Despite being the only goalkeeper used during the 1982 World Cup qualifying campaign, he was replaced as starting goalkeeper for the finals tournament in Spain by Frank van Hattum. For a considerable time, Wilson held the record for most minutes without conceding a goal by a goalkeeper in any FIFA World Cup qualifying or finals tournament, having not conceded a goal in 921 minutes of football, including matches against Fiji (twice), Chinese Taipei (twice), Indonesia (twice), China (twice) and Australia (once).[3]
His record clean sheet came to a dramatic end during a World Cup home qualifying fixture against Kuwait. Kuwait were controversially awarded a penalty by the Indonesian referee. Wilson spectacularly saved the spot kick only to have a further penalty awarded against New Zealand 10 minutes later. The second penalty found the back of the net bringing to an end Wilson's record. The taking of the second penalty was delayed for some minutes after an irate fan ran onto the field to remonstrate with the referee.[4]
References
^. FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007.
^. The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
^"1982 Football World Cup = The long road to Spain". New Zealand History (Ministry for Culture and Heritage). 20 December 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
richard, wilson, footballer, born, 1956, this, article, about, zealand, player, british, player, richard, wilson, footballer, born, 1960, other, people, with, same, name, richard, wilson, richard, wilson, born, 1956, zealand, association, football, player, goa. This article is about the New Zealand player For the British player see Richard Wilson footballer born 1960 For other people with the same name see Richard Wilson Richard H Wilson born 8 May 1956 was a New Zealand association football player who was a goalkeeper during the country s first successful campaign to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 1982 1 His international career spanned from 1979 to 1984 2 and he played in the National Soccer League in Australia until 1989 He returned to New Zealand in 1996 and was player coach of minor league side Avon United Richard WilsonPersonal informationFull nameRichard H WilsonDate of birth 1956 05 08 8 May 1956 age 66 Place of birthNelson New ZealandHeight1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Position s GoalkeeperSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1974 1978Woolston WMC1979Nelson United21 0 1980 1981Canberra City30 0 1981 1985Preston Makedonia67 0 1986 1987Mount Maunganui1987Grantham Town7 0 1987 1988Lincoln City10 0 1988 1989Kettering Town0 0 Woolston WMC1999Rangers AFC1 0 Avon UnitedInternational career1979 1984New Zealand26 0 Club domestic league appearances and goalsDespite being the only goalkeeper used during the 1982 World Cup qualifying campaign he was replaced as starting goalkeeper for the finals tournament in Spain by Frank van Hattum For a considerable time Wilson held the record for most minutes without conceding a goal by a goalkeeper in any FIFA World Cup qualifying or finals tournament having not conceded a goal in 921 minutes of football including matches against Fiji twice Chinese Taipei twice Indonesia twice China twice and Australia once 3 His record clean sheet came to a dramatic end during a World Cup home qualifying fixture against Kuwait Kuwait were controversially awarded a penalty by the Indonesian referee Wilson spectacularly saved the spot kick only to have a further penalty awarded against New Zealand 10 minutes later The second penalty found the back of the net bringing to an end Wilson s record The taking of the second penalty was delayed for some minutes after an irate fan ran onto the field to remonstrate with the referee 4 References Edit 1982 World Cup New Zealand squad FIFA com Archived from the original on 5 November 2007 A International Appearances Overall The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website Archived from the original on 1 May 2009 Retrieved 6 August 2008 New Zealand 1982 World Cup squad 1982 Football World Cup The long road to Spain New Zealand History Ministry for Culture and Heritage 20 December 2012 Retrieved 23 June 2019 External links EditRichard Wilson FIFA competition record archived New Zealand 1982 World Cup squad Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Wilson footballer born 1956 amp oldid 1093274560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
