Gisborne City AFC

Gisborne City

Full name

Gisborne City Association Football Club

Nickname(s)

Sky Blues

Founded

1939 as Eastern Union

Ground

Childers Road Reserve

League

New Zealand National Soccer League

Home colours

Away colours

Gisborne City AFC is an association football club in Gisborne, New Zealand.

Gisborne City holds the New Zealand record for the most players from one club to participate at a FIFA World Cup for the New Zealand national football team with five members being selected for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.

In 1984 Gisborne City became the first team from outside of New Zealand's three biggest cities Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch to win the national title.

Honours

National

League

New Zealand National Soccer League

Champions (1) 1984

Cup

Chatham Cup

Champions (1) 1987

Other

Air New Zealand Cup

Champions (1) 1984

New Zealand Football Association Challenge Trophy

Champions (1) 1985

Players

FIFA World Cup

Players who represented their country at a FIFA World Cup while playing for Gisborne City:

1982 FIFA World Cup

Kenny Cresswell, played against Scotland, USSR and Brazil
John Hill, played against Scotland
Keith Mackay, played against Scotland, USSR and Brazil
Brian Turner, played against Brazil
Grant Turner did not play due to injury upon arrival in Spain

Others

Other well known people who played for Gisborne City:

Jock Aird, played in the 1954 FIFA World Cup and played for Burnley
Phil Alexander, current Crystal Palace CEO
Ken Armstrong, former New Zealand coach who played for Chelsea
Kevin Fallon, former New Zealand coach
Ricki Herbert, played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, former coach of the Wellington Phoenix and was the coach of New Zealand at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Noah Hickey, played in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup and current member of the Wellington Phoenix Board of Directors
Keryn Jordan, played in the 2006 and 2009 FIFA Club World Cup for Auckland City
Ross Nicholson, played in the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup for Auckland City
Steve Sumner, captain of the New Zealand team that played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup
Brian Turner, played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and was signed by Chelsea but did not get to play for the first team
Alan Vest, former Perth Glory coach