Paul Nixon (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Nixon | ||
Date of birth | September 23, 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981-1987 | Seaham Red Potato | ||
1987-1989 | Gisborne City | ||
1989-1991 | Bristol Rovers | 44 | (6) |
1991-1993 | Eastern AA | ||
1993-1994 | Gisborne City | ||
1994-1995 | Eastern AA | ||
1995 | Waikato United | 7 | (1) |
1997 | Melville United | ||
International career | |||
1988-1997 | New Zealand | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paul Nixon (born Sunderland, UK) is a former professional footballer who played for Bristol Rovers and represented New Zealand at international level.
International career
Nixon made his All Whites debut as a substitute in a 1-0 win over Taiwan on 6 March 1988 and he ended his international playing career with 4 A-international caps to his credit, his final cap in a 0-1 loss to Saudi Arabia on 24 April 1993.[1] He went on to coach Melville United and the women's team Claudeland Rovers.
References
- ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- New Zealand association footballers
- New Zealand international footballers
- English Football League players
- British expatriates in Hong Kong
- New Zealand expatriates in Hong Kong
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Eastern AA players
- People from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
- Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong
- New Zealand association football biography stubs