Paul Halford
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul G. Halford | ||
Place of birth | England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1982 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
1982–1987 | Napier City Rovers | 119 | (21) |
1988 | Brisbane Lions | 6 | (0) |
1989–1990 | Southport Warriors | ||
1991–2001 | Napier City Rovers | ||
International career | |||
1987–1988 | New Zealand | 7 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paul Halford is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.
He was a star player for Napier City Rovers, scoring a goal in their 1985 Chatham Cup final success, in the 1980s before joining the Brisbane Lions.[1] He returned to Napier City Rovers in 1991 helping the club to more success.
Halford made his All Whites debut on 9 June at Auckland, Mt Smart Stadium in an unofficial friendly against Glasgow Rangers.[2] He scored in his first A-international, a 7-0 win over Western Samoa on 7 November 1987 and went on to represent the New Zealand national football team making 7 A-international appearances between 1987 and 1988, scoring three goals in all.[3][4]
In 1993, Halford was awarded New Zealand soccer player of the year and players' player of the year, and he again was awarded the latter in 1996.[5]
Honours
Napier City Rovers
- Chatham Cup: 1985, 1993, 2000
Southport Warriors
- Gold Coast League Premiership: 1989, 1990
- Gold Coast League Championship: 1989, 1990
Individual
- Jack Batty Memorial Cup: 1993
- Gold Coast League Golden Boot: 1989
References
- ^ "Australian Player Database". OzFootball. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
- ^ "New Zealand International Matches - Details 1980-1989". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 August 2008.
- ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ "Honours List". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
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- 1985 – Greg Brown (Napier City Rovers)
- 1986 – Duncan Cole (North Shore United)
- 1987 – Dave Reynolds (Gisborne City)
- 1988 – Steve Tate (Waikato United)
- 1989 – Michael McGarry (Christchurch United)
- 1990 – Michael McGarry (Christchurch United)
- 1991 – Dave Woodard (Wellington United)
- 1992 – Neal Cave (Miramar Rangers)
- 1993 – Paul Halford (Napier City Rovers)
- 1994 – Ivan Vicelich (Waitakere City)
- 1995 – Darren McClennan (Waitakere City)
- 1996 – Mark Foy (Mount Wellington)
- 1997 – Ivan Vicelich (Central United)
- 1998 – Terry Torrens (Central United)
- 1999 – Aaron Burgess (Dunedin Technical)
- 2000 – Jimmy Cudd (Napier City Rovers)
- 2001 – Paul Bunbury (University-Mount Wellington)
- 2002 – Leon Birnie (Napier City Rovers)
- 2003 – Kara Waetford (University-Mount Wellington)
- 2004 – Tim Butterfield (Miramar Rangers)
- 2005 – Ross Nicholson (Central United)
- 2006 – Phil Imray (Western Suburbs)
- 2007 – Luiz del Monte (Central United)
- 2008 – Ryan Zoghby (East Coast Bays)
- 2009 – Raf de Gregorio (Wellington Olympic)
- 2010 – Phil Imray (Miramar Rangers)
- 2011 – Scott Robson (Wairarapa United)
- 2012 – Emiliano Tade (Central United)
- 2013 – Andy Pitman (Cashmere Technical)
- 2014 – Stuart Kelly (Cashmere Technical)
- 2016 – Tom Davis (Birkenhead United)
- 2017 – Mario Ilich (Central United)
- 2018 – Alec Solomons (Birkenhead United)
- 2019 – Sho Goto (Napier City Rovers)
- 2020 – Not Awarded
- 2021 – Yuya Taguchi (Cashmere Technical)
- 2022 – Dylan Manickum (Auckland City)
- 2023 – Max Tommy (Melville United)
- 2024 – Stipe Ukich (Auckland City)