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List of New Zealand Knights FC players

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New Zealand Knights FC
Company typeProfessional soccer club
IndustrySports
Founded2004
Defunct2007
Headquarters
Auckland
,
New Zealand
ProductsSoccer matches

New Zealand Knights FC was a professional soccer team located in Auckland, New Zealand. Established in 2004, the club made its competitive debut in July 2005 during the 2005 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup. The team played its home fixtures at North Harbour Stadium. The Knights existed for two seasons before ceasing operations in 2007.

Darren Bazeley holds the record for the highest number of appearances, having played 47 matches across two seasons, with Noah Hickey following closely behind with 43 appearances.

List of players

  • The statistics for appearances and goals include all first-team official matches, covering both the A-League and the Pre-Season Challenge Cup.
  • Players are listed according to the date they first appeared for the club.
Table headers
  • Nationality – Country represented internationally or country of birth if no international caps.
  • New Zealand Knights career – Span from initial to final appearance years.
  • Starts – Matches started.
  • Sub – Appearances as a substitute.
  • Total – Sum of starts and substitute appearances.
Position key
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward
U Utility player
Roster of New Zealand Knights FC players
Name Nationality Position New Zealand
Knights career
Starts Subs Total Goals Ref
Appearances
Template:Sortname Template:ENG Template:Sort 2005–2007 45 2 47 1
Template:Sortname Template:NZL Template:Sort 2005–2007 36 7 43 2
Template:Sortname Template:ENG Template:Sort 2005–2007 34 3 37 3
Template:Sortname Template:IRL Template:Sort 2005–2006 23 10 33 3
Template:Sortname Template:AUS Template:Sort 2005–2007 21 3 24 1
Template:Sortname Template:AUS Template:Sort 2006–2007 17 7 24 1
Template:Sortname Template:ENG Template:Sort 2006–2007 19 6 25 2
Template:Sortname Template:NZL Template:Sort 2006–2007 22 0 22 1
Template:Sortname Template:SCO Template:Sort 2006–2007 14 4 18 0

Club captains

During the period from 2005 to 2007, two individuals held the captaincy for New Zealand Knights. The first captain was Danny Hay in 2005. Following him, Darren Bazeley served as captain from 2005 until the club's dissolution in 2007, making him the longest-tenured captain.

Period Captain Remarks
2005 Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Danny Hay
2005–2007 Template:Country data ENGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Darren Bazeley Longest-serving captain