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Full name | Lynn-Avon United Association Football Club | ||
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Founded | 1996 (re-amalgamation of teams which split in 1947) | ||
Ground | Ken Maunder Park, New Lynn, Auckland | ||
Coach | Richard Beeston (Head Coach) | ||
League | NRF Division 6 Central | ||
2023 | NRF Division 6 Central, 2nd of 8 | ||
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Lynn-Avon United is a semi-professional association football club based in New Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand. Their first team plays in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1.
History
[edit]The club was formed in 1996 through an amalgamation of Lynndale (originally Lyndale) AFC and Avondale United. These two teams had a common origin, Lynndale having split from Avondale FC in 1947. Avondale later changed their name to Red Shield and then Avondale United.
Present day
[edit]Former player for Wycombe Wanderers and the New Zealand Knights player Sean Devine, who lead Exeter City to a 0–0 with Manchester United at Old Trafford in a 2005 English FA Cup tie,[1] captains the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 1B side.