New Zealand Knights Football Club was a New Zealand professional football club based in Auckland. The club was formed in 2004, and played their first competitive match in July 2005 when they participated in the 2005 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup. The club played its home matches at North Harbour Stadium. The Knights was dissolved in 2007, following two seasons of football.
New Zealand Knights' record appearance-maker was Darren Bazeley, with 47 appearances over 2 seasons, ahead of Noah Hickey with 43.
GK | Goalkeeper |
---|---|
DF | Defender |
MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward |
U | Utility player 1 |
Name | Nationality | Position | New Zealand Knights career |
Starts | Subs | Total | Goals | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Appearances | ||||||||
Ronnie Bull | ![]() |
DF | 2005 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | [1] |
Ben Collett | ![]() |
MF | 2005–2006 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 0 | [2] |
Sean Devine | ![]() |
FW | 2005–2006 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 3 | [3] |
Neil Emblen | ![]() |
MF | 2005–2007 | 34 | 3 | 37 | 3 | [4] |
Steve Fitzsimmons | ![]() |
U | 2005 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | [5] |
Danny Hay | ![]() |
DF | 2005 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | [6] |
Danny Milosevic | ![]() |
GK | 2005–2006 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | [7] |
Joshua Rose | ![]() |
DF | 2005–2006 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | [8] |
John Tambouras | ![]() |
DF | 2005–2007 | 21 | 3 | 24 | 1 | [9] |
Cole Tinkler | ![]() |
DF | 2005–2006 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | [10] |
Simon Yeo | ![]() |
FW | 2005 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | [11] |
Noah Hickey | ![]() |
MF | 2005–2007 | 36 | 7 | 43 | 2 | [12] |
Zhang Xiaobin | ![]() |
MF | 2005–2006 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | [13] |
Glen Moss | ![]() |
GK | 2005–2006 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | [14] |
Frank van Eijs | ![]() |
DF | 2005–2006 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | [15] |
Jeremy Brockie | ![]() |
FW | 2005–2006 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | [16] |
Josh Maguire | ![]() |
MF | 2005–2006 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 | [17] |
Darren Bazeley | ![]() |
DF | 2005–2007 | 45 | 2 | 47 | 1 | [18] |
Jeremy Christie | ![]() |
U | 2005–2006 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | [19] |
Zenon Caravella | ![]() |
MF | 2005–2006 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 0 | [20] |
Naoki Imaya | ![]() |
U | 2005–2006 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | [21] |
Kris Bright | ![]() |
FW | 2005–2006 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | [22] |
Sam Jasper | ![]() |
MF | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | [23] |
Malik Buari | ![]() |
MF | 2006–2007 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 2 | [24] |
Che Bunce | ![]() |
DF | 2006–2007 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 1 | [25] |
Scot Gemmill | ![]() |
MF | 2006–2007 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 0 | [26] |
Sime Kovacevic | ![]() |
DF | 2006 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 0 | [27] |
Jonti Richter | ![]() |
FW | 2006–2007 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 1 | [28] |
Jonas Salley | ![]() |
MF | 2006–2007 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | [29] |
Michael Turnbull | ![]() |
GK | 2006 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | [30] |
Michael White | ![]() |
U | 2006–2007 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | [31] |
Grégory Duruz | ![]() |
DF | 2006 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0 | [32] |
Adam Casey | ![]() |
FW | 2006 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | [33] |
Dani Rodrigues | ![]() |
MF | 2006 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | [34] |
Richard Johnson | ![]() |
MF | 2006–2007 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 0 | [35] |
Ivan Necevski | ![]() |
GK | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | [36] |
Franco Parisi | ![]() |
FW | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | [37] |
Campbell Banks | ![]() |
FW | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | [38] |
Hamza Mohammed | ![]() |
MF | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | [39] |
Fernando de Moraes | ![]() |
MF | 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | [40] |
Dustin Wells | ![]() |
MF | 2006 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | [41] |
Alen Marcina | ![]() |
FW | 2006–2007 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | [42] |
Mark Paston | ![]() |
GK | 2006–2007 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | [43] |
Dean Gordon | ![]() |
DF | 2006–2007 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | [44] |
Gao Leilei | ![]() |
MF | 2006–2007 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | [45] |
Jeff Fleming | ![]() |
MF | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [46] |
Steven O'Dor | ![]() |
DF | 2006–2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | [47] |
Li Yan | ![]() |
MF | 2006–2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | [48] |
Two players held the position of captain of the New Zealand Knights between 2005 and 2007. The first club captain was Danny Hay, who led the side in 2005. [49] The longest-serving captain was Darren Bazeley, who was captain from 2005 to 2007 after taking over from Hay. [50]
Dates | Name | Notes |
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2005 |
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2005–2007 |
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Longest-serving captain in Knights' history |
New Zealand Knights Football Club was a New Zealand professional football club based in Auckland. The club was formed in 2004, and played their first competitive match in July 2005 when they participated in the 2005 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup. The club played its home matches at North Harbour Stadium. The Knights was dissolved in 2007, following two seasons of football.
New Zealand Knights' record appearance-maker was Darren Bazeley, with 47 appearances over 2 seasons, ahead of Noah Hickey with 43.
GK | Goalkeeper |
---|---|
DF | Defender |
MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward |
U | Utility player 1 |
Name | Nationality | Position | New Zealand Knights career |
Starts | Subs | Total | Goals | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Appearances | ||||||||
Ronnie Bull | ![]() |
DF | 2005 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | [1] |
Ben Collett | ![]() |
MF | 2005–2006 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 0 | [2] |
Sean Devine | ![]() |
FW | 2005–2006 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 3 | [3] |
Neil Emblen | ![]() |
MF | 2005–2007 | 34 | 3 | 37 | 3 | [4] |
Steve Fitzsimmons | ![]() |
U | 2005 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | [5] |
Danny Hay | ![]() |
DF | 2005 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | [6] |
Danny Milosevic | ![]() |
GK | 2005–2006 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | [7] |
Joshua Rose | ![]() |
DF | 2005–2006 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 1 | [8] |
John Tambouras | ![]() |
DF | 2005–2007 | 21 | 3 | 24 | 1 | [9] |
Cole Tinkler | ![]() |
DF | 2005–2006 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 0 | [10] |
Simon Yeo | ![]() |
FW | 2005 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 4 | [11] |
Noah Hickey | ![]() |
MF | 2005–2007 | 36 | 7 | 43 | 2 | [12] |
Zhang Xiaobin | ![]() |
MF | 2005–2006 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | [13] |
Glen Moss | ![]() |
GK | 2005–2006 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | [14] |
Frank van Eijs | ![]() |
DF | 2005–2006 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | [15] |
Jeremy Brockie | ![]() |
FW | 2005–2006 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | [16] |
Josh Maguire | ![]() |
MF | 2005–2006 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 | [17] |
Darren Bazeley | ![]() |
DF | 2005–2007 | 45 | 2 | 47 | 1 | [18] |
Jeremy Christie | ![]() |
U | 2005–2006 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | [19] |
Zenon Caravella | ![]() |
MF | 2005–2006 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 0 | [20] |
Naoki Imaya | ![]() |
U | 2005–2006 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | [21] |
Kris Bright | ![]() |
FW | 2005–2006 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | [22] |
Sam Jasper | ![]() |
MF | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | [23] |
Malik Buari | ![]() |
MF | 2006–2007 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 2 | [24] |
Che Bunce | ![]() |
DF | 2006–2007 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 1 | [25] |
Scot Gemmill | ![]() |
MF | 2006–2007 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 0 | [26] |
Sime Kovacevic | ![]() |
DF | 2006 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 0 | [27] |
Jonti Richter | ![]() |
FW | 2006–2007 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 1 | [28] |
Jonas Salley | ![]() |
MF | 2006–2007 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | [29] |
Michael Turnbull | ![]() |
GK | 2006 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | [30] |
Michael White | ![]() |
U | 2006–2007 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | [31] |
Grégory Duruz | ![]() |
DF | 2006 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 0 | [32] |
Adam Casey | ![]() |
FW | 2006 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | [33] |
Dani Rodrigues | ![]() |
MF | 2006 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | [34] |
Richard Johnson | ![]() |
MF | 2006–2007 | 19 | 1 | 20 | 0 | [35] |
Ivan Necevski | ![]() |
GK | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | [36] |
Franco Parisi | ![]() |
FW | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | [37] |
Campbell Banks | ![]() |
FW | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | [38] |
Hamza Mohammed | ![]() |
MF | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | [39] |
Fernando de Moraes | ![]() |
MF | 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | [40] |
Dustin Wells | ![]() |
MF | 2006 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | [41] |
Alen Marcina | ![]() |
FW | 2006–2007 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | [42] |
Mark Paston | ![]() |
GK | 2006–2007 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | [43] |
Dean Gordon | ![]() |
DF | 2006–2007 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | [44] |
Gao Leilei | ![]() |
MF | 2006–2007 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | [45] |
Jeff Fleming | ![]() |
MF | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | [46] |
Steven O'Dor | ![]() |
DF | 2006–2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | [47] |
Li Yan | ![]() |
MF | 2006–2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | [48] |
Two players held the position of captain of the New Zealand Knights between 2005 and 2007. The first club captain was Danny Hay, who led the side in 2005. [49] The longest-serving captain was Darren Bazeley, who was captain from 2005 to 2007 after taking over from Hay. [50]
Dates | Name | Notes |
---|---|---|
2005 |
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|
2005–2007 |
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Longest-serving captain in Knights' history |