1923 Australia Men's National Team Results
Researched by Thomas Esamie, John Punshon, Jean-Michel Cazal and Kevin Christopher, written by Greg Stock

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Friendly Matches

Saturday June 9 1923
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia
Referee: A.Jackson (Australia)
Attendance: 7,000
AUSTRALIA
George Cartwright, Alex Gibb (c), William Maunder, Percy Lennard, Tom Thompson, William Mitchell, Cliff Gedge, Jack White, Moses Burton, Sid Robinson, James Love
Coach: Not recorded
Goals: Lennard 7, Maunder 90
2 - 1 New Zealand
Reg Craxton, Rewi Braithwaite, Robert McAuley, Neil McArthur, Joe Kissock, William Brownlee, Robert Innes, Ces Dacre, Charles Ballard, George Campbell (c), Harold Balk
Coach: B.Salmon
Goal: Dacre 57
This was the second tour of Australia of a New Zealand national team after the 1905 tour of New South Wales and followed the Socceroos tour of New Zealand in 1922.

Saturday June 16 1923
Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Australia
Referee: W.A.Wright (Australia)
Attendance: 12,000
AUSTRALIA
George Cartwright, Sid Robinson, Cliff Gedge, Johnny Peebles, Jack White, Alex Gibb (c), William Mitchell, Percy Lennard, William Maunder, Jack Gilmour, Tom Thompson
Coach: Not recorded
Goals: Lennard, Gilmour
2 - 3 New Zealand
Reg Craxton, Rewi Braithwaite, Robert McAuley, William Thomas, Joe Kissock, William Brownlee, Robert Innes, Ces Dacre, Charles Ballard, George Campbell (c), Harold Balk
Coach: B.Salmon
Goals: Campbell (x3)
New Zealand squared the three match series 1-1 defeating Australia for the first time on home soil.
Match Day Programme

Saturday June 30 1923
Newcastle Showground, Newcastle, Australia
Referee: L.B.Tamlyn (Australia)
Attendance: 15,000
AUSTRALIA
Rob Austin, William Owen, Cliff Gedge, Peter Doyle, Gilbert Storey, Alex Gibb (c), William Mitchell, Percy Lennard, William Maunder, James Masters, Tom Thompson
Coach: Not recorded
Goal: Maunder
1 - 4 New Zealand
Reg Craxton, Rewi Braithwaite, Robert McAuley, William Thomas, Joseph Kissock, John Dryden, Robert Innes, Ces Dacre, Charles Ballard, George Campbell (c), Harold Balk
Coach: B.Salmon
Goals: Campbell 46, 51, 53, Ballard 89
The final match of three game series was won by New Zealand who recorded a 2-1 series win.
 

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