Stratford AFC
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| Full name | Stratford Association Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1908 | |
| Ground | Swansea Park , Stratford | |
| Chairman | Stu Hawkless | |
| League | Taranaki Division 3 | |
| 2025 | Taranaki Division 3, 8th of 12 | |
| Website | https://www.sporty.co.nz/stratfordafc | |
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Stratford AFC is an association football club from New Zealand. Its home ground and clubrooms are at Swansea Park in the town of Stratford, Central Taranaki.[1]
Stratford AFC was established in April 1908 and joined the Taranaki Association Football Union in that year.[2]
The club won the Taranaki Championship (Julian Cup) four times before 1965.[3] The 1934 season for the Stratford club is notable by winning both the Taranaki Championship and Duff Rose Bowl while remaining undefeated in both competitions.[4]
The 1958 Chatham Cup saw the club win the Taranaki final of the competition qualifiers and reach the North Island quarter-final against Kiwi United.[5]
In 1967 the club joined the Central Districts League and competed in the first division with teams from Manawatū, Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay.[6]