Honouring a Century of Service
Since 1863, Christchurch Football Club has been built on more than results.
It has been built on commitment — season after season, generation after generation.
The Axemen name has always stood for resilience, loyalty, and the willingness to keep turning up when it matters most. It represents those who put the club first, who carried the jersey with pride, and who helped pass the Axemen culture from one era to the next.
To formally recognise this enduring contribution, the Christchurch Football Club and the Axemens Club are proud to establish the Axemen Centurion.
What Is an Axemen Centurion?
An Axemen Centurion is a player, coach, or manager who has reached 100 Senior Grade games of service with Christchurch Football Club.
One hundred games is not a moment — it is a journey.
It reflects seasons of preparation, sacrifice, resilience, and commitment to others.
Centurions are recognised not for individual accolades, but for service sustained over time — the very quality that has allowed the Axemen to endure for more than 160 years.
Eligibility
You may be recognised as an Axemen Centurion if you have achieved 100 or more Senior Grade games with Christchurch Football Club in one or more of the following roles:
Service may be accumulated across seasons and teams, and reflects genuine contribution in Christchurch colours.
The Axemen Centurion Register
All recognised Centurions will be recorded in the Axemen Centurion Register, a living record that honours those whose commitment has strengthened the club across generations.
The Register exists to:
- Preserve Axemen Centurion history
- Recognise loyalty and longevity
- Connect past, present, and future club members
- Reinforce the values that define the Christchurch Football Club and the Axemens Club
Registration
Eligible individuals — or those wishing to nominate a past players, coach or manager — are invited to register for inclusion in the Axemen Centurion Register.
Where formal records are incomplete, the club acknowledges that our history is often carried through memory and shared experience, and these will be respected as part of the verification process.
To Register or Nominate:
Please register by following the link here and provide:
- Full name
- Role(s) with the club (player, coach, manager)
- Approximate years of Senior Grade involvement
- Estimated Senior Grade game total
- Team(s) or era(s) played, coached, or managed
Registrations will be reviewed by the Club and the Axemens Club to ensure the integrity of the Centurion Register.
A Living Legacy
Becoming an Axemen Centurion is not an endpoint.
It is recognition that your service forms part of the foundation on which future club members will stand.
From Latimer Square in 1863 to the present day, the strength of Christchurch Football Club has always come from those who stayed.
Give ’Em the Axe.
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