Richard Wilson (footballer, born 1956)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard H. Wilson | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Nelson, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1978 |
Woolston WMC | ||
| 1979 |
Nelson United | 21 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 |
Canberra City | 30 | (0) |
| 1981–1985 |
Preston Makedonia | 67 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 |
Mount Maunganui | ||
| 1987 | Grantham Town | 7 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | Lincoln City | 10 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | Kettering Town | 0 | (0) |
|
Woolston WMC | |||
| 1999 |
Rangers AFC | 1 | (0) |
| Avon United | |||
| International career | |||
| 1979–1984 |
New Zealand | 26 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard H. Wilson (born 8 May 1956) was a
goalkeeper during the country's first successful campaign to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, in 1982.[1] His international career spanned from 1979 to 1984,[2] and he played in the National Soccer League in Australia until 1989. He returned to New Zealand in 1996 and was player-coach of minor-league side Avon United
.
Despite being the only goalkeeper used during the 1982 World Cup qualifying campaign, he was replaced as starting goalkeeper for the finals tournament in
Australia (once).[3]
His record clean sheet came to a dramatic end during a
New Zealand 10 minutes later. The second penalty found the back of the net bringing to an end Wilson's record. The taking of the second penalty was delayed for some minutes after an irate fan ran onto the field to remonstrate with the referee.[4]
References
- ^ "1982 World Cup - New Zealand squad". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007.
- ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
- ^ New Zealand 1982 World Cup squad
- ^ "1982 Football World Cup = The long road to Spain". New Zealand History (Ministry for Culture and Heritage). 20 December 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
External links
- Richard Wilson – FIFA competition record (archived)
- New Zealand 1982 World Cup squad
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