One of New Zealand’s most successful club coaches, Bert Ormond, led Blockhouse Bay to a league-cup double in the inaugural season of the national league in 1970, and he captained New Zealand on their world tour of 1964. He was … Read More
One of New Zealand football’s most successful administrators, Harry Dods, will be remembered for introducing innovative fundraising methods that helped football perform at a higher level. He was a former chairman of Auckland Football and New Zealand Football. Dods died … Read More
Friends of Football joins all those in our sport who are mourning the loss of former All Whites captain Steve Sumner who has lost his battle with prostate cancer aged 61. The legend of New Zealand Football, who was diagnosed … Read More
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 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