Personal information | |||
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Full name | Harry Spurway | ||
Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
Position(s) | Left half-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1920–1925 | Granville | ||
1925–1928 | Gladesville | ||
International career | |||
1924 | Australia | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Harry Spurway was an Australian professional soccer player who played as a half-back. He played for NSW clubs Granville and Gladesville and the Australia national team. [1]
Spurway announced his retirement from first-class soccer and leave Granville on 31 March 1925. [2]
Ten days later after his first class retirement, it was announced in the Arrow newspapers on 10 April 1925 that Spurway joined the Gladesville club. [3] He retired from soccer on 27 April 1928, finishing his career at Gladesville. [4]
Spurway began his international career with Australia in a 1–0 loss to Canada on 14 June 1924. [5] He appeared three more times with his fourth and final cap coming in a 1–0 win over Canada on 26 July 1924. [6]
National team | Year [7] | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Australia | 1924 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Granville
Gladesvile
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