1922 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia

Season	1922
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The 1922 season was the 39th season of regional competitive association football in Australia. It was also the year that the inaugural Australian soccer football team (later designated the 'Socceroos') toured New Zealand, where it played its first-ever 'A' international matches.

National teams

Australia men's national soccer team

Main article: Australia men's national soccer team

See also: 1922 New Zealand v Australia soccer match

Australia played their first international match against New Zealand on 17 June 1922 at Carisbrook Park, captained by Alex Gibb in a squad composed entirely of New South Wales and Queensland players. ^[1] They were defeated 3–1 with William Maunder scoring Australia's first international goal in front of approximately 10,000 spectators. ^[2] Ahead of their next match just a week later, Dave Ward was replaced by Wilfred Bratton in the Australia team the day before their next match against New Zealand on 24 July 1922, ^[3] which was drawn 1–1 with Bratton scoring on debut and only match. ^[4] Ward returned to squad for Australia's last match of the year on 8 July 1922 against New Zealand ^[5] in which they lost 3–1 with George Brown scoring for Australia, finishing the three match series with two losses and one draw. ^[6]

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

New Zealand   v   Australia

17 June 1922	New Zealand	3–1	Australia	Dunedin, New Zealand
	Cook 20', ?' Knott ?'	Report	Maunder 45'	Stadium: Carisbrook Park Attendance: 10,000 Referee: M. Thornley

New Zealand   v   Australia

24 June 1922	New Zealand	1–1	Australia	Wellington, New Zealand
	Cook 10'	Report	Bratton 45'	Stadium: Athletic Park Attendance: 12,000 Referee: R.S. Lithgow

New Zealand   v   Australia

8 July 1922	New Zealand	3–1	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
	Ballard 5' Cook 10' Dacre ?'	Report	Brown ?'	Stadium: Domain Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: L.C.H. Dawson

Player statistics

Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals
GK	George Cartwright	3	0
FB	Dave Cumberford	3	0
FB	Allen Fisher	3	0
HB	Alex Gibb	3	0
HB	Peter Doyle	3	0
HB	Clarence Shenton	3	0
FW	Wilfred Bratton	1	1
FW	George Brown	2	1
FW	Jock Cumberford	3	0
FW	William Dane	2	0
FW	William Maunder	3	1
FW	Tom Thompson	2	0
FW	Dave Ward	2	0

League competitions

Federation	Competition [7]	Grand Final			Regular Season
		Champions	Score	Runners-up	Winners	Runners-up	Third place
Northern District British Football Association	Northern NSW Football League [8]	West Wallsend Bluebells	4–2	Cessnock	West Wallsend Bluebells	Wallsend	Weston
Australian Soccer Association	Sydney Metropolitan First Division [9]	Pyrmont	Unknown		Pyrmont	Balmain Fernleigh	Granville
Queensland Football Association	Brisbane-Ipswich League [10]	Not played			Bundamba Rangers	Thistle	Blackstone Rovers
South Australian British Football Association	South Australia Division One [11]	Not played			North Adelaide	Cheltenham	South Adelaide
Tasmanian Soccer Association	Tasmanian Division One [12]	South Hobart	5–1	North Esk	Unknown
Anglo-Australian Football Association	Victorian League Division One [13]	Not played			Northumberland & Durham	Preston	Albert Park
Western Australian Soccer Football Association	Western Australia Division One [14]	Not played			Perth City United	Northern Casuals	Claremont

Cup competitions

Federation	Competition [15]	Winners	Runners-up	Venue	Result
Northern District British Football Association	Ellis Cup [16]	Wallsend	West Wallsend	–	3–1 (R)
New South Wales British Football Association	Gardiner Challenge Cup [17]	Granvile (3/3)	West Wallsend (3/4)	–	1–0
South Australian British Football Association	South Australia Federation Cup [18]	Cheltenham (2/2)	Sturt (1/2)	–	1–0
Tasmanian Soccer Association	Falkinder Cup [19]	Cadburys (1/0)	South Hobart (3/2)	–	1–0
Anglo-Australian Football Association	Dockerty Cup [20]	Albert Park (1/1)	Windsor (0/2)	–	3–2

(Note: figures in parentheses display the club's competition record as winners/runners-up.)

See also

• Soccer in Australia

References

1. "SOCCER IN N.Z." Evening News . No. 17159. New South Wales, Australia. 16 June 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 22 October 2024– via National Library of Australia.
2. "SOCCER IN NEW ZEALAND". Sunday Times . No. 1899. New South Wales, Australia. 18 June 1922. p. 9. Retrieved 22 October 2024– via National Library of Australia.
3. "SOCCER TEST". Evening News . No. 17165. New South Wales, Australia. 23 June 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 22 October 2024– via National Library of Australia.
4. "SOCCER". Evening News . No. 17166. New South Wales, Australia. 24 June 1922. p. 5. Retrieved 22 October 2024– via National Library of Australia.
5. "AUSTRALIAN TEAM". The Week . Vol. XCIV, no. 2, 428. Queensland, Australia. 7 July 1922. p. 16. Retrieved 22 October 2024– via National Library of Australia.
6. "AUSTRALIA AGAIN BEATEN". Toowoomba Chronicle . Vol. LXI, no. 161. Queensland, Australia. 10 July 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 22 October 2024– via National Library of Australia.
7. Kungler, Peter. "Australia - List of Regional Champions". RSSSF . Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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12. "Tasmania State Champions". Socceraust. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
13. "Victoria Division One Champions". Socceraust. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
14. "Western Australia Champions". Socceraust. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
15. "Australia – List of Regional Cup Winners". RSSSF . Retrieved 18 June 2021.
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19. "Falkinder Cup - Southern Knockout Cup Tournament". Socceraust. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
20. "Dockerty Cup Finals". Socceraust. Retrieved 10 March 2022.