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Requiescat In Pace
A page acknowledging those in the NZ footballing community who've passed on, with effect from 1 December 2020.
If you know of anyone whose name should appear here, please contact me with the appropriate info - see the headings below.
No matter how great or small their contribution to the game, let me know - it's something we should recognise, and that's an area where football in NZ lets itself down.
Not anymore. May all those listed below Requiescat In Pace (Rest In Peace).
WHO
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WHEN
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AGED
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PRINCIPAL CLUBS / ORGANISATIONS
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Bill Fleming
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6 March 2020
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74
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Caversham, Otago FA
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Larry Markham
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6 November 2020
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72
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Roslyn Wakari
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Don May
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20 November 2020
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84
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St Andrews, Moturoa
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Bob O'Brien
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1 December 2020
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86
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Seatoun, Capital Football
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Leo Zonneveld
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8 December 2020
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85
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Wellington United
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Eddie Gavigan
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9 December 2020
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57
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Mt Wellington
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Dr Ellis Greive
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15 December 2020
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82 All Whites team doctor
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Devon Waru
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26 December 2020
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28
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Oratia United
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Norman Wiseman
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26 December 2020
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78
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Sth Canterbury football
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Doug Phipps
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29 December 2020
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Blockhouse Bay
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Reece Thomas
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1 January 2021
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36
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Feilding United, NZ U17s
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Jim Batson
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5 January 2021
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78
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Coach of Wellington clubs
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Elwyn Ash
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15 January 2021
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60
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Miramar Rangers, Wellington
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David Livingstone
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2 March 2021
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80
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Moturoa
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Wayne Edgeler
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8 March 2021
|
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East Coast Bays
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Dave Nield
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4 April 2021
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55
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Oratia United
|
Brendon Woods
|
4 April 2021
|
72
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Roslyn Wakari
|
Ross De Wynter
|
19 April 2021
|
78
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East Coast Bays
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Murdoch Mackenzie
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21 April 2021
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72
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Roslyn Wakari
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Paul Brown
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5 May 2021
|
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Central United
|
Stevie Graham
|
7 May 2021
|
49
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Halswell United
|
Eric Pritchard
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8 May 2021
|
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Women's football writer
|
Gerald Huntly
|
10 May 2021
|
102
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Dunedin Technical, Otago FA
|
Gwillem Rogers
|
11 May 2021
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59
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Birkenhead United
|
Jacob Tate
|
15 May 2021
|
11
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North Wellington
|
Marica Botica
|
16 May 2021
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54
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Central United
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Greg Vartha
|
16 May 2021
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60
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Waimakariri United
|
Noel King
|
6 June 2021
|
69
|
Dunedin Technical
|
Dr Eion Edgar
|
14 June 2021
|
76
|
NZ Football Foundation
|
Frank Albrechtsen
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June 2021
|
89
|
1952 All White, New Plymouth OB
|
Jim Aris
|
21 June 2021
|
80
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1968 Auckland rep
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Joe Plaziuk
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22 June 2021
|
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Hibiscus Coast
|
Barry Holsted
|
25 June 2021
|
70
|
Mt Roskill
|
Scott Mitchell
|
6 July 2021
|
37
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Fencibles United
|
Dave Petraska
|
7 July 2021
|
56
|
Soccer Express
|
Dr Sahu Khan
|
14 July 2021
|
81
|
Fiji FA President
|
Jared Williams
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19 July 2021
|
39
|
Ngaruawahia United
|
Pat Gibson
|
1 August 2021
|
96
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Hamilton Wanderers
|
Wolfgang Gerber
|
8 August 2021
|
70
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Dunedin Technical
|
Tom Bingham
|
10 August 2021
|
27
|
Pukekohe
|
Lee Moses
|
12 August 2021
|
29
|
Marist Palmerston North
|
Dave Whittaker
|
13 August 2021
|
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Eden
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Geoff Sedon
|
21 September 2021
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64
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Waitemata
|
Derek Roberts
|
24 September 2021
|
86
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Putaruru Rangers
|
Jeff Tozer
|
5 October 2021
|
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Ngaruawahia United, Huntly Thistle
|
Ian Ormond
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8 October 2021
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72
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All Whites and numerous clubs
|
Thorkild Hansen
|
6 November 2021
|
52
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FC Nelson and Nelson football
|
Ellen "Mandy" Manderson
|
10 November 2021
|
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Papatoetoe
|
Campbell Goodwin
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28 November 2021
|
85
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Gisborne Thistle
|
Barry Simonsen
|
1 December 2021
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85
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Matamata Swifts
|
Derek Easto
|
14 December 2021
|
92
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North Shore United
|
Cameron Laird
|
20 December 2021
|
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Tokoroa, Claudelands Rovers, Melville United
|
Jack Skellett
|
21 December 2021
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23
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Tauranga City, Otago University
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Suneel Maharaj
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January 2022
|
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Mangere United
|
Shane Davis
|
11 January 2022
|
59
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Ngongotaha
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Paul Caunter
|
26 January 2022
|
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Father of Jack and Louis
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Norm Howe
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26 January 2022
|
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Whakatane Town
|
Fabian Ukich
|
7 February 2022
|
44
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Central United, Auckland City FC
|
Luke Kypri
|
9 February 2022
|
19
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Northern
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Mary Maher
|
12 February 2022
|
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Papatoetoe
|
Ari Hallenberg
|
9 March 2022
|
80
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NZ football benefactor
|
Carol Jack
|
19 March 2022
|
79
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Papatoetoe
|
Dave Elgie
|
25 March 2022
|
63
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Hamilton Wanderers
|
Kenny McQueenie
|
7 April 2022
|
64
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Birkenhead United
|
Brian Smith
|
1 May 2022
|
85
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Waitemata
|
Erine Westeneng
|
14 May 2022
|
65
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Roslyn Wakari
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Jill McAuliffe
|
1 June 2022
|
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Tauranga City
|
Glenn Turner
|
1 June 2022
|
74
|
NZ Football, Oceania Football Confederation
|
Stu Rose
|
June 2022
|
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West Hamilton United
|
Trevor Thomson
|
26 June 2022
|
71
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Nelson football
|
Dave Smith
|
29 June 2022
|
92
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Lynn-Avon United
|
Mike Wood
|
30 June 2022
|
80
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Tawa, Wellington football
|
Tom Manderson
|
3 July 2022
|
91
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Papatoetoe
|
Colin Howie
|
13 July 2022
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74
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Naenae, Nelson United, Hungaria, Christian Youth
|
Robbie Lockett
|
14 July 2022
|
58
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Waihopai, Invercargill football
|
Steve Bettis
|
15 July 2022
|
65
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Melville United
|
John Wood
|
21 July 2022
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94
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Onehunga Sports
|
Davor Antunovic
|
3 August 2022
|
81
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Central United, Auckland City
|
Fred Dubber
|
21 August 2022
|
84
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Eastern Suburbs
|
Neil Swanson Jr
|
26 August 2022
|
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Birkenhead United
|
Wayne Barton
|
4 September 2022
|
51
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Melville United
|
Dan Gardiner
|
6 September 2022
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30
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Melville United
|
Neil Stuttard
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September 2022
|
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Cambridge
|
Audrey Earl
|
2 October 2022
|
56
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Mt. Albert-Ponsonby
|
Hugh Madden
|
9 October 2022
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62
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Roslyn Wakari
|
Ron Leakey
|
6 November 2022
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87
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Bay Olympic, Blockhouse Bay, Gisborne City
|
John Bowden
|
13 November 2022
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81
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Whakatane Town
|
Pete Davies
|
26 November 2022
|
68
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Hamilton Wanderers
|
Jimmy Duncan
|
13 December 2022
|
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Queens Park
|
Ron Ripley
|
13 December 2022
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73
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Takapuna, North Shore United, ECB, FHMU
|
Danna Mandry
|
14 December 2022
|
79
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Fencibles United
|
Richard Greive
|
22 December 2022
|
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Papakura City
|
Linda Rudez
|
27 December 2022
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71
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Auckland City, Central United
|
Pat Topp
|
3 January 2023
|
77
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Nomads United
|
Gerry Armstrong
|
8 January 2023
|
90
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Papatoetoe
|
Thomas Broughton
|
16 January 2023
|
82
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Moturoa, New Plymouth Old Boys
|
Jim Church
|
8 February 2023
|
83
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Otahuhu United
|
Neil Hiscox
|
21 February 2023
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61
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Palmerston North End
|
Geoff Young
|
23 February 2023
|
66
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Three Kings United
|
Grant Turner
|
28 February 2023
|
64
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All Whites, Stop Out, Gisborne City, Petone
|
George Foster
|
28 February 2023
|
|
Takapuna
|
Paul Stier
|
3 March 2023
|
63
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Lynn-Avon United
|
Martin Gorry
|
8 March 2023
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68
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Rotorua City, Rotorua Suburbs, Ngongotaha
|
Mick Seed
|
10 March 2023
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83
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Blockhouse Bay, North Shore United
|
Roy Little
|
March 2023
|
75
|
Hamilton AFC
|
Dave Twiname
|
20 March 2023
|
64
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NZ women's football, Eastern Suburbs, OMU, Mt Roskill
|
Pauline MacDonald
|
26 March 2023
|
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Central United
|
Malcolm Knox
|
27 March 2023
|
74
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Gisborne City, New Brighton, Woolston WMC
|
Rene Henke
|
1 April 2023
|
94
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Zealandia, Wellington United
|
Callum Strachan
|
4 April 2023
|
33
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FC Nelson, Richmond Athletic
|
Marko Bebich
|
8 April 2023
|
79
|
Central United
|
Rex Dillon
|
15 April 2023
|
|
Western
|
Murray Carey
|
8 May 2023
|
76
|
Northern League referee
|
Joan Williams
|
11 May 2023
|
|
Birkenhead United
|
Bruce Somers
|
11 May 2023
|
83
|
New Plymouth Rangers
|
Ron Brown
|
18 May 2023
|
|
Glenfield Rovers, Northern Rovers
|
Doug Townsley
|
24 May 2023
|
|
Lynn-Avon United
|
Chris Ward
|
12 June 2023
|
74
|
Invercargill Thistle
|
Nora Watkins
|
21 June 2023
|
65
|
Former player and coach of the Football Ferns
|
Andras (Andy) Polyanzsky
|
11 July 2023
|
87
|
Hungaria, Western Suburbs
|
Graeme McRae
|
11 July 2023
|
51
|
Maori Football Aotearoa, Central United, Manurewa
|
Nigel Dring
|
21 July 2023
|
65
|
Claudelands Rovers
|
Chris Jones
|
25 July 2023
|
60
|
Coastal Spirit
|
Jack Killick
|
23 July 2023
|
81
|
Shamrock, Mainland Football patron, Mainland referees
|
Sri Krishnamurthy
|
2 August 2023
|
60
|
Media (NZ's Associated Press correspondent)
|
Allan Gilgrist
|
8 August 2023
|
65
|
Hamilton, North Shore United, Mt. Wellington, All Whites, East Coast Bays, Glenfield Rovers, Takapuna, Mt. Maunganui
|
Arthur Leong
|
31 August 2023
|
92
|
All Whites, Technical Old Boys (Hamilton)
|
Bob Gore
|
15 September 2023
|
90
|
North Shore United, Glenfield Rovers
|
Graeme Cooper
|
19 September 2023
|
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New Plymouth Old Boys, New Plymouth Rangers
|
Daniel Aliaga
|
22 September 2023
|
43
|
Junior All Whites, Central United
|
Jim McCreadie
|
8 October 2023
|
93
|
Stop Out, Napier City Rovers
|
Janet Adshead
|
3 November 2023
|
69
|
Bay Olympic
|
Jimmy Colligan
|
17 November 2023
|
78
|
Metro, Mt. Albert-Ponsonby, Mt. Wellington, Oratia United
|
Ken Edgar
|
4 December 2023
|
86
|
Birkenhead United, Takapuna
|
Kimbaley Pearce
|
9 December 2023
|
29
|
Taranaki women's football, New Plymouth Rangers
|
Dave Wallace
|
13 December 2023
|
83
|
Western Suburbs, All Whites
|
Mohammed Tauheed Habibi
|
December 2023
|
42
|
Manukau United
|
Mike Dobson
|
25 December 2023
|
68
|
Lynn-Avon United, Waitemata
|
Frances Hallford
|
12 January 2024
|
91
|
Takapuna
|
Chris Scott
|
22 January 2024
|
52
|
Referee, Papajura City
|
Trevor Browne
|
14 February 2024
|
62
|
Papatoetoe
|
David Greene
|
22 March 2024
|
54
|
Taradale
|
John Higgs
|
1 April 2024
|
72
|
Eastern Suburbs
|
Chrystal Divers
|
10 April 2024
|
76
|
Napier City Rovers
|
Roger Shearer
|
17 April 2024
|
79
|
Hibiscus Coast
|
Graham Rowe
|
18 April 2024
|
79
|
Mt. Roskill
|
Fergus Crawford
|
5 May 2024
|
|
Massey, Waitakere City, West Coast Rangers
|
Brian Dawes
|
29 May 2024
|
|
Ferrymead Bays
|
Graeme McFadyen
|
1 June 2024
|
63
|
Western Springs
|
Peter Cooper
|
9 June 2024
|
82
|
Claudelands Rovers
|
Bob Patterson
|
9 June 2024
|
79
|
NZ Football, Auckland Football, the NZ game in general
|
Paul Marinovich
|
14 June 2024
|
92
|
Central United, Auckland City
|
Dave Martin-Chambers
|
|
77
|
Football South, Dunedin clubs
|
Allan Busst
|
18 June 2024
|
88
|
Cambridge
|
Diwakar Mudaliar
|
22 June 2024
|
44
|
Oratia United
|
Barry Taylor
|
24 June 2024
|
73
|
Christchurch Rangers, Coastal Spirit
|
Pearl Arthur
|
1 July 2024
|
|
Waitemata
|
William "Neil" Kerr
|
4 July 2024
|
91
|
Seatoun
|
Phil Smith
|
7 July 2024
|
78
|
Manawatu, Central Football
|
John Webb
|
23 July 2024
|
|
Melville United, Ngaruawahia United
|
Colin Gallagher
|
1 August 2024
|
|
Western Springs
|
Alan Prangley
|
5 August 2024
|
61
|
Papatoetoe
|
Jim Moyes
|
7 August 2024
|
77
|
Huntly Thistle, All Whites
|
Malcolm Bland
|
20 August 2024
|
75
|
Eastern Suburbs, Gisborne City, All Whites
|
Brooke Stilgoe (nee Rangi)
|
20 August 2024
|
41
|
Football Ferns, Whakatane Town, Kawerau Town, Kahuhura
|
Steven Yates
|
16 September 2024
|
50
|
North Shore United, Onehunga Sports, Pakuranga Town
|
Sam Malcolmson
|
18 September 2024
|
77
|
All Whites, numerous clubs, football media
|
Dianne Dalby
|
3 November 2024
|
|
Whanganui Athletic
|
Cooper Gerrie
|
6 November 2024
|
7
|
Petone
|
Peter Robson
|
12 November 2024
|
76
|
Rotorua City
|
Elaine Collins (nee Lee)
|
14 November 2024
|
67
|
Football Ferns, Blockhouse Bay, Eastern Suburbs
|
Les Coffman
|
22 November 2024
|
95
|
The doyen of NZ refereeing
|
Eric Toplis
|
22 November 2024
|
83
|
Gisborne Thistle
|
Brian Burfoot
|
28 November 2024
|
67
|
Birkenhead United
|
Bill Hay
|
18 December 2024
|
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Mt Roskill, Three Kings United, Auckland United
|