Allan Boath
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan Roderick Boath | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtic Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1977 | Dundee United | 0 | (0) |
| 1977–1978 | Forfar Athletic | 15 | (0) |
| 1978–1979 | Woolston WMC | 36 | (10) |
| 1980 | Christchurch United | 21 | (2) |
| 1981 | Woolston WMC | 16 | (2) |
| 1982 | West Adelaide Hellas | 11 | (2) |
| 1983–1984 | Christchurch United | 22 | (4) |
| 1984 | Auckland University | 13 | (3) |
| 1985–1988 | North Shore United | 89 | (16) |
| Total | 223 | (39) | |
| International career | |||
| 1980–1988 | New Zealand | 38 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Allan Roderick Boath (born 14 February 1958 in Dundee, Scotland) is a former association football player, who represented New Zealand at international level.
Career
Having been developed as a player through the Celtic Boys Club, Boath signed for Dundee United but never played for the first team. He then played for Forfar Athletic for one season, making 15 appearances in the Scottish Football League.[1]
Boath emigrated to New Zealand in 1978. He qualified to play for New Zealand through residency laws[2] and made 38 A-International appearances for New Zealand, scoring six times.[3][4]
He represented the All Whites for all three matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain, where they lost to Scotland, USSR and Brazil.[5]
Honours
New Zealand
References
- ^ Allan Boath at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Blether with Brown – 24 January 2005". The Evening Telegraph. 24 January 2005. Archived from the original on 10 March 2005. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
- ^ "A-International Appearances – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ "A-International Scorers – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ "NZ 1982 World Cup". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1983". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Socceroo Internationals for 1987". Oz Football. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
External links
- Allan Boath – FIFA competition record (archived)
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