Career
Almond was a part of the Leyton Orient and Tottenham Hotspur youth set-ups and a first team player for Walthamstow Avenue in the Isthmian League before he emigrated to New Zealand in 1973. He pulled on the All White strip a total of 49 times between 1978 and 1982, although only 28 were full A-internationals. Almond retired from international football following their elimination.
Almond co-authored a book, To Spain the Hard Way, with Steve Sumner and Derrick Mansbridge, chronicling the experience.
