Iain Hesford
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Iain Hesford | ||
 |
||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 March 1960 | |
| Place of birth | Ndola, Zambia | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper (retired) | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1977–1983 1983–1986 1985 1985 1986–1988 1988–1991 1991–1992 1992–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998 |
Blackpool Sheffield Wednesday → Fulham (loan) → Notts County (loan) Sunderland Hull City Maidstone United Eastern Sing Tao South China |
202 (0) 0 (0) 3 (0) 10 (0) 97 (0) 91 (0) 42 (1) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
||
Iain Hesford (Chinese: 希福特, born 4 March 1960 in Ndola, Zambia) is an English footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for teams including Blackpool, Eastern, Sunderland and South China.
Contents |
[edit] Early career
Hesford began his career at Blackpool, where he played more than 200 games and won seven caps for the England Under-21 team. In 1983, he was signed by Sheffield Wednesday, but didn't play a single game for the Owls. In 1986, he moved to Sunderland, where he played for two and a half seasons, before he moved to Hull City in December 1988, in a deal that saw Tony Norman move in the opposite direction. He was part of the Hull side that were relegated from the old Division 2 in 1991. He left the club, whereupon he signed for Maidstone United, who were also struggling at the time. He scored the winner in a 3-2 home win for Maidstone against Hereford United on a windy day in 1991, with a massive drop-kick.
He played for Hong Kong XI ('Hong Kong Golden Select') against England in a friendly which the visitors won 1-0.
[edit] Career in Hong Kong
Hesford's career in Hong Kong started in July 1992 when he joined Eastern. He played for the club for 4 years before he moved to Sing Tao in 1996-97 season and later South China in 1997-98. During his time at Eastern, the club captured 5 tropies including the Hong Kong Senior Shield, FA Cup and the league championship. He was elected as the best foreign player in the league in 1992.[citation needed] He was also in the HKFDL Team of the Year for three seasons ('92-'93, '93-'94 and '94-'95). While at Eastern, he went 827 minutes (over ten games) without conceding a goal , setting a HKFDL record before Loh Wai Chi scored for South China in a second round match.
He left Hong Kong in 1998 and started his career as a coach in England. He now runs a hotel in Littleborough, near Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- HKFA website (in Chinese) 聯賽不失球紀錄的保持者─希福特
| Preceded by N/A |
Hong Kong First Division League Best Foreign Player 1991-92 |
Succeeded by Anto Grabo |
