Now why would they use the Basin Reserve for a football match. What a shocking decision!
It was the home of Wellington Football until the late 80's (the Wellington FA had an office in the old stand)
They used to have 2 pitches and they would have at least 4 games there every Saturday
It was used for Chatham Cup Finals in 1926 then every one from 1928 to 1972 and again from 1980-82 and 1990-92
I never played on it but everyone I know that did always rave about how great the surface was
The only down side was in later years when they reverted to 1 pitch and sitting in the stand you were a fair distance from the ground