The club is an amalgamated between Mount Albert FC and Ponsonby in 1971. Ponsonby had previously won the
Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout tournament, in
1927 and
1933. The club won play-off series to earn a place in the
1971 National Soccer League. The team were briefly known, during their second season in the
league, as Auckland City FC after getting support from
Eden AFC ==Present day==