Cashmere Technical FC
football club
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 National League, 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.
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