List of New Zealand Knights FC players
| Company type | Professional soccer club |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Defunct | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Auckland , New Zealand |
| Products | Soccer 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.
| GK | Goalkeeper |
|---|---|
| DF | Defender |
| MF | Midfielder |
| FW | Forward |
| U | Utility player |
| 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 |