Cashmere Technical is an association football club based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was formed in early 2012 from the merger of two of the city's premier teams, Cashmere Wanderers and Woolston Technical. The two clubs had agreed to work together in early 2011, and the 2011 Christchurch earthquake which devastated their home city and resulted in the loss of many playing facilities hastened their merger into a combined side.
Cashmere Technical currently play in the , and have won the Chatham Cup twice as Cashmere but also once as Christchurch Technical Old Boys.
Club history Christchurch Technical Christchurch Technical was formed in 1923 as Christchurch Technical Old Boys. The club changed its name to Christchurch Technical in 1968. It was also known temporarily as Christchurch City, when Woolston Working Men's Club and Christchurch Technical briefly merged to play in the National Soccer League in 2000 and 2001.
Woolston Working Men's Club Was an association football club based in Woolston, Christchurch, New Zealand. It was formed in 1951 as Waterside, before the name was changed to Woolston Working Men's Club in 1969. The team played in the New Zealand National Soccer League in 1978 and 1981, being relegated back into the regional leagues at the end of both seasons.
Woolston Technical Woolston Technical was formed in 2007, as a result of a merger between of Christchurch Technical and Woolston Working Men's Club. The two sides had previously merged briefly between 2000 and 2002, playing under the name Christchurch City.
Cashmere Wanderers Cashmere Wanderers was formed in 1951 as Atlantis AFC, named for its origins among emigrants to New Zealand aboard the Shaw Savill Line ship Atlantis, which arrived in Lyttelton in 1950. In 1961, the club changed its name to Wanderers to reflect its nickname at the time. Then in 1967 it became the Cashmere Wanderers.
Cashmere Technical In 2012 the clubs of Woolston Technical and Cashmere Wanderers merged to form Cashmere Technical. In 2013, the club would go on to complete a treble, winning the Mainland Premier League, Christchurch Cup and the national Chatham Cup. The club would win the Mainland Premier League again in 2014 and 2015, as well winning the Chatham Cup again in 2014.
Season by season record 2021– (National League) SeasonSouthern LeagueNational LeagueEnglishCupChathamCupNameGoals20217601257+18181st 530284+49 3rdWW 3620221816117920+5949 2nd 94051918+1127thWQF Garbhan Coughlan 4320231813326627+3942 2nd 941424240135th 2ndR4 Garbhan Coughlan 4420241815219019+71471st 92341618−298th 2ndR2 Garbhan Coughlan 3620251812335929+3039 3rdDid not qualifyWR3 Garbhan Coughlan 192026181710917+8452 1stQualifedR1 2ndTBD
SeasonLeague LeaguePositionEnglishCupChathamCupNameGoals 2027National League 1 To be determinedTBD
Titles As Cashmere Technical Chatham Cup: 2013, 2014, 2021 Southern League: 2021, 2024, 2026 Southern Football League: 2018 South Island Football Championship: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020 Mainland Premier League: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 English Cup: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 McFarlane Cup (Men's): 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2026 McFarlane Cup (Women's): 2016, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026 Hurley Shield: 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022 Hawkey Shield: 2025, 2026 Women's South Island League: 2023, 2024, 2026 Reta Fitzpatrick Cup: 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 Mainland Football Men's Team of the Year: 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020 Mainland Football Women's Team of the Year: 2016, 2023, 2024, 2025
Without Cashmere Technical Chatham Cup: 1948 Mainland Premier League: 2009, 2010 English Cup: 1928, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2007 Mainland Football Men's Team of the Year: 2009 Hurley Shield: 2009 McFarlane Cup (Men's): 2009
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