Obituaries about people of significance to football in New Zealand
Controversial football character Dave Cook has died from cancer the day before the start of the 2016 football season. His death brings to an end the lengthy saga of AFC Fury, a Tauranga-based outfit that he had led into the … Read More
One of New Zealand’s greatest football referees, Ron Harries, has died, aged 82. Harries was a former President of the New Zealand Football Referees’ Association and a Life Member of New Zealand Football and of Capital Football. He was made … Read More
One of the pioneers of women’s football in Auckland, Marge Twiname, combined administration at club and regional level with supporting family members in their own pursuit of football success. Marge died in Auckland in 2015 after a long illness. She … Read More
Former New Zealand national coach Juan Schwanner wasn’t afraid to give young players their chance to compete at the highest levels. In 1967, he gave international debuts to schoolboys Brian Turner and Dave Taylor, both of whom went on to … Read More