Gisborne City Association Football Club was an association football club in Gisborne, New Zealand. Founded in 1939 as Eastern Union, the club changed its name to Gisborne City after winning the Central Districts League at the first attempt in 1967.[1]
History
Chart of yearly ladder positions for Gisborne City in NZ 1st division soccer
As Eastern Union, the club had competed in the Chatham Cup since the early 1950s, and reached the semi-final (and North Island Final) in 1957, losing to eventual champions Seatoun 3–1.
In 1984, Gisborne became the first team from outside New Zealand's three biggest cities Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch to win the national championship.
Chelsea connection
The Chelsea song "Blue is the Colour" was adopted as the clubs anthem.
The following former Chelsea FC players also played for Gisborne City:
