Eastern Suburbs AFC

Eastern Suburbs AFC

Full name	Eastern Suburbs Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Lilywhites
Founded	1934
Ground	Madills Farm, Kohimarama, Auckland, New Zealand
Chairman	Chris Ruffell
Head Coach	Malcolm McPherson
League	Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier ASB Premiership (Summer)
2015-16	1st
Home colours Away colours

Eastern Suburbs is a semi-professional association football club in Kohimarama, New Zealand. They currently compete in the NRFL Premier League and starting from 2016, will also compete in the ASB Premiership.

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.

Malcolm McPherson is the current Head Coach of the the Eastern Suburbs Premier First Team while the Premier Reserves Team is coached by Tom Speers.

Titles include:

• Chatham Cup: 1951, 1953, 1965, 1968, 1969 and 2015
• New Zealand National Soccer League: 1971
• Northern Premier League: 1965, 1966 and 2015
• Auckland FA: 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, and 1962

Management team

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Malcolm McPherson
Team Manager	Carl Tinsley
Fitness Coach	Sunz Singh
Physiotherapist	Adam Crump
Reserve Coach	Tom Speers
Reserve Team Manager	Shaun Hewitt
Womens Coach	Mauro Donoso
Director of Football - Youth	Juan Roman
Development Coach - Youth	Billy Harris
Development Coach - Youth	Matt Maslak
Administration Manager	Tracey Kingdon

Current Players

First team

As of 14 March 2016 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

2 Joseph Nottage

3 Rhys Ruka

4 Rudy Mozr

5 Ben Hutter

6 Hayden Johns

7 Ben Reardon

8 Sander Waterland

9 Damien Mosquera

10 Denver MacDonald

11 Harry Redwood

12 Dylan Bull

13 Matthew Francis

14 Keegan Linderboom

15 Derek Tieku

17 Charl Compaan

18 Tristan Prattley

19 Tom Shaw (Captain)

21 Frank Clarke

22 Ernest Wong

25 Zac Speedy

27 Ryan Elder

Reserve team

As of 14 March 2016 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Marcus Burnett

Jordan Bresler

Adam Crump

Zac Gedye

Michael Hill

Luke Ibbs

Calvin Lee

Alex McGregor

Sam Newman

Jason Niedumow

Renato Oliviera

Brennen Priestley

Gabriel Rico

Frederik Skovly

Jonty Thompson

Sebastien Vanneste

Notable former players

• Ken Armstrong
• Tom McNab
• Billy Walsh
• Leo Shin
• Jeremy Christie
• Nathan Christie
• Prevan Jeram

Transfers

First Team and Reserve Team Transfers, 2016

In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Zac Speedy (from WaiBop United) 23 GK Calvin Lee (from Ellerslie AFC) 12 MF Dylan Bull (from Western Springs AFC) 15 MF Derek Tieku (from Chipstead FC ex. Crystal Palace F.C.) 6 DF Hayden Johns (from Ngaruawahia United) 7 DF Ben Reardon (from North Leigh F.C.) RES FW Jason Niedumow (from Eastern Suburbs AFC Youth)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 7 MF Michael Bryant (Retired) 11 FW Brandon Barnes (to National Premier Leagues) 15 FW Nathaniel Bowen (to NASL) 6 DF Eammon O’Brien (to Papatoetoe AFC) 1 GK Simon Williams (to Welsh Premier League)

External links

• Official site
• Auckland Football Federation