrock 2 aet
Other Results:
Christchurch City 3 Western 2
Rangers 2 Shamrock 1
Shamrock 4 Timaru 3
Christchurch City 1 Technical 1
Western 3 Technical 1
Timaru 2 Rangers 1
Timaru reach final on toss of coin.

Changed to a Sunday Tournament. Sponsored by Majestic Industries. Prize-money $100 and $20. 6 team competition. 2 groups of 3 teams, group winners to final.

1973

Final:	Christchurch United	3	Rangers	1
	P McMillan, G Dacombe, S Sumner (pen)		M Parker (pen)

Rangers: Morrison; McIntosh, Mansbridge, Sherlock, E Versteeg, D'Ath, Smythe, Lanauze, Parker, Mitchell, F Versteeg.

Semi-Finals:	Rangers	4	Timaru City	0
	Christchurch United	3	New Brighton	0

Quarter-Finals:
Rangers 4 Technical 0
New Brighton 7 Shamrock 1
Timaru City 3 Woolston WMC 3 aet (4-3 pens)
Christchurch United 4 Western 1

Qualifying Round:
Woolston WMC 4 Cashmere Wanderers 0
Timaru City 4 Halswell United 0

Sunday Tournament again. $250 prize, 10 team competition and the first time that National League teams were invited to play. Ballins sponsorship under 3 year contract. Competition drew record crowds for games. The semi-finals (2 games on same day) drew crowd of 1500. The final drew 1200. First time in a final for Rangers.

1974

Final: New Brighton 1 Christchurch United 0
K Mulgrew

Semi-Finals:
Rangers 0 New Brighton 6
Christchurch United 3 Western 0

Quarter-Finals:
Christchurch United 1 Shamrock 0
Western 3 Halswell United 0
Rangers 2 Technical 0
New Brighton 2 Woolston WMC 0

Second year of Ballins sponsorship. Tournament complicated by the first year of the Air NZ Cup. Same format as 1973.

1975

Final: Christchurch United 3 Rangers 0
United scorers: N Moran 2, K Doornenbaal
Rangers: N Oorschot; Ranson, Attridge, Smythe, Versteeg, Roberts, Lanauze, Parker, Taylor, Randles, Faichnie.
sub used: Francis.

Semi-Finals:
Christchurch United 7 Woolston WMC 0
Rangers 3 Halswell 0

Quarter-Finals:
Christchurch United 6 Western 0
Halswell 2 Technical 2 aet (4-3 pens)
Rangers 1 New Brighton 1 aet (4-3 pens)
Woolston WMC 2 Shamrock 2 aet (4-3 pens)

Third year of Ballins sponsorship complicated again by Air NZ Cup. Tournament played on the first 3 Saturdays in March and final when a day was available. Format as for 1973.

1976

Final: Rangers 1 Christchurch United 0
Scorer: G. Taylor
Rangers: O. Nuttridge; F. D'Ath, C. Attridge, G. Adam, N. Francis, M. Lanauze, G. Taylor, G. Faichnie, S. Welford, L. Shields, J. Oliver.

Semi-Finals:
Rangers 2 New Brighton 0
Christchurch United 2 Woolston WMC 0

Quarter-Finals:
Rangers 4 Cashmere 0
New Brighton 2 Shamrock 0
Woolston WMC 1 Western 0
Christchurch United 2 Technical 0

No sponsor. 8 team knock-out competition. Trophy donated by Mike Shardlow. Played 3 nights under lights, final on a Sunday. Rangers win own tournament for the first time.

1977

No tournament for the first time since 1965.

1978

Final: Christchurch United 2 Rangers 1
Utd: own goal, S. Sumner; Rangers goal scored by G. Faichnie
Rangers: Fulham; Oorschot, Souter, Dunn, P Welford, Attridge, R Campfens, L Campfens, Dewar, Faichnie, S Welford.
subs used: Oliver, J Blackburn

Semi-Finals:
Rangers 1 Woolston WMC 1 aet (Rangers win 5-4 pens)
Christchurch United 6 Shamrock 0

Quarter-Finals:
Christchurch United 3 Western 0
Shamrock 2 Technical 2 aet (Shamrock win on pens)
Rangers 5 New Brighton 1
Woolston WMC v Cashmere Wanderers, score draw aet (Woolston WMC win on pens)

8 team knock-out. All 4 nights under new lights at Rangers Park. Sponsored by Umbro.

1979

Final: Christchurch United 4 Rangers 1
Utd: J Verweij, S Sumner, F McKay, og; Rangers: T Blake
Rangers: Reeves; Souter, South, Oliver, R Campfens, L Campfens, Faichnie, Blake, Parker, Dewar, Steer.
sub used: J Blackburn.

Semi-Finals:
Rangers 2 Technical 1
Christchurch United 3 Shamrock 1

Quarter-Finals:
Shamrock 3 Papanui WMC 1
Technical 3 New Brighton 2 aet
Rangers 2 Western 0
Christchurch United 4 Cashmere 0

Sponsored by Umbro Ltd. First prize, a full set Umbro playing strip.

1980

Final: New Brighton 4 Technical 2
Quirke 3, og

No third place playoff

Semi-Finals:
Technical 2 Western 2 (Technical win on penalties)
New Brighton 3 Rangers 1

Group A:
New Brighton 2 Technical 0
New Brighton did not lose to Christchurch United (10 Feb)
Christchurch United 0 Technical 2
New Brighton win Group

Group B:
Rangers 3 Shamrock 0
Western did not lose to Shamrock (10 Feb)
Rangers 0 Western 1
Western win Group

Sponsored by King Leo Footwear.

1985

Final: Cashmere 2 Rangers 1
Cashmere goals: Drew Hendrie (pen), Mark Smith; Rangers' goal: Jeff Blackburn.
Rangers: McCosh; P. Welford, South, I. Cowan, J. Margaritis, J. Blackburn, L. Campfens, Berry, Myers, Faichnie, D. Mackay. Sub used: G. Hughes.

3/4: Woolston WMC 2 Nomads United 1

Semi-Finals:
Rangers 3 Nomads United 0
Cashmere 3 Woolston WMC 0

Group A:
Christchurch United 2 Shamrock 2
Nomads 1 Woolston WMC 0
Shamrock 2 Nomads United 2
Christchurch United 2 Woolston WMC 2
Shamrock 0 Woolston WMC 3
Christchurch United 1 Nomads United 2

Group B:
Cashmere 1 Western 1
Rangers 4 New Brighton 0
New Brighton 0 Cashmere 4
Rangers 3 Western 2
Cashmere 3 Rangers 2
Western 2 New Brighton 2

Sponsored by King Leo and Budget House Sportswear.

1986

Final: Halswell 4 Rangers 0

Select this link for the other results and details from the 1986 tournament.

1987

Final (29 March):	Rangers A 1 Christchurch United 1 aet
	Rangers win 5-4 on penalties
	K. Francis pen R. Brown pen

Rangers: Hawker; D Mackay, France, Lewis, R Campfens, Bath, Rutledge, Francis, Blackburn, Hoggan, Clark.

3/4: Western 2 Technical 1 aet

Semi-Finals (21 March)
Rangers A 4 Western 2
Christchurch United 3 Technical 0

Group results (10 teams, split into 2 sections)
15 Feb:
Western 2 New Brighton 1
Halswell 2 Cashmere 1
18 Feb:
Technical 0 Burndale 0
Rangers B 0 Nomads 4
22 Feb:
Rangers A TEN Halswell 0
Christchurch United 2 Western 0
24 Feb:
Burndale 3 Cashmere 0
New Brighton 0 Nomads 1
26 Feb:
Rangers A 1 Technical 0
Rangers B 3 (J Francis 2, B Chappell) Western 0
1 Mar:
Christchurch United 6 New Brighton 0
Burndale 1 Halswell 1
4 Mar:
Technical 3 Cashmere 1
Western 4 Nomads 1
8 Mar:
Rangers A 2 Burndale 0
Rangers B 1 (B Chappell) Christchurch United 0
11 Mar:
Halswell 1 Technical 3
Rangers B 0 New Brighton 4
15 Mar:
Christchurch United TWELVE Nomads 0
Rangers A 7 Cashmere 0
Western qualified for semis on goal difference

1988

Final (27 March): Christchurch United 3 New Brighton 1
Goalscorers: Utd: Jacques 2, Falloon; Bri: Robinson

3rd place playoff: Rangers 2 Western 1
Scorers: Rgr: Mackay, M. Cowen; Wst: Higgs

Semis (13 March):
Christchurch United 1 Western 0
Nicholls
New Brighton 2 Rangers 1
McTague 2 pens; Hoggan

Section 1:
Christchurch United 5 Burndale United 0
New Brighton 5 Technical 0
Burndale United 2 New Brighton 0
Christchurch United 2 Technical 0
Technical 2 Burndale United 1
Christchurch United 5 New Brighton 0
New Brighton qualified for semi-finals in second place on goal difference ahead of Burndale, followed by Technical.

Section 2:
Rangers 2 Western 1
Shamrock 4 Woolston WMC 1
Western 1 Shamrock 1
Rangers 0 Woolston WMC 0
Rangers 8 Shamrock 0
Western 7 Woolston WMC 1

1989

Final:	Christchurch United 1 New Brighton 0
	Goalscorer: Julyan Falloon

3rd place: Technical 2 Woolston WMC 1

Semi-Finals:
Christchurch United 3 Woolston WMC 0
New Brighton 2 Technical 0

Group 1
Rangers 4 Shamrock 1
Christchurch United 1 Shamrock 0
Technical ? Christchurch United ? (19 Feb, Technical did not win)
Technical 2 Shamrock 0
Rangers 0 Christchurch United 6
Rangers 0 Technical 2

Group 2
Burndale 1 Western 1
New Brighton 3 Woolston WMC 0
Burndale ? New Brighton ? (19 Feb, Burndale did not win)
Western 1 Woolston WMC 1
Woolston WMC 4 Burndale 0
Western 1 New Brighton 1

1990

Final (18 March): Technical 4 Burndale 1 aet
Scorers: Tech: Myers, S Webster, Riley, Shea; Burn: Toohey

3rd place playoff: Christchurch United 3 Rangers 0
Lilley, Tony Wilson, Bowden pen

Semi-Finals (11 Mar):
Rangers 0 Technical 3
Burndale v Christchurch United

Group results:
Rangers 3 Halswell United 1
Burndale 2 Western 1
Rangers 0 Western 2
Burndale 2 Halswell United 2
Rangers 2 Burndale 2
Halswell United 2 Western 0
Rangers finished second in the group, ahead of Halswell United on most goals scored in a single match

results from the other Group:
Christchurch United 2 New Brighton 0
Technical 2 Woolston WMC 0
Christchurch United 4 Woolston WMC 1
Technical beat New Brighton (Feb 25, Technical did not concede any goals)
New Brighton 0 Woolston WMC 2
Technical 1 Christchurch United 0
Technical and Christchurch United had both already qualified for the semi-finals before the last match of the group (between the two clubs).

1991

Final (17 March) Technical 2 Cashmere 1
Nicholls 2; Boatwood

3rd place playoff: Christchurch United 2 Burndale 0

Semis: Burndale 0 Technical 1 (10 March)
Christchurch United 0 Cashmere 2 (13 March)

Preliminary results:
Rangers 1 Burndale 3 (10 Feb)
Christchurch United beat Technical
Western 2 Shamrock 1 (13 Feb)
Cashmere 2 Halswell 1 (13 Feb)
Rangers 1 Cashmere 2 (21 Feb)
Technical 2 Shamrock 0 (21 Feb)
Burndale 1 Cashmere 0 (26 Feb)
Christchurch United 3 Shamrock 0 (26 Feb)
Christchurch United 1 Western 0 (27 Feb)
Halswell 1 Burndale 1 (27 Feb)
Technical 5 Western 1 (3 Mar)
Rangers 0 Halswell 0 (3 Mar)

1992

Final (14 Mar): Rangers 2 Burndale 1
scorers: Rgrs: J. Hanson, T. Neville; Burn: G. Killick

3rd place playoff: Technical 2 Christchurch United 0

Semis: Rangers won by default over Christchurch United
Burndale 3 Technical 1

Other results:
Cashmere 2 Burndale 0
Christchurch United 1 Technical 0
Rangers 6 Cashmere 1
Technical 2 Woolston WMC 0
Burndale 2 Halswell 0
Christchurch United 3 Woolston WMC 2
Rangers 2 Halswell 0
Technical 3 Western 0
Rangers 1 Burndale 2
Christchurch United ? Western ? (23 Feb, Western win)
Halswell 3 Cashmere 1
Woolston WMC 4 Western 0

1993

Final: Rangers 2 Burndale 1
Rangers scorers: Hutton, Carville; Burndale scorer: Kerr
Rangers line-up: Stroud; Moir, Harvey, Fennessy, Lund, Fullen, Carville, Hutton, Hanson, M. Poole, Fitzpatrick.
Subs used: Killick, Campbell

3rd place
Halswell United 2 Technical 1
Renfrew, Downes; Boomer

Semi-Finals:
Rangers 3 Halswell United 0
Campbell 2, Hanson
Burndale 4 Technical 2 M Killick 2, J Killick 2; J Falloon 2

Section One:
Burndale 2 Christchurch United 0
Hawker, M Killick
Rangers 3 Western 0
Carville, Campbell, Moir
Burndale 4 Western 1
Steel, Berry, McKenzie, Abrahamson; Rhind
Rangers 4 Christchurch United 1
Carville, Lund, M Poole, Hutton; Wilson
Western 3 Christchurch United 0
Rhind, Morgan, Scott
Rangers 2 Burndale 1
M Poole 2; Berry

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Rangers	3	3	0	0	9	2	6
Burndale	3	2	0	1	7	2	4
Western	3	1	0	2	4	7	2
Chch Utd	3	0	0	3	1	9	0

Section Two:
Woolston WMC 2 Riccarton 2
Thomas, Tregenza; Storer, Major
Technical 5 Halswell United 3
Falloon 3, Nicholls, McLoughlin; Hunter, Jacques, Roberton
Halswell United 2 Riccarton 0
Hunter, Jacques
Technical 3 Woolston WMC 0
Boomer, Falloon, Braithwaite
Technical 3 Riccarton 0
McLoughlin, Falloon, Braithwaite
Halswell United 0 Woolston WMC 0

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Technical	3	3	0	0	11	3	6
Halswell	3	1	1	1	5	5	3
Woolston	3	0	2	1	2	5	2
Riccarton	3	0	1	2	2	7	1

1994

Final (27 Feb): Western 1 Halswell United 1 (aet 3-0 pens)
Whiteside; Casware

3rd place playoff: Rangers A 3 Woolston WMC 2
RAFC: Forster 2, Harvey; WWMC: Thomas, McTeague

Semis (23 Feb):
Halswell 3 Woolston 0
Edwards, Casware, Grosvenor
Rangers A 0 Western 1
Galbraith

Group 1
Christchurch United 1 Western 0
Rangers B 1 Halswell United 2
Rangers B 4 Christchurch United 0
Rangers B 1 Western 2
Halswell United 0 Western 1
Halswell United beat Christchurch United, 20 Feb, score unknown

Group 2
Woolston WMC 2 New Brighton 1
Rangers A 4 Burnside 1
Rangers A 3 New Brighton 0
Burnside 0 Woolston WMC 4
New Brighton 1 Burnside 1
Rangers A 3 Woolston WMC 0

1995

Final (5 March): Woolston WMC 1 Rangers 0
Flanagan

3rd place playoff: Christchurch United 5 New Brighton 0
Hersey 2, Toohey, McNichol, Watts

Semis (2 Mar): Woolston WMC 3 Christchurch United 1
WWMC: Flanagan, Tony Wilson, Parker; Utd: Toohey
Rangers 3 New Brighton 1
RAFC: Stapley, Fullen, Harvey; NB: Symons

Due to Hurley Shield and early start of Superclub, the Rangers Tournament was held in conjunction with the Hurley Shield and consisted of semi-finals and finals only.

1996-98

No Tournament

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