The merger that formed NW was Johnsonvilla with Newlands.
Sorry but wrong
Johson-villa joined Onslow in 1972 then absorbed Newlands senior club in 1992 when Newlands were caught short of funds and North wellington had enough to pay there bills and keep a bad thing from becoming ugly.
This was not a bad thing in the long run as it brought across some very good club members who are still with the club today and some who have moved on after giving good service at top level.
Loftus you might be thinking of the merger of the two local junior clubs that happened after 1992 and was not an ideal situation as then they played in the Mana comp and with the loss of the Porrirua clubs into western suburbs there was only 4 clubs left in Mana so the NWJFC played allot of home derby's as they had multiple teams in each grade now.
If you think i am wrong you can contact the secretary of NWAFC or visit there web site but it is not easy to find the info there.
North Wellington was formed in 1972 following the merger of Onslow (formed 1934) and Johnson Villa (formed 1951). North Wellington then merged with Newland- Paparangi in 1992. (source: www.ultimatenzsoccer.co.nz see Club database.)
I played for Johnson Villa just prior to the merger, in Central League Two, when we wore the Aston Villa strip and when the team had two kids who went on to play for Wellington City and the All Whites.
nice to hear your history Jerzy so 1) where did you gather back then after the games?
also do you remember 2). the names of the two youth as the clubs history is a bit sketchy on there earlier years as the club known as Johnson-Villa
by the way the club colours are still Aston Villa colours Claret not MAROON as supplied to teams today.
1). Alex Moore clubrooms. I was too young for the pub down the road, which was where the older guys went. Or maybe they went to the RSA. 2). Jeff Strom and Steve Boyland. Manager was ? de Ridder. His son Wally (Wol) was goalkeeper. Seem to recall they ran the club as a bit of a private fiefdom but I may be wrong, I was just a kid.
We lost Boyland half-way through the season. He was an ace striker. Snapped up by Hungaria after failing a trial with West Ham. Played once for All Whites (v Iran). Phil Peters, our winger, also lost to Hungaria. Both were 17 yr old J'ville kids. Think Phil shot himself (bad romance) soon after. Jeff Strom maybe 2 years younger, also local kid from well-known footballing family (Richard, Dave). Played 12/14 times for All Whites. Best result I remember was in Hilton Petone semi, when our Central League Two team came v close to bowling Mar, who were the gun team then as now, with 3 current All Whites playing. Lost 1-2 to Rangers (not Mar as they seem to be called now - btw way we were colloquially known as J Villa) before a full stand at Memorial.
To the other question, no, never played in an 11 team league.