Allan Boath
New Zealand footballer
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Allan Roderick Boath (born 14 February 1958 in Dundee, Scotland) is a former association football player, who represented New Zealand at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan Roderick Boath | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | |||
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
