{{short description|New Zealand footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Paul Halford | image = | caption = | fullname = Paul G. Halford | height = | position = Midfielder | birth_date = | birth_place = England | death_date = | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = | years1 = 1981–1982 | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Derby County | years2 = 1982–1987 | caps2 = 119 | goals2 = 21 | clubs2 = Napier City Rovers | years3 = 1988 | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = Brisbane Lions | years4 = 1989–1990 | caps4 = | goals4 = | clubs4 = Southport Warriors | years5 = 1991–2001 | caps5 = | goals5 = | clubs5 = Napier City Rovers | years6 = | caps6 = | goals6 = | clubs6 = | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 1987–1988 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | nationalteam1 = New Zealand | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = | club-update = | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Paul Halford''' is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.
He was a star player for Napier City Rovers, scoring a goal in their 1985 Chatham Cup final success, in the 1980s before joining the Brisbane Lions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/H/HA.html|title=Australian Player Database|author=|publisher=OzFootball|date=|accessdate=12 May 2009}}</ref> He returned to Napier City Rovers in 1991 helping the club to more success.
Halford made his All Whites debut on 9 June at Auckland, Mt Smart Stadium in an unofficial friendly against Glasgow Rangers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nz-intres-det80.html|title=New Zealand International Matches - Details 1980-1989|author=|date=|website=RSSSF|accessdate=2008-08-27}}</ref> He scored in his first A-international, a 7-0 win over Western Samoa on 7 November 1987 and went on to represent the New Zealand national football team making 7 A-international appearances between 1987 and 1988, scoring three goals in all.<ref name=aapp>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm|title=A-International Appearances - Overall|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=2008-06-01|accessdate=2008-07-25}}</ref><ref name="agoal">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm|title=A-International Scorers - Overall|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=2008-06-01|accessdate=2008-07-25}}</ref>
In 1993, Halford was awarded New Zealand soccer player of the year and players' player of the year, and he again was awarded the latter in 1996.<ref name="nzhon">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id170.htm|title=Honours List|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=2008-07-25}}</ref>
== Honours ==
=== Napier City Rovers ===
* New Zealand National Soccer League: 1993, 1998, 2000
* Chatham Cup: 1985, 1993, 2000
=== Southport Warriors ===
* Gold Coast League Premiership: 1989, 1990 * Gold Coast League Championship: 1989, 1990
=== Individual ===
* Jack Batty Memorial Cup: 1993 * Gold Coast League Golden Boot: 1989
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Jack Batty Memorial Cup winners}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Halford, Paul}} Category:Living people Category:New Zealand men's association footballers Category:New Zealand men's international footballers Category:Napier City Rovers FC players Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Year of birth missing (living people)