Written by Alan Garside
| The Hong Kong club side Eastern Athletic toured Australia in 1957 and played a match against the Northern Districts representative side in Newcastle. | ||||
| Played : Sunday July 7 1957 | Venue : Crystal Palace Ground, Wallsend, Newcastle | |||
| Northern Districts (Probable Line up) Bill Mahoney, John Pettigrew, Ray Atkinson, Jack O'Brien, Kevin O'Neill (c), Johnny Barr, Max Hamilton, Norm Lott, Robert Burgoyne, Jack Lennard, Alan Thomas. Goals : Burgoyne (x2), Thomas |
3 | - | 3 | Eastern Athletic (HK) (Squad) Yong Poy Dor, Tam Chi Keung, Szeto Yiu, Lau Yee, Ko Po Keung (c), Lee Ping Chiu, To Wing Keung, Chan Fai Hung, Julius Henry Toledo, Chau Man Chi, Lee Kok Wah, Chu Wing Keung, Wong Tak Fook, Hau Ching To, Ho Cheng Yau, Ho Ying Fun, Kung Wah Kit, Szeto Man, Kwock Yau, Yeung Wai To, Lo Kwok Tai. Goals : Chu Wing Keung, Ho Cheung Yau, Hau Ching To |
| Attendance : 7,500 Coach : L.J.Channing (Eastern Athletic) Manager : Lau Ng Chiu (Eastern Athletic) | ||||