Australia national soccer team results (1922–59)


The Australia national soccer team represents Australia in international association football and during this period was controlled by the Australian Soccer Football Association.
During the period between 1922 and 1959 played in 51 international matches, resulting in 26 wins, 5 draws and 20 losses. They played their first international match against New Zealand. They also played games against Canada, India, Southern Rhodesia and South Africa. In 1956, Australia would compete in their first international competition when they hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne where they defeated Japan in the first round before being defeated by India in the quarter-finals.

Key

;Key to matches:
;Key to record by opponent:
Australia's score is shown first in each case.
Match numberDateVenueOpponentsScoreCompetitionAustralia scorersAtt.Ref.
1Carisbrook, Dunedin 1–3FriendlyWilliam Maunder10,000
2Athletic Park, Wellington 1–1FriendlyTed Cook12,000
3Carlaw Park, Auckland 1–3FriendlyGeorge Brown15,000
4Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane 2–1FriendlyPercy Lennard, William Maunder7,000
5Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 2–3FriendlyPercy Lennard, Jack Gilmour10,000
6Newcastle Showground, Newcastle 1–4FriendlyWilliam Maunder14,000
7Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane 3–2FriendlyJudy Masters, Dave Ward10,000
8Sydney Showground, Sydney 0–1Friendly10,000
9Sydney Showground, Sydney 4–1FriendlyJudy Masters, William Maunder 7,000
10Newcastle Showground, Newcastle 0–0Friendly10,000
11Jubilee Oval, Adelaide 1–4FriendlyWilliam Maunder6,000
12Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 1–0FriendlyJudy Masters8,000
13Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 4–2FriendlyGeorge Smith, Eric Gorring 5,000
14Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 6–4FriendlyGeorge Smith, Roy Crowhurst, Alec Cameron, Jack Hughes5,000
15Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 4–2FriendlyGeorge Smith, Roy Crowhurst, Bill Edwards
16Logan Park, Dunedin 7–1FriendlyGeorge Smith, Billy Price, Alec Cameron8,000
17Basin Reserve, Wellington 10–0FriendlyGeorge Smith, Billy Price, Alec Cameron, James Donalson8,000
18Blandford Park, Auckland 4–1FriendlyBilly Price, Alec Cameron 2,000
19Sydney Showground, Sydney 5–3FriendlyAlf Quill, Jack Hughes, Jim Wilkinson16,144
20Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 4–4FriendlyJack Hughes, Fat Kitching, Cecil Brittain16,000
21Newcastle Sports Ground, Newcastle 1–4FriendlyJack Hughes9,000
22Sydney Showground, Sydney 5–4FriendlyJack Hughes, Jim Wilkinson, Ray Bryant12,000
23Melbourne Showground, Melbourne 3–1FriendlyJack Hughes, Bill Coolahan

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1956

1958