1922 in Australian soccer

Soccer season in Australia

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The 1922 season was the 39th season of regional competitive soccer 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

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### Australia men's national soccer team

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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

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##### Friendlies

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New Zealand v  Australia 17 June 1922 |  New Zealand | 3–1|  Australia | Dunedin, New Zealand

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* Cook 20', ?'
* Knott ?'

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* 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

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* Cook 10'

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* 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

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* Ballard 5'
* Cook 10'
* Dacre ?'

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* Brown ?'

| Stadium: Domain Park
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: L.C.H. Dawson

#### Player statistics

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Pos. | Player  | Apps. | Goals

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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

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Federation  | Competition[7] | Grand Final  | Regular Season

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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

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Federation  | Competition[15] | Winners  | Runners-up  | Venue  | Result

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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

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* Soccer in Australia

## References

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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.
8. ^ "Northern New South Wales Champions". Socceraust. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
9. ^ "New South Wales Champions". Socceraust. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
10. ^ "Queensland (Brisbane Zone) Champions". Socceraust. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
11. ^ "South Australia Champions". Socceraust. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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.
16. ^ "Northern New South Wales Cup Winners". Socceraust. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
17. ^ "New South Wales State Championship Winners". Socceraust. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
18. ^ "South Australia Federation Cup Finals". Socceraust. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
19. ^ "Falkinder Cup - Southern Knockout Cup Tournament". Socceraust. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
20. ^ "Dockerty Cup Finals". Socceraust. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

*[Pos.]: Position
*[Apps.]: Appearances