1933 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia

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The 1933 season was the 50th season of regional competitive soccer in Australia.

National teams

Australia men's national soccer team

Australia began 1933 with the first of their three-match series hosting New Zealand at Brisbane Cricket Ground on 5 June with all eleven starting players making their national team debuts and George Smith as captain on debut. ^[1] They won the match 4–2 with George Smith and Hec Gorring both scoring two goals. ^[2] With twelve days rest until the second match at Sydney Cricket Ground on 17 June, it saw four further debutants Ian Davidson, Jack Hughes, Frank Smith, and Tom Tennant; and was won by Australia 6–4 thanks to a George Smith hat-trick (the first ever Australia men's national team hat-trick), and further goals by Roy Crowhurst, Alec Cameron and Jack Hughes. ^[3] The third and final match of the series was again played at Sydney Cricket Ground on a week later on 24 June, where Bill Edwards, Frank Laidlaw, Jimmy Osborne, and Jack Taylor made their Australia debut ^[4] as Australia won 4–2 through a brace by George Smith, with Bill Edwards scoring on debut alongside Roy Crowhurst in his third match. Australia finished the series with three wins out of three matches. ^[5]

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

Australia   v   New Zealand

5 June 1933	Australia	4–2	New Zealand	Brisbane, Australia
	Smith 20', ?' Gorring ?', 80'	Report	Kershaw 55' Chapman ?'	Stadium: Brisbane Exhibition Ground Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Z. Korotcoff (Australia)

Australia   v   New Zealand

17 June 1933	Australia	6–4	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	Smith ?', ?', ?' Crowhurst ?' Cameron ?' Hughes ?'	Report	Chapman ?' Kay ?' Kershaw ?' (pen.) Ives ?'	Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Danny Quinn (Australia)

Australia   v   New Zealand

24 June 1933	Australia	4–2	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	Edwards ?' Crowhurst ?' G. Smith ?', ?'	Report	Kershaw ?' (pen.), ?'	Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Referee: Danny Quinn (Australia)

Player statistics

Pos.	Player	Apps	Goals
GK	Jimmy McNabb	3	0
FB	Jack Evans	3	0
FB	Frank Laidlaw	1	0
HB	Ian Davidson	1	0
HB	Angus Gibb	1	0
HB	Bert Murray	1	0
HB	Jimmy Osborne	1	0
HB	Charlie O'Connor	3	0
HB	Jock Parkes	2	0
HB	Jack Taylor	1	0
HB	Tom Tennant	1	0
FW	Alec Cameron	3	1
FW	Roy Crowhurst	3	2
FW	Jim Donaldson	1	0
FW	Bill Edwards	1	0
FW	Hec Gorring	1	2
FW	Jack Hughes	1	1
FW	Frank Smith	2	0
FW	George Smith	3	7

League competitions

Federation	Competition [6]	Grand Final			Regular Season
		Winners	Score	Runners-up	Winners	Runners-up
Federal Capital Territory Soccer Football Association	FCTSA League	Not played			Not played
Australian Soccer Association	NSW State League [7]	St George	0–6	Wallsend	North: Wallsend South: St George	North: West Wallsend South: Leichhardt Annandale
Queensland British Football Association	Brisbane Area League [8]	Latrobe	4–1	Toowong	Latrobe	YMCA
South Australian British Football Association	South Australia Division One [9]	Not played			Kingswood	West Torrens
Tasmanian Soccer Association	Tasmania Division One [10]	Sandy Bay	3–0	Tamar	North: Tamar South: Sandy Bay	North: Invermay United South: South Hobart
Anglo-Australian Football Association	Victoria Division One [11]	Not played			Royal Caledonians	South Yarra
Western Australian Soccer Football Association	Western Australia Division One [12]	Not played			Caledonian	Victoria Park

Cup competitions

Federation	Competition [13]	Winners	Runners-up	Venue	Result
Australian Soccer Association	NSW State Cup [14]	St George (1/0)	Cessnock (1/2)		5–3 (R)
South Australian British Football Association	South Australian Federation Cup [15]	Port Adelaide (2/2)	West Torrens (3/1)		2–1
Tasmanian Soccer Association	Falkinder Cup [16]	Sandy Bay (5/2)	Cascades (1/1)		6–1
Anglo-Australian Football Association	Dockerty Cup [17]	Brighton (1/0)	St Kilda (3/1)		2–1

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

See also

• Soccer in Australia

References

1. "SOCCER TEST AT EXHIBITION". The Telegraph . Queensland, Australia. 5 June 1933. p. 3 (CITY FINAL LAST MINUTE NEWS). Retrieved 29 October 2024– via National Library of Australia.
2. "AUSTRALIA WINS SOCCER TEST". The Sun News-pictorial . No. 3344. Victoria, Australia. 6 June 1933. p. 23. Retrieved 29 October 2024– via National Library of Australia.
3. "SOCCER TEST". The Newcastle Sun . No. 4842. New South Wales, Australia. 17 June 1933. p. 8. Retrieved 29 October 2024– via National Library of Australia.
4. "AUSTRALIAN TEAM". Northern Star . Vol. 57. New South Wales, Australia. 23 June 1933. p. 8. Retrieved 29 October 2024– via National Library of Australia.
5. "AUSTRALIA SUCCEEDS". The Sun . No. 7327. New South Wales, Australia. 24 June 1933. p. 6 (LAST RACE FOOT BALL). Retrieved 29 October 2024– via National Library of Australia.
6. "Australia - List of Regional Champions". RSSSF . 12 September 2023.
7. "New South Wales Champions". Socceraust. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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10. "Tasmania State Champions". Socceraust. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
11. "Victoria Division One Champions". Socceraust. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
12. "Western Australia Champions". Socceraust. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
13. "Australia – List of Regional Cup Winners". RSSSF . Retrieved 18 June 2021.
14. "New South Wales State Championship Winners". Socceraust. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
15. "South Australia Federation Cup Finals". Socceraust. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
16. "Tasmania State Champions". Socceraust. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
17. "Dockerty Cup Finals". Socceraust. Retrieved 10 March 2022.