Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Nixon | ||
Date of birth | September 23, 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
Playing position | 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 | ||
National team | |||
1988–1997 | New Zealand | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Paul Nixon (born Sunderland, UK) is a former professional footballer who played for Bristol Rovers and represented New Zealand at international level.
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. He went on to coach Melville United and the women's team Claudeland Rovers.