Hawke's Bay United

Football club infobox
clubname = Hawke's Bay United


fullname = Hawke's Bay United Football Club
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founded = 2004
ground = Bluewater Stadium Napier, New Zealand
capacity = 4,000 seats
chairman = Colin Stone
manager = Jonathan Gould
league = NZFC
season = 2006-07
position = NZFC 6th
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Hawke's Bay United is an association football club based in Napier, New Zealand. It represents the East Coast of the North Island in the New Zealand Football Championship, a franchise-based 8 team national league played annually October to March. Their home stadium is Bluewater Stadium.

The player/coach is former Celtic FC and Scotland goalkeeper Jonathan Gould, who is assisted by his father Bobby Gould and former 'All White' Perry Cotton.

History

Hawke’s Bay United (HBU) was founded in 2005 under the name of Napier City Soccer, as the summer entity of Central League club Napier City Rovers. In the inaugural NZFC season (2004/2005), they finished 5th out of 8. The following season, Napier City Soccer was renamed to their current moniker of "Hawke's Bay United" and changed their kit colour to the Hawke's Bay provincial sporting colours of white and black, as part of an effort to greater represent the greater East Coast instead of just the city of Napier. The rebranded Hawkes Bay United finished last in the season standings.

Current Season Standings

Current squad

"As of June 17, 2008

Personal

"Head Coach"
*Jonathan Gould

"Manager"
*Bobby Gould

"Coach"
*Perry Cotton

"Assistant Coach"
*Matt Chandler

"Team Manager"
*Tim Claudatos

"Physio"
*Jess McIvor

Nationality given from place of birth

Transfers

"In"
*Spencer Parsons - Bedworth United F.C.
*Chris Davies - Loughborough University
*Cole Peverley - FC Lobstock
*Greig Henslee - Napier City Rovers
*Campbell Parkin - Otago United
*Stu Wilson - Waikato FC
*Jeremy Brockie - Sydney FC
*Stuart Hogg - Waitakere United

"Out"
*Sam Jenkins - Western Suburbs
*Scott Dunn - Canterbury United
*Jarrod Smith - Crystal Palace Baltimore was on loan
*Mark Elrick - Retired
*Dave Edmondson - Retired
*Daniel Ball - released
*Luke Firth - Seaton F.C.
*Wayne Atkins - Sacramento Attack
*Reiner Bauerfeind - Kenyon College
*Shannon Dally - Armadale FC
*William Stanger - Paris SG
*Jason Pepping - Wellington Swifts
*Phil Edginton - University of Louisville
*Joel Wakelin - Future Stars Vikings
*Michael Frischknecht - FC Bütschwil

External links

* [http://www.nzfc.co.nz New Zealand Football Championship (official league site)]
* [http://www.hbunited.co.nz/pages/index.php Official club site]