Australia national soccer team results (1922–59)

The Australia national soccer team represents Australia in international association football and during this period was controlled by the Australian Soccer Football Association.

Australia
1922–1959 season

During the period between 1922 and 1959 played in 51 international matches, resulting in 26 wins, 5 draws and 20 losses. They played their first international match against New Zealand.[1] They also played games against Canada, India, Southern Rhodesia and South Africa. In 1956, Australia would compete in their first international competition when they hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne where they defeated Japan in the first round before being defeated by India in the quarter-finals.

Key

Results

Australia's score is shown first in each case.

1940s

1947
Match number Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Scotland scorers Att. Ref.
1 17 June 1922 Carisbrook, Dunedin (A)  New Zealand 1–3 Friendly William Maunder 10,000 [2]
2 24 June 1922 Athletic Park, Wellington (A)  New Zealand 1–1 Friendly Ted Cook 12,000 [2]
3 8 July 1922 Carlaw Park, Auckland (A)  New Zealand 1–3 Friendly George Brown 15,000 [2]
4 9 June 1923 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane (H)  New Zealand 2–1 Friendly Percy Lennard, William Maunder 7,000 [3]
5 16 June 1923 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (H)  New Zealand 2–3 Friendly Percy Lennard, Jack Gilmour 10,000 [3]
6 30 June 1923 Newcastle Showground, Newcastle (H)  New Zealand 1–4 Friendly William Maunder 14,000 [3]
7 7 June 1924 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane (H)  Canada 3–2 Friendly Judy Masters (2), Dave Ward 10,000 [4]
8 14 June 1924 Sydney Showground, Sydney (H)  Canada 0–1 Friendly 10,000 [4]
9 23 June 1924 Sydney Showground, Sydney (H)  Canada 4–1 Friendly Judy Masters (2), William Maunder (2) 7,000 [4]
10 28 June 1924 Newcastle Showground, Newcastle (H)  Canada 0–0 Friendly 10,000 [4]
11 12 July 1924 Jubilee Oval, Adelaide (H)  Canada 1–4 Friendly William Maunder 6,000 [4]
12 26 July 1924 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (H)  Canada 1–0 Friendly Judy Masters 8,000 [4]
13 5 June 1933 Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane (H)  New Zealand 4–2 Friendly George Smith (2), Eric Gorring (2) 5,000 [5]
14 17 June 1933 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (H)  New Zealand 6–4 Friendly George Smith (3), Roy Crowhurst, Alec Cameron, Jack Hughes 5,000 [5]
15 24 June 1933 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (H)  New Zealand 4–2 Friendly George Smith (2), Roy Crowhurst, Bill Edwards [5]
16 4 July 1936 Logan Park, Dunedin (A)  New Zealand 7–1 Friendly George Smith (4), Billy Price (2), Alec Cameron 8,000 [6]
17 11 July 1936 Basin Reserve, Wellington (A)  New Zealand 10–0 Friendly George Smith (5), Billy Price (2), Alec Cameron (2), James Donalson 8,000 [6]
18 18 July 1936 Blandford Park, Auckland (A)  New Zealand 4–1 Friendly Billy Price (2), Alec Cameron (2) 2,000 [6]
19 3 September 1938 Sydney Showground, Sydney (H)  India 5–3 Friendly Alf Quill (2), Jack Hughes (2), Jim Wilkinson 16,144 [7]
20 10 September 1938 Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane (H)  India 4–4 Friendly Jack Hughes (2), Fat Kitching, Cecil Brittain 16,000 [7]
21 17 September 1938 Newcastle Sports Ground, Newcastle (H)  India 1–4 Friendly Jack Hughes 9,000 [7]
22 24 September 1938 Sydney Showground, Sydney (H)  India 5–4 Friendly Jack Hughes (2), Jim Wilkinson (2), Ray Bryant 12,000 [7]
23 1 October 1938 Melbourne Showground, Melbourne (H)  India 3–1 Friendly Jack Hughes (2), Bill Coolahan [7]
10 May 1947 FriendlyAustralia 1–2 South AfricaSydney, Australia
Date  4' Report Anley  ?'
Wilson  ?'		 Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: William McWilliams (Australia)
24 May 1947 FriendlyAustralia 2–4 South AfricaBrisbane, Australia
Date  ?', ?' (pen.) Report Anley  ?', ?'
Smethurst  ?'
Wilson  ?'		 Stadium: Brisbane Cricket Ground
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: T Boyd (Australia)
31 May 1947 FriendlyAustralia 3–3 South AfricaSydney, Australia
Cunningham  ?'
Date  ?'		 Report Classens  20', ?'
Smethurst  ?'		 Stadium: Sydney Showground
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: William McWilliams (Australia)
7 June 1947 FriendlyAustralia 5–1 South AfricaNewcastle, Australia
Date  ?', ?', ?'
Hughes  ?'
Cunningham  ?'		 Report Wilson  ?', ?' Stadium: Newcastle Sports Ground
Attendance: 18,442
Referee: William McWilliams (Australia)
14 June 1947 FriendlyAustralia 1–2 South AfricaSydney, Australia
Cunningham  ?' Report Anley  ?', ?' Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Referee: William McWilliams (Australia)

1948
14 August 1948 FriendlyNew Zealand 0–6 AustraliaWellington, New Zealand
Report Parsons  ?', ?', ?'
R. Hughes  ?', ?'
Cunningham  ?'		 Stadium: Basin Reserve
Referee: V Wheeler (New Zealand)
28 August 1948 FriendlyNew Zealand 0–7 AustraliaChristchurch, New Zealand
Report Parsons  ?', ?', ?'
R. Hughes  ?', ?'
Cunningham ?'
Johns  ?'		 Stadium: Lancaster Park
Referee: T Gottermeyer (New Zealand)
4 September 1948 FriendlyNew Zealand 0–4 AustraliaWellington, New Zealand
Report Johns  ?', ?'
R. Hughes  ?'
Lawrie  ?'		 Stadium: Basin Reserve
Referee: J Sanderson (New Zealand)
11 September 1948 FriendlyNew Zealand 1–8 AustraliaAuckland, New Zealand
Masters  ?' Report Parsons  ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Cunningham  ?'
R. Hughes  ?'		 Stadium: Blandford Park
Referee: C Edwards (New Zealand)

1950s

1950
11 June 1950 Friendly – Recognised as "A" International only by AustraliaSouthern Rhodesia 0–5 AustraliaSalisbury, Rhodesia
Report Johns  6', ?'
Parsons  51'
Hulme  ?', ?'		 Stadium: Old Harrarians
Attendance: 5,000
17 June 1950 Friendly – Recognised as "A" International only by AustraliaSouthern Rhodesia 1–4 AustraliaBulawayo, Rhodesia
Badenhorst  ?' Report Johns  ?'
Sanders  ?', ?'
Hulme  ?'		 Stadium: Queen's Ground
Attendance: 6,000
24 June 1950 FriendlySouth Africa 3–2 AustraliaDurban, South Africa
Claasens  14', 82'
Botha  69'		 Report Nunn  38'
Hulme ?'		 Stadium: Kingsmead
Attendance: 20,000
1 July 1950 FriendlySouth Africa 2–1 AustraliaJohannesburg, South Africa
Claasens  33', 46' Report Nunn  70' (pen.) Stadium: Ellis Park Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
8 July 1950 FriendlySouth Africa 1–2 AustraliaPort Elizabeth, South Africa
Claasens  54' Report Parsons  64', 70' Stadium: St George's Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: A Finlay (South Africa)
23 July 1950 FriendlySouth Africa 0–2 AustraliaCape Town, South Africa
Report Nunn  49', 71' Stadium: Hartleyvale Stadium
Attendance: 12,000

1954
14 August 1954 FriendlyAustralia 1–2 New ZealandMelbourne, Australia
Robertson  75' Report King  5'
Steele  7'		 Stadium: Melbourne Showgrounds
Referee: G Gatt (Australia)
28 August 1954 FriendlyAustralia 4–1 New ZealandBrisbane, Australia
Robertson  ?'
Stewart  ?', ?'
Lennard  ?'		 Report Ted Smith  ?' Stadium: Brisbane Cricket Ground
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: V Robertson (Australia)
4 September 1954 FriendlyAustralia 4–1 New ZealandSydney, Australia
Murphy  ?'
Nunn  ?', ?'
Stewart  ?'		 Report Steele  ?' Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 5,798
Referee: Dick Thorpe (Australia)

1955
3 September 1955 FriendlyAustralia 0–3 South AfricaBrisbane, Australia
Report Palmer  2'
Paton  ?'
Hughes  88'		 Stadium: Brisbane Cricket Ground
Attendance: 5,640
Referee: Bill Malcolm (Australia)
10 September 1955 FriendlyAustralia 0–2 South AfricaMelbourne, Australia
Report Palmer  84'
Hughes  86'		 Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
17 September 1955 FriendlyAustralia 0–8 South AfricaAdelaide, Australia
Report Rufus  ?', ?'
Hughes  ?', ?'
Paton  ?', ?'
Jacques  ?'
Palmer  ?'		 Stadium: Kensington Oval
24 September 1955 FriendlyAustralia 0–6 South AfricaSydney, Australia
Report Hughes  ?', ?'
Patton  ?'
Palmer  ?'
Le Roux  ?'
Wilson ?' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
1 October 1955 FriendlyAustralia 1–4 South AfricaNewcastle, Australia
Vairy  39' Report Hughes  ?', ?', ?'
Le Roux  ?'		 Stadium: Newcastle Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,907
Referee: G Muir (Australia)

1956
27 November 1956 SOGAustralia 2–0 JapanMelbourne, Australia
McMillan  26' (pen.)
Loughran  61'		 Report Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 3,568
Referee: R Lund (New Zealand)
1 December 1956 SOGAustralia 2–4 IndiaMelbourne, Australia
Morrow  17'  41' Report D'Souza  9'  33'  50'
Kittu  80'		 Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
12 December 1956 FriendlyAustralia 1–7 IndiaSydney, Australia
Vogler  ?' Report Banerjee ?', ?'
D'Souza  ?', ?'
Kittu  ?', ?'
Banerjee ?'		 Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ron Wright (Australia)

1958
16 August 1958 FriendlyNew Zealand 2–3 AustraliaWellington, New Zealand
Aird  30' (pen.)
Hume  ?'		 Report Loughrin  14'
Nunn  44'
Adair  70'		 Stadium: Basin Reserve
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: M Swain (New Zealand)
23 August 1958 FriendlyNew Zealand 2–2 AustraliaAuckland, New Zealand
Steel  11', 46' Report Aird  42' (o.g.)
Vogler  ?'		 Stadium: Carlaw Park
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: R Lund (New Zealand)

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