Latest news from Friends of Football
Membership of Friends of Football is open to anyone who supports our group’s goals and objectives. We have a $40 joining fee which entitles you to perpetual membership unless you die, resign, are declared bankrupt, are convicted of a serious … Read More
Incoming All Whites coach Danny Hay has given supporters an insight to the way he plans to approach his new role. Making his first appearance at a public event since becoming national coach, Hay was relaxed and open in an … Read More
Former All White Tim Brown has inspired local marketers with his story of how he’s grown a global footwear business since his retirement from football. Speaking to members of the NZ Marketing Association in Auckland in 2019, Brown shared a … Read More
Carters Henderson, led by Auckland City FC’s Darren White, have won the Bill MacGowan Memorial Trophy at Friends of Football’s fifth annual golf day. They and other foursomes enjoyed a full day of golf – and catching up with football … Read More
Clive and Shirley Herbert, an Auckland couple who used their own sporting success to help others, will long be remembered by football followers, including Friends of Football. The Herberts were best known as the parents of All Whites player and … Read More
Friends of Football announced Carol Waller as the recipient of their 2019 Medal of Excellence, awarded for delivering excellence to our sport over a long time. Waller has contributed more than 45 years of service to football as a player, … Read More
Football lost one of its most accomplished administrators with the death of Bill MacGowan in 2018. The former Chief Executive of New Zealand Football was 66 and had been ill for some time. More recently, he had been Chief Executive … Read More
Former All Whites and Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert has paid tribute to long-time friend and football colleague Russell Gray who died in his sleep in April 2018. Gray, a long-time employee at the Wellington Phoenix, was an accomplished sportswriter … Read More