Norman Conquest (footballer)

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Norman Conquest
Personal information
Full name Norman Conquest
Date of birth 1916
Place of birth    Australia
Playing position Former goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Deceased
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*


1947
Aberdare
Grace Bros
North Shore


   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Norman Conquest (born 1916) was an Australian football (soccer) player who played as a goalkeeper.

Conquest played for a number of teams in New South Wales, including Abedare, Grace Bros and North Shore,[1] and also represented both the New South Wales state team and the Australian national team. He is best known for being the Australian goalkeeper in a 1951 match between Australia and an English FA representative side at the Sydney Showground which Australia lost 17-0.[2] In 2002 Conquest was posthumously inducted into Football Federation Australia's Hall of Fame.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Soccer - Player Statistics. OzSoccer!. Retrieved on November 3, 2006.
  2. ^ Interview with Ron Lord. OzSoccer!. Retrieved on November 3, 2006.
  3. ^ Soccer Australia Announces Hall Of Fame Inductees. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved on November 3, 2006.