[9] At a meeting of the Northern sub-division of the football association executive on 4 July 1927, the recently donated trophy by Duff & Co. to the Watersiders club was discussed.

As the four teams entered were not affiliated to the NZFA an approach was made to the Taranaki Football Association asking permission to run the competition.

[10] In the final match of the inaugural Duff Rose Bowl at Western Park in 1927 the Watersiders beat the Fitzroy-based Rangers club with Ted Spedding scoring twice.

[11] The winning team also included; goalkeeper Tom Broughton, H. Lewis, W. Davis, I. Thompson, R. Murray, R. Hughes, Anderson, Young, Wylie, J. Spedding, and reserves Karim, White and McCullough.

The annual subscription was set at five shillings, colours of red shirts with white pants fixed and a squad of twenty players registered.

Moturoa have competed for the Chatham Cup since 1949,[17] reaching the North Island semi-final in 1954 against Stop Out at Western Park,[18] and again in 1959 against Miramar Rangers at the Basin Reserve.

Moturoa won the 2011 Central Federation Cup, the final, against Hawkes Bays' Maycenvale United, was played at Memorial Park, Palmerston North.

Coached by former Moturoa player Campbell Waugh and captained by former New Zealand Universities and national age-group representative Chelsea Aim, the side was undefeated in 20 games, with the only dropped points a draw with Waitara in the Taranaki Women's League.

[25] Manawatu Top 4 champions, Athletic had hit the net in excess of 130 times during their season, and also qualified for the Central League play-offs.

[29] The 2016 Central League season began with a new squad of players complemented by the signing of Fernanda Toscani from North Force.