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=NZ Football Federation Template=

Mainland
=Clubs=

Oxford FC
Oxford FC is an association football club in Oxford, Canterbury, New Zealand. The Men's First team competes in Mainland Football's Senior Men's Division 1 and has previously climbed up the tiers in the last few years.

They competed in Division 10 in 2022, winning the league before regrading pushed them up to Division 8, winning both the leagues in the same season. In 2023, they competed in Division 4, again winning the league before regrading pushed them up to Division 3, where they won Division 3 as well. In 2024, they were meant to play in Division 2 but due to numbers they were pushed up to Division 1.

The club is based at Pearsons Park and they have 5 junior and 2 senior teams. The men's first team also participated in the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournament for the first time in 2024, losing 13–1 to Waimakariri United. They also competed in the English Cup, Canterbury's knockout tournament for the first time as well, betting a Southern League side FC Twenty 11 1–0 in the first round.

With them being in the community leagues, they are eligible to compete in the Mainland Charity Cups. In the 2024 Whero Cup, they bet Canterbury Premiership League side Cashmere Technical's Reserves 1–0 advancing to play Canterbury Championship League side Cashmere Technical's U20 Reserves in the Quarter Finals.

St Albans Shirley FC
St Albans Shirley FC is an association football club in Christchurch, New Zealand. The Men's First team competes in Mainland Football's Senior Men's Division 1 and has previously competed in the Canterbury Championship League. The Women's First team competes in a joint enterprise with Coastal Spirit, where they compete the Women's South Island Qualifying League and were successful to make it into the South Island League.

They club is based at St Albans Park, around the road from English Park. Between 1988–1991 and 1994, the club participated in the Southern League Two North. The men's first team also participates in the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournament and the English Cup, Canterbury's knockout tournament. The Women's First team competes in the Kate Sheppard Cup, the Women's version of the Chatham Cup, and the Reta Fitzpatrick Cup, the Women's version of the English Cup.

The clubs best run in the Chatham Cup was in 1982 where they made it to the Third Round, before losing 1–3 to Cashmere Wanderers. The best run in the Kate Sheppard Cup was in 2023, where Coastal Spirit SASFC made it to the semi finals, before losing 5–1 to Western Springs.

With them being in the community leagues, they are eligible to compete in the Mainland Charity Cups. In the 2024 Whero Cup, they drew 4–4 to Canterbury Championship League side University of Canterbury's Third XI and lost 5–6 on penalties in the first round.