Our History: The Cambridge Football Club was formed in 1948 with 2 Junior Teams but held its first official meeting on 20th March 1951. The first Club Patron was R.S. Entwistle, and the first President was Viv Butler
1957 - All games were played on the Town Square until 1957 when a two room wooden shed was erected on the Leamington Domain for £134.19.4p
Cambridge adopted the now familiar red and white Club colours instead of the local Cambridge blue as Vic Butler was an Arsenal supporter.
1960 - Vic Butler becomes the Clubs first Life Member.
1964 - On 1st December the Cambridge Borough Council agrees to provide land on the Town Belt in Vogel Street for the Club and plans were then drawn up for the clubrooms to be built.
1967 - The Club moves to the new grounds.
1972 - the clubrooms are debt free and the Club applies for its senior team to join the Northern League competition.
1974 - Extensions to the clubrooms and playing fields become necessary and 2 years later the extensions are built and new junior grounds established from the Polo Club area
1978 - the Club elects its first women committee member.
1983 - Junior teams (11,12 and 13 year olds) enter the Waikato competitions
1984 - Senior men's team wins the Northern League 4th Division.
1985 - the Clubrooms are connected to the Town sewerage system.
1993 - Senior men's team wins the Northern League 2nd Division
1995 - Car park concreted
2005 - Club acquires use of the old polo fields next door as new Junior Grounds
2006 - National Club Under 19 Satellite winners
2007 - National Club Under 19 Satellite winners
2007 - Old Polo Clubhouse knocked down to make way for new junior building
2007 - Cambridge junior top teams win all five 8th-Open grade WJSA Knockout trophies, a first for both Cambridge and the WJSA.
2009 - National Club Under 19 Satellite runners up
Current Life Members; Vic Butler, Walter Sugden, Bert Van Doorne, Eric Sugden, John Kerkhof, Alan Busst, Harry Bekkers, Hans Rakels, Rodney Larnoch, Kerry Dauphin and Bill Brown.
Our Structure: Formed back in 1948, we are one of the most established clubs in New Zealand. We are now one of the Waikato’s fastest-growing sports clubs in a fast-growing town. We have two clubrooms, one senior and one junior, and both are located off the busiest road in Cambridge with easy access and close proximity to motels and bars. We are a registered incorporated society (Cambridge Soccer Club Incorporated - Number 399130). Governance consists of elected committee members each allocated specific responsibilities of ensuring the club’s success each year.
Our Activities: Around 200 adults participate in the club’s activities. We have seven senior men’s teams and two senior women’s teams. Our membership profile is mainly young (under 40) males. Around 500 children participate in the club’s activities. There are many junior teams of all ages and genders, well-supported by families and friends. We probably have the largest junior football club in the Waikato. We organise our own CFC annual senior men’s competition for Waikato-based teams as one of the few pre-season tournaments. Our youth and junior teams compete in annual age-group competitions. Some of our senior teams organise specific friendly games with teams outside of the Waikato. We estimate that every tenth house in Cambridge has some connection with our club, while many other residents see or hear what we do through media coverage.
Our Vision: To be recognised as a leading community-based football club that players aspire to join; benefiting from a supportive learning environment, with superior coaching, training facilities and equipment, and becoming part of a great self-funding social-club atmosphere.
Our Mission: To develop well-balanced, successful individuals who have the passion, commitment and capability to create pleasant and professional team environments throughout their lives; regardless of gender, physical abilities or background, through instruction of the technical, tactical, physical and psychological aspects of football.
Our Values: Our attitude and behaviour are guided by our eight club values.
Capability: we are responsible for player development and accountable for developing winning teams in all leagues and competitions chosen to compete in.
Professionalism: we abide by our code of conduct and commit to training and personal development programmes organised by our coaches and managers.
Unity: we are a club of many teams supporting each other in times of need, ensuring the collective drive of the club is harnessed for our future success.
Achievement: we are focussed on overall player development and retention as our future success is built on talent identification and competitive excellence.
Leadership: we provide effective club leadership, exemplary coaching and insightful sports education to achieve our vision and undertake our mission.
Teamwork: we make decisions based on what's in the best interest of our players without compromising our cohesive and inclusive club environment.
Collaboration: we promote the clubs facilities and membership benefits for the overall betterment of the Cambridge community and our supporting sponsors.
Passion: we enjoy playing football for the club and are loyal to the game, the club and our fellow members.