1923 in Australian soccer

The 1923 season was the 40th season of regional competitive soccer in Australia.

National teams

Australia men's national soccer team

Main article: Australia men's national soccer team

Australia hosted their first international match at Brisbane Cricket Ground on 9 June against New Zealand, ^[1] with seven players making their national team debuts resulting in a 2–1 win through Percy Lennard scoring early on and William Maunder scoring in the last minute recording Australia's first win in an international match. ^[2] Ahead of the second match against New Zealand at Sydney Cricket Ground on 16 June, Jack Gilmore and Johnny Peebles were set to make their debuts for Australia; ^[3] as Australia lost 3–2 with Percy Lennard scoring again and Jack Gilmore scoring on debut. ^[4] A fortnights time later until Australia's last match in 1923 against New Zealand at Newcastle Showground saw Bob Austin start as their goalkeeper; the first time since George Cartwright started as Australia's first goalkeeper, and further fellow debutants Judy Masters, Ernie Owen, and Gilbert Storey. ^[5] The final match resulted in a 4–1 loss with William Maunder scoring for Australia, and finishing the three-match series with one win and two losses. ^[6]

Friendlies

Australia   v   New Zealand

9 June 1923	Australia	2–1	New Zealand	Brisbane, Australia
	Lennard 7' Maunder 90'	Report	Dacre 57'	Stadium: Brisbane Cricket Ground Attendance: 7,000 Referee: A. Jackson (Australia)

Australia   v   New Zealand

16 June 1923	Australia	2–3	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	Lennard ?' Gilmore ?'	Report	Campbell ?', ?', ?'	Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 12,000 Referee: W.A. Wright (Australia)

Australia   v   New Zealand

30 June 1923	Australia	1–4	New Zealand	Newcastle, Australia
	Lennard ?' Gilmore ?'	Report	Campbell ?', ?', ?'	Stadium: Newcastle Showground Attendance: 15,000 Referee: L.B. Tamlyn (Australia)

Player statistics

Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals
GK	Bob Austin	1	0
GK	George Cartwright	2	0
FB	Cliff Gedge	3	0
FB	Ernie Owen	1	0
FB	Sid Robinson	1	0
HB	Alex Gibb	3	0
HB	Peter Doyle	1	0
HB	Jimmy Love	1	0
HB	Johnny Peebles	1	0
HB	Gilbert Storey	1	0
HB	Jack White	2	0
FW	Mosie Burton	1	0
FW	Jack Gilmore	1	1
FW	Percy Lennard	3	2
FW	Judy Masters	1	0
FW	William Maunder	3	2
FW	William Mitchell	3	0
FW	Tom Thompson	3	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]	Weston	3–1	Adamstown Rosebud	Wallsend Rovers	Adamstown Rosebud	West Wallsend Bluebells
Australian Soccer Association	Sydney Metropolitan First Division [9]	Granville	Unknown		Granville	Balmain Fernleigh	Unknown
Queensland British Football Association	Brisbane Area League [10]	Thistle	5–1	Bundamba Rangers	Dinmore Bush Rats	Thistle	Bundamba Rangers
South Australian British Football Association	South Australian Metropolitan League [11]	Not played			Cheltenham	South Adelaide	North Adelaide
Tasmanian Soccer Association	Tasmanian Division One [12]	South Hobart	4–2	Elphin	Unknown
Anglo-Australian Football Association	Victorian League Division One [13]	Not played			St Kilda	Footscray Thistle	Play-off
Western Australian Soccer Football Association	Western Australian Division One [14]	Not played			Claremont	Thistle	Northern Casuals

Cup competitions

Federation	Competition [15]	Winners	Runners-up	Venue	Result
Northern District British Football Association	Ellis Cup [16]	Weston	Adamstown Rosebud	–	3–2
New South Wales British Football Association	Gardiner Challenge Cup [17]	West Wallsend (4/4)	Sydney (0/2)	–	1–0 (R)
South Australian British Football Association	South Australian Federation Cup [18]	Prospect United (1/0)	South Adelaide (1/3)	–	2–1 (R)
Tasmanian Soccer Association	Falkinder Cup [19]	Sandy Bay (1/0)	Hobart (0/2)	–	3–1
Anglo-Australian Football Association	Dockerty Cup [20]	St Kilda (2/2)	Preston (0/2)	–	1–0

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

See also

• Soccer in Australia

References

1. "TO-MORROW'S TEST MATCH". The Brisbane Courier . No. 20, 398. Queensland, Australia. 8 June 1923. p. 12. Retrieved 29 October 2024– via National Library of Australia.
2. "AUSTRALIA TRIUMPHS". The Daily Mail . No. 2. Queensland, Australia. 10 June 1923. p. 6. Retrieved 29 October 2024– via National Library of Australia.
3. "SOCCER". The Brisbane Courier . No. 20, 401. Queensland, Australia. 12 June 1923. p. 16. Retrieved 29 October 2024– via National Library of Australia.
4. "SECOND SOCCER TEST". The Daily Mail . No. 3. Queensland, Australia. 17 June 1923. p. 4. Retrieved 29 October 2024– via National Library of Australia.
5. "TO-DAY'S TEST". The Daily Telegraph . No. 13, 771. New South Wales, Australia. 30 June 1923. p. 20. Retrieved 29 October 2024– via National Library of Australia.
6. "FINAL SOCCER TEST". Sunday Times . No. 1952. New South Wales, Australia. 1 July 1923. p. 8. Retrieved 29 October 2024– via National Library of Australia.
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