- Iain Hesford
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playername = Iain Hesford
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1960|3|4|df=y
cityofbirth =Ndola
countryofbirth =Zambia
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position =Goalkeeper (retired)
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years = 1977–1983 1983–1986 1985 1985 1986–1988 1988–1991 1991–1992 1992–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998
clubs = Blackpool Sheffield Wednesday → Fulham (loan) → Notts County (loan) Sunderland Hull City Maidstone United Eastern Sing Tao South China
caps(goals) = 202 0(0) 000 0(0) 003 0(0) 010 0(0) 097 0(0) 091 0(0) 042 0(1)
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ntupdate =Iain Hesford (Chinese: 希福特, Born
4 March 1960 inNdola ,Zambia ) is an English footballer and one of the most famous foreign players inHong Kong football league. His position isgoalkeeper and he has played in Eastern, Sing Tao and South China.His Chinese nickname is 肥福, which literally means "fat but lucky guy".Fact|date=May 2008
Early career
Hesford began his career at Blackpool, where he played more than 200 games and won seven caps for England Under-21. In 1983, he was signed by Sheffield Wednesday, but never played a single game for the Owls. In 1986, he moved to Sunderland, where he played for two and a half seasons, before he moved to Hull City in December 1988, in a deal that saw
Tony Norman move in the opposite direction. He was part of the Hull side that were relegated from the old Division 2 in 1991. He left the club, whereupon he signed forMaidstone United , who were also struggling at the time. He scored the winner in a 3-2 home win for Maidstone againstHereford United on a windy day in 1991, with a massive drop-kick.He played for
Hong Kong XI ('Hong Kong Golden Select') against England in a friendly which the visitors to Hong Kong only won 1-0. England were ridiculed for not winning the game far more impressively.Career in Hong Kong
His career in
Hong Kong started on July, 1992 when he joined Eastern. He played for the club for 4 years before he moved to Sing Tao in 1996-97 season and later South China in 1997-98. In his year in Eastern, the club captured 5 tropies including the major onesHong Kong Senior Shield , FA Cup and the league Champion. He was elected as the Best foreign player in the league in 1992. He was also in the League Best Squad for 3 seasons (1992-93, 93-94, 94-95). Moreover, he is still the record holder of the Longest Clean Sheets inHong Kong First Division League .He left Hong Kong in 1998 and started his career as a coach in England, where he is now runs a hotel in Littleborough.
References
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/iainhesford.htm Hesford's profile at Neil Brown's statistics site]
External links
* [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=4351 HKFA website] (in Chinese) 聯賽不失球紀錄的保持者─希福特
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