Australia national soccer team results (1922–59)
The following details the Australia national soccer team results in competitive and non-competitive (friendly) matches. Games are listed in chronological order, grouped by decade and year, from 1922 to 1949.
1920s
1922
| Friendly 17 June 1922 | New Zealand  |
3–1 |  Australia |
Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
Cook  20', ?'Knott ?' |
Report | Maunder 45' |
Stadium: Carisbrook Attendance: 10,000 Referee: M Thornley (New Zealand) | |||
| Friendly 24 June 1922 | New Zealand |
1–1 | Australia |
Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Cook 10' |
Report | Bratten 25' |
Stadium: Athletic Park Attendance: 12,000 Referee: RS Lithgow (New Zealand) | |||
| Friendly 8 July 1922 | New Zealand |
3–1 | Australia |
Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Ballard ?' Cook 10'Dacre ?' |
Report | George Brown ?' |
Stadium: Carlaw Park Attendance: 15,000 Referee: R Dawson (New Zealand) | |||
1923
| Friendly 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: M Thornley (New Zealand) | |||
| Friendly 16 June 1923 | Australia |
2–3 | New Zealand |
Sydney, Australia | ||
| Lennard ?' Gilmour ?' |
Report | Campbell ?', ?', ?' |
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 10,000 Referee: A Jackson (Australia) | |||
| Friendly 30 June 1923 | Australia |
1–4 | New Zealand |
Newcastle, Australia | ||
| Maunder ?' |
Report | Campbell 46', 51', ?', ?' |
Stadium: Newcastle Showground Attendance: 14,000 Referee: LB Tamlyn (Australia) | |||
1924
| Friendly 7 June 1924 | Australia |
3–2 |  Canada |
Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Ward ?' Masters ?', ?' |
Report | Linning ?' Ford ?' |
Stadium: Brisbane Cricket Ground Attendance: 10,000 | |||
| Friendly 14 June 1924 | Australia |
0–1 | Canada |
Sydney, Australia | ||
| Report | Stobbart ?' |
Stadium: Sydney Showground Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Nicholson (Australia) | ||||
| Friendly 23 June 1924 | Australia |
4–1 | Canada |
Sydney, Australia | ||
| Masters ?', ?' Maunder ?', ?'Storey sent off |
Report | Forrest ?' |
Stadium: Sydney Showground Attendance: 7,000 Referee: WA Wright (Australia) | |||
| Friendly 28 June 1924 | Australia |
0–0 | Canada |
Newcastle, Australia | ||
| Report | Stadium: Newcastle Showground Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J Nicholson (Australia) | |||||
| Friendly 12 July 1924 | Australia |
1–4 | Canada |
Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Maunder ?' |
Report | Wilson ?', ?' Linning ?' Stobbart ?' |
Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 6,000 | |||
| Friendly 26 July 1924 | Australia |
1–0 | Canada |
Sydney, Australia | ||
| Masters ?' |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 8,000 Referee: J Nicholson (Australia) | ||||
1930s
1933
| Friendly 5 June 1933 | Australia |
4–2 | New Zealand |
Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Smith ?', ?' Gorring ?', ?' |
Report | Kershaw ?' Chapman ?' |
Stadium: Brisbane Exhibition Ground Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Z Korotcoff (Australia) | |||
| Friendly 17 June 1933 | Australia |
6–4 | New Zealand |
Sydney, Australia | ||
| Smith ?', ?', ?' Crowhurst ?'Cameron ?', ?'Hughes ?' |
Report | Chapman ?' Kayes ?'Kershaw ?' (pen.)Ives ?' |
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 5,000 Referee: D Queen (Australia) | |||
| Friendly 24 June 1933 | Australia |
4–2 | New Zealand |
Sydney, Australia | ||
| Edwards ?' Crowhurst ?'Smith ?', ?' |
Report | Kershaw ?', ?' |
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Referee: J Harris (Australia) | |||
1936
| Friendly 4 July 1936 | New Zealand |
1–7 | Australia |
Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
| Skinner ?' |
Report | Price ?', ?' Cameron ?', ?'G. Smith ?', ?', ?', ?' |
Stadium: Logan Park Referee: W Smith (New Zealand) | |||
| Friendly 11 July 1936 | New Zealand |
0–10 | Australia |
Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Report | G. Smith ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Price ?', ?'Cameron ?', ?' |
Stadium: Basin Reserve Referee: G. Jackson (New Zealand) | ||||
| Friendly 18 July 1936 | New Zealand |
1–4 | Australia |
Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Haggett ?' |
Report | Cameron ?', ?' Price ?', ?' |
Stadium: Blandford Park Referee: A. Firth (New Zealand) | |||
1938
| Friendly 3 September 1938 | Australia |
5 – 3 |  India |
Sydney, Australia | ||
| Quill ?', ?' J. Hughes ?', ?'Wilkinson ?' |
Report | Ramin ?', ?' Mohammed ?', ?'Lumsden ?' |
Stadium: Sydney Showground Attendance: 16,144 | |||
| Friendly 10 September 1938 | Australia |
4 – 4 | India |
Brisbane, Australia | ||
| J. Hughes ?', ?' Kitching ?'Brittain ?' |
Report | Ramin ?', ?' Mohammed ?', ?'Lumsden ?' |
Stadium: Brisbane Exhibition Ground Attendance: 18,000 | |||
| Friendly 17 September 1938 | Australia |
1 – 4 | India |
Newcastle, Australia | ||
| J. Hughes ?' |
Report | Ramin ?', ?' Lumsden ?', 46' (pen.)Bhattacharjee ?' |
Stadium: Newcastle Sports Ground Attendance: 9,000 | |||
| Friendly 24 September 1938 | Australia |
5 – 4 | India |
Sydney, Australia | ||
| J. Hughes ?', ?' Wilkinson ?', ?'Bryant ?' |
Report | Prosad 51' Lumsden ?', ?', ?' (pen.) |
Stadium: Sydney Showground Attendance: 12,000 | |||
| Friendly 1 October 1938 | Australia |
3 – 1 | India |
Melbourne, Australia | ||
| J. Hughes ?', ?' Coolahan ?' |
Report | Lumsden 51' |
Stadium: Melbourne Showground Attendance: 9,000 | |||
1940s
1947
| Friendly 10 May 1947 | Australia |
1 – 2 |  South Africa |
Sydney, Australia | ||
| Date 4' |
Report | Anley ?' Wilson ?' |
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 40,000 Referee: William McWilliams (Australia) | |||
| Friendly 24 May 1947 | Australia |
2 – 4 | South Africa |
Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Date ?', ?' (pen.) |
Report | Anley ?', ?' Smethurst ?'Wilson ?' |
Stadium: Brisbane Cricket Ground Attendance: 15,000 Referee: T Boyd (Australia) | |||
| Friendly 31 May 1947 | Australia |
3 – 3 | South Africa |
Sydney, Australia | ||
| Cunningham ?' Date ?' |
Report | Classens 20', ?' Smethurst ?' |
Stadium: Sydney Showground Attendance: 20,000 Referee: William McWilliams (Australia) | |||
| Friendly 7 June 1947 | Australia |
5 – 1 | South Africa |
Newcastle, Australia | ||
| Date ?', ?', ?' Hughes ?'Cunningham ?' |
Report | Wilson ?', ?' |
Stadium: Newcastle Sports Ground Attendance: 18,442 Referee: William McWilliams (Australia) | |||
| Friendly 14 June 1947 | Australia |
1 – 2 | South Africa |
Sydney, Australia | ||
| Cunningham ?' |
Report | Anley ?', ?' |
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Referee: William McWilliams (Australia) | |||
1948
| Friendly 14 August 1948 | New Zealand |
0 – 6 | Australia |
Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Report | Parsons ?', ?', ?' R. Hughes ?', ?' Cunningham ?' |
Stadium: Basin Reserve Referee: V Wheeler (New Zealand) | ||||
| Friendly 28 August 1948 | New Zealand |
0 – 7 | Australia |
Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
| Report | Parsons ?', ?', ?' R. Hughes ?', ?' Cunningham ?'Johns ?' |
Stadium: Lancaster Park Referee: T Gottermeyer (New Zealand) | ||||
| Friendly 4 September 1948 | New Zealand |
0 – 4 | Australia |
Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Report | Johns ?', ?' R. Hughes ?' Lawrie ?' |
Stadium: Basin Reserve Referee: J Sanderson (New Zealand) | ||||
| Friendly 11 September 1948 | New Zealand |
1 – 8 | Australia |
Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Masters ?' |
Report | Parsons ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' Cunningham ?' R. Hughes ?' |
Stadium: Blandford Park Referee: C Edwards (New Zealand) | |||
1950s
1950
| Friendly - Recognised as "A" International only by Australia 11 June 1950 | Southern Rhodesia  |
0 – 5 | Australia |
Salisbury, Rhodesia | ||
| Report | Johns 6', ?' Parsons 51'Hulme ?', ?' |
Stadium: Old Harrarians Attendance: 5,000 | ||||
| Friendly - Recognised as "A" International only by Australia 17 June 1950 | Southern Rhodesia |
1 – 4 | Australia |
Bulawayo, Rhodesia | ||
| Badenhorst ?' |
Report | Johns ?' Sanders ?', ?'Hulme ?' |
Stadium: Queen's Ground Attendance: 6,000 | |||
| Friendly 24 June 1950 | South Africa |
3 – 2 | Australia |
Durban, South Africa | ||
| Claasens 14', 82' Botha 69' |
Report | Nunn 38' Hulme ?' |
Stadium: Kingsmead Attendance: 20,000 | |||
| Friendly 1 July 1950 | South Africa |
2 – 1 | Australia |
Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Claasens 33', 46' |
Report | Nunn 70' (pen.) |
Stadium: Ellis Park Stadium Attendance: 20,000 | |||
| Friendly 8 July 1950 | South Africa |
1 – 2 | Australia |
Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ||
| Claasens 54' |
Report | Parsons 64', 70' |
Stadium: St George's Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: A Finlay (South Africa) | |||
| Friendly 23 July 1950 | South Africa |
0 – 2 | Australia |
Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Report | Nunn 49', 71' |
Stadium: Hartleyvale Stadium Attendance: 12,000 | ||||
1954
| Friendly 14 August 1954 | Australia |
1 – 2 | New Zealand |
Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Robertson 75' |
Report | King 5' Steele 7' |
Stadium: Melbourne Showgrounds Referee: G Gatt (Australia) | |||
| Friendly 28 August 1954 | Australia |
4 – 1 | New Zealand |
Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Robertson ?' Stewart ?', ?' Lennard ?' |
Report | Ted Smith ?' |
Stadium: Brisbane Cricket Ground Attendance: 7,000 Referee: V Robertson (Australia) | |||
| Friendly 4 September 1954 | Australia |
4 – 1 | New Zealand |
Sydney, Australia | ||
| Murphy ? Nunn ?', ?' Stewart ?' |
Report | Steele ?' |
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 5,798 Referee: Dick Thorpe (Australia) | |||
1955
| Friendly 3 September 1955 | Australia |
0 – 3 | South Africa |
Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Report | Palmer 2' Paton ?'Hughes 88' |
Stadium: Brisbane Cricket Ground Attendance: 5,640 Referee: Bill Malcolm (Australia) | ||||
| Friendly 10 September 1955 | Australia |
0 – 2 | South Africa |
Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Report | Palmer 84' Hughes 86' |
Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 3,000 | ||||
| Friendly 17 September 1955 | Australia |
0 – 8 | South Africa |
Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Report | Rufus ?', ?' Hughes ?', ?'Paton ?', ?'Jacques ?'Palmer ?' |
Stadium: Kensington Oval | ||||
| Friendly 24 September 1955 | Australia |
0 – 6 | South Africa |
Sydney, Australia | ||
| Report | Hughes ?', ? Patton ?'Palmer ?'Le Roux ?'Wilson ?' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground | ||||
| Friendly 1 October 1955 | Australia |
1 – 4 | South Africa |
Newcastle, Australia | ||
| Vairy 39' |
Report | Hughes ?', ?', ?' Le Roux ?' |
Stadium: Newcastle Sports Ground Attendance: 2,907 Referee: G Muir (Australia) | |||
1956
| SOG 27 November 1956 | Australia |
2 – 0 |  Japan |
Melbourne, Australia | ||
| McMillan 26' (pen.) Loughran 61' |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 3,568 Referee: R Lund (New Zealand) | ||||
| SOG 1 December 1956 | Australia |
2 – 4 |  India |
Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Morrow x 2' |
Report | D'Souza ?', ?', ?' Kittu ?' |
Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 12,000 | |||
| Friendly 12 December 1956 | Australia |
1 – 7 | India |
Sydney, Australia | ||
| Vogler ?' |
Report | Banerjee ?', ?' D'Souza ?', ?'Kittu ?', ?'Banerjee ?' |
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ron Wright (Australia) | |||
1958
| Friendly 16 August 1958 | New Zealand |
2–3 | Australia |
Wellington, New Zealand | ||
| Aird 30' (pen.) Hume ?' |
Report | Loughrin 14' Nunn 44'Adair 70' |
Stadium: Basin Reserve Attendance: 7,000 Referee: M Swain (New Zealand) | |||
| Friendly 23 August 1958 | New Zealand |
2–2 | Australia |
Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Steel 11', 46' |
Report | Aird 42' (o.g.) Vogler ?' |
Stadium: Carlaw Park Attendance: 8,500 Referee: R Lund (New Zealand) | |||
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