1970 Soccer Fixtures Decided

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32252, 21 March 1970, Page 12

1970 Soccer Fixtures Decided

(N.Z. Press Association)

WELLINGTON.

The complete list of international, Rothmans National League and Gillette Chatham Cup fixtures for the 1970 season has been drawn up by the New Zealand Football Association.

Seventeen national league games will be played on Sun* days. The final national fixture for the year is the Chatham Cup final in Wellington on Saturday, September 5. The only visiting team is the Hong Kong club, Jardines, which will make a sixmatch tour. The fixture list is:— Rothmans National League Round I.—Saturday, April 11: Stop Out v. Gisborne City; Eastern Suburbs v. Hungaria; Christchurch United v. Blockhouse Bay, Western Suburbs v. Mount Wellington.

Round 2.—Saturday, April 18: Gisborne City v. Eastern Suburbs, Mount Wellington v. Stop Out, Hungaria v. Christchurch United. Sunday. April 19: Blockhouse Bay v. Western Suburbs. Round 3.—Saturday. April 25: Christchurch United v. Gisborne City, Eastern Suburbs v. Stop Out, Western Suburbs v. Hungaria. Sunday. April 26: Blockhouse Bay v. Mount Wellington.

Round 4.—Saturday, May 2: Gisborne City v. Western Suburbs, Hungaria v. Blockhouse Bay. Sunday, May 3: Mount Wellington v. Eastern Suburbs, Stop Out v. Christchurch United.

Round s.—Saturday, May 9: Blockhouse Bay v. Gisborne City, Christchurch United v. Eastern Suburbs, Hungaria v. Mount Wellington. Sunday, May 10: Western Suburbs v. Stop Out.

Round 6. —Saturday, May 16: Gisborne City v. Hungaria, Mount Wellington v. Christchurch United. Sunday,-May 17: Eastern Suburbs v. Western Suburbs, Stop Out v. Blockhouse Bay.

Round 7.—Saturday. May 30: Mount Wellington v. Gisborne City, Western Suburbs v. Christchurch United. Sunday, May 31: Hungaria v. Stop Out, Blockhouse Bay v. Eastern Suburbs.

Round B.—Saturday, June 13: Stop Out v. Hungaria, Gisborne City v. Mount Wellington, Eastern Suburbs v. Blockhouse Bay, Christchurch United v. Western Suburbs.

Round 9.—Saturday, June 27: Gisborne City v. Stop Out, Hungaria v. Eastern Suburbs, Blockhouse Bay v. Christchurch United. Sunday. June 28: Mount Wellington v. Western Suburbs. Round 10.—Saturday. July 11: Eastern Suburbs v. Gisborne City, Western Suburbs v. Blockhouse Bay, Christchurch United v. Hungaria. Sunday, July 12: Stop Out v. Mount Wellington. Round 11.—Saturday. August 1: Gisborne City v. Christchurch United, Hungaria v. Western Suburbs. Sunday, August 2: Stop Out v. Eastern Suburbs, Mount Wellington v. Blockhouse Bay.

Round 12.—Saturday, August 8: Western Suburbs v. Gisborne

City, Christchurch United v. Stop Out, Eastern Suburbs v. Mount Wellington. Sunday, August 9: Blockhouse Bay v. Hungaria.

Round 13. —Saturday, August 22: Eastern Suburbs v. Christchurch United, Stop Out v. Western Suburbs, Gisborne City v. Blockhouse Bay. Sunday, August 23: Mount Wellington v. Hungaria. ' Round 14.—Saturday. August 29: Hungaria v. Gisborne City. Christchurch United v. Mount Wellington. Sunday, August 30: Blockhouse Bay v. Stop Out, Western Suburbs v. Eastern Suburbs. Gillette Chatham Cup Tuesday, March 31.—Entries close. Tuesday, June 2. —Local associations to advise Chatham Cup finalist. Saturday, July 4.—National League teams join regional finals.

Saturday, June 13.—First round proper. Saturday. June 20.—Second round. Saturday, July 14.—Third round. Saturday, July 25. —Quarterfinals. Saturday, August 15.—Semifinals. Saturday, September s.—Final in Wellington. Jardines Tour Friday. May 22.—Arrive Auckland. Sunday. May 24.—v. Auckland Province, Auckland. Wednesday, May 27.—v. Canterbury. Christchurch. Saturday, May 30.—v. OtagoSouthland, Dunedin. Monday. June I.—v. Central League, Wellington. Thursday. June 4.—v. Nelson Invitation XI, Nelson. Saturday, June 6.—v. New Zealand, Auckland.