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Eastern Suburbs AFC

Eastern Suburbs A.F.C.
Eastern Suburbs Logo.jpeg
Full nameEastern Suburbs Association Football Club
Nickname(s)The Lilywhites
Founded1934
GroundBill McKinlay Park
Capacity5,000
ChairmanTom Street
ManagerHoani Edwards
LeagueISPS Handa Premiership
2019–204th
WebsiteClub website
Full white strip
Home colours
Black jersey, black shorts, black socks
Away colours

Eastern Suburbs Association Football Club is a professional Association football club based in the suburb of Kohimarama in Auckland, New Zealand. The club competes in the ISPS Handa Premiership, the highest level of domestic football in the country.

Alongside their ISPS Handa Premiership club status, in the winter the club fields a reserve team in the highest level of winter football in New Zealand, which is contested regionally, in the NRFL Premier.

Club history

Eastern Suburbs was formed in 1934 as a result of the merger of Tamaki United AFC (formed 1924) and Glen Innes (formed 1930). One of the country's strongest clubs, it has won all major honours in the country, including winning the prestigious national Chatham Cup on six occasions.[1]

Danny Hay is the current Head Coach of the Eastern Suburbs Premier First Team while the Premier Winter Team is coached by Hoani Edwards.

Current squad

As of 23 January 2021 [2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK New Zealand NZL Danyon Drake
2 DF New Zealand NZL Adam Thomas (captain)
3 DF New Zealand NZL Tyler Lissette
4 DF New Zealand NZL Kelvin Kalua
5 DF New Zealand NZL Jaiden van der Heijden
6 DF New Zealand NZL Josh Rogerson
7 MF England ENG Adam Thurston
8 MF New Zealand NZL Daniel Edwards
9 MF New Zealand NZL Kingsley Sinclair
10 MF New Zealand NZL Reid Drake
11 FW New Zealand NZL Ryan Feutz
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF New Zealand NZL Michael Built
14 MF New Zealand NZL Otto Ingham
15 FW New Zealand NZL Stafford Dowling
16 DF New Zealand NZL Christian Gray
17 FW England ENG Stephen Hoyle
18 DF New Zealand NZL Robert Sabo
19 MF New Zealand NZL Joel Clissold
20 FW New Zealand NZL Jacob Mechell
21 MF New Zealand NZL Ryan Verney
23 MF New Zealand NZL Campbell Strong
23 GK New Zealand NZL Declan Viljoen
25 FW New Zealand NZL Dylan Laing-McConnell

Staff

Position Staff
Head Coach New Zealand Hoani Edwards
Assistant Coach England Kane Wintersgill
United States Ben Sippola
New Zealand Michael Built
Technical Director England Darren Bazeley
Goalkeeping Coach Ghana Isaac Tetteh
Fitness Coach South Africa Sunz Singh
India Royston Dsouza
Head Physiotherapist New Zealand Hamish Donnison
Team Manager New Zealand Dani Briggs
Gear Steward New Zealand Zach Haydon

Honours

  • Chatham Cup
    • Champions (6): 1951, 1953, 1965, 1968, 1969, 2015
  • Auckland FA
    • Champions (7): 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1962

References

  1. ^ http://www.easternsuburbs.org.nz/history.php
  2. ^ https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/99324

External links


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