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| Before the Aussies started off on their tour they played a warm up game against the locals | ||||
| Played : June 17 | Venue : Hobart Park, New Lambton, Newcastle | |||
| Australia Lineup and scorer unknown |
1 | - | 2 | New South Wales Lineup and scorers unknown |
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sources : SMH Monday 18 June 1928 p15 | ||||
| An Australian team toured the Dutch East Indies in 1928. The party of 16 players played 23 matches against local and club sides. A list of the tour matches follows. | ||||
| Played : July 2 | Venue : Makassar, Celebes [Sulawesi], Dutch East Indies | |||
| Macassar Bondselftal (MVB XI) (Makassar League Team - Makassarsche Voetbal Bond [Makassar Football Association] XI) Lineup and scorer unknown |
1 | - | 2 | Australia Lineup and scorers unknown |
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 | |||
| This match was extended by 2x5 minutes extra time but no more goals were scored | ||||
| Played : July 7 | Venue : Soerabaja [Surabaya], Java, Dutch East Indies | |||
| H.B.S. Houdt Braef Stant - (Club team - SVB - Soerabajasche Voetbal Bond [Soerabaja Football Association]) Hermanus, E de Raadt, Fruneau, Dorrins, Marten, Robben, Knufman, W.Voll, G de Raadt, Uktolseja, Frederiks Goals : G de Raadt, unknown, Knufman pk |
3 | - | 3 | Australia F Smith Tom Traynor, Arch Harris, Charlie O'Connor, Angus Marshall, Frank Coolahan, Joe Grieves, Alec (Sandy) Cameron, Tom (Tichy) Thompson, Johnny Johnstone, H Robertson Goals : Thompson x2, pk |
| Referee : Gobus | ||||
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 | |||
| Played : July 8 | Venue : Soerabaja [Surabaya], Java, Dutch East Indies | |||
| Sourabaya Bondselftal (SVB XI) (Soerabaja League Team - SVB - Soerabajasche Voetbal Bond [Soerabaja Football Association]) Hermanus (HBS), Boyer (THOR), E de Raadt (HBS), Wasterval (Excelsior), Whitton (Excelsior), Reep (Excelsior), Klencke (THOR), Knufman (HBS), Looyen (Zeemacht), Sadjimin (Excelsior), Koemeniet (Excelsior) Goal : Sadjimin |
1 | - | 3 | Australia Frank Coolahan, H Johnson, Tom Traynor, Charlie O'Connor, Angus Marshall, Sid Hinton, Joe Grieves, Alec (Sandy) Cameron, H Coates, Tom (Tichy) Thompson, H Robertson Goals : Coates, Thompson, Cameron |
| Referee : Walsarie Wolff | ||||
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 | |||
| Played : July 11 | Venue : Soerabaja [Surabaya], Java, Dutch East Indies | |||
| Excelsior (Club team - SVB - Soerabajasche Voetbal Bond [Soerabaja Football Association]) Hertel, Theo Jahn, Berkholst, Wasterval, Whitton, Reep, Jahn sr., Tremio, Sadjimin, Cuno, Koemeniet Goal : Cuno |
1 | - | 4 | Australia Frank Coolahan, Tom Traynor, Arch Harris, Charlie O'Connor, Angus Marshall, Sid Hinton, H Coates, Alec (Sandy) Cameron, Tom (Tichy) Thompson, Johnny Johnstone, H Robertson Goals : Thompson, Coates, Robertson, Johnstone |
| Referee : van der Kasteele | ||||
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 | |||
| Played : July 14 | Venue : Semarang, Java, Dutch East Indies | |||
| Go Ahead (Club team - VSO - Voetbalbond Semarang en Omstreken [Football Association of Semarang and Environs]) Lineup and scorers unknown |
3 | - | 5 | Australia Lineup and scorers unknown |
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 | |||
| Played : July 15 | Venue : Semarang, Java, Dutch East Indies | |||
| Semarang Bondselftal (VSO XI) (Semarang League Team - VSO - Voetbalbond Semarang en Omstreken [Football Association of Semarang and Environs]) Lineup unknown |
0 | - | 3 | Australia Lineup and scorers unknown |
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 | |||
| Played : July 18 | Venue : Semarang, Java, Dutch East Indies | |||
| Chinese XI (HNVB) (HNVB Team - Hwa Nan Voetbal Bond [Chinese Football Association in the Netherlands Indies]) Lineup and scorer unknown |
1 | - | 6 | Australia Lineup and scorers unknown |
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 | |||
| Played : July 21 | Venue : Bandoeng [Bandung], Java, Dutch East Indies | |||
| Bandoeng Bondselftal (BVB XI) (Bandoeng League Team – BVB - Bandoengsche Voetbal Bond [Bandoeng Football Association]) Lineup and scorers unknown |
3 | - | 4 | Australia Lineup and scorers unknown |
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 | |||
| Played : July 22 | Venue : Bandoeng [Bandung], Java, Dutch East Indies | |||
| U.N.I. Uitspanning na Inspanning - (Club team – BVB - Bandoengsche Voetbal Bond [Bandoeng Football Association]) Lineup unknown |
0 | - | 2 | Australia Lineup and scorers unknown |
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 | |||
| The Australians hopped across to Singapore for four matches. It's hard to say if the first match was a Singapore representative XI or not; local reports have it as a 'Best XI' from the Singapore Chinese Football Association and the (Singapore) Malaya Football Association. The spectators were so excited in victory, a stadium wall collapsed. | ||||
| Played : July 28 | Venue : Anson Road Stadium, Singapore | |||
| Chinese & Malay XI Melan, Omar, Yeow Soon, Kemat, Boon Lay, A Rahim, Kwang Hung, Mat Nor, Yong Liang, Dolfattah, Mun Fun Goals : Dol Fatah x2, Nor, Yong Liang |
4 | - | 2 | Australia F Smith, T Traynor, A Harris, F Coolahan, A Marshall, S Hinton, L Cook, A Cameron, T Thompson, J Johnstone, H Robertson Goals : Thompson x2 |
| Referee : Sgt Tibbenham Attendance : about 7000 | ||||
| Squad listings | sources : The Straits Times, 30 July 1928 p.10 FAS History of Football | |||
| The second match was played against a select XI of Malays from Singapore and Selangor. This may have been a select XI of the (Singapore) Malaya Football Association, who also fielded a Club team in the local Singapore league. | ||||
| Played : July 29 | Venue : Anson Road Stadium, Singapore | |||
| All Malaya XI Walker (Selangor), Chiang Siang (Selangor), Yeow Soon (Singapore), Yeow Soon (Singapore), Kemat (Singapore), C De Silva (Selangor), Craik (Singapore), Harris (Singapore), Farwell (Singapore), R Smith (Singapore), Yong Liang (Singapore), Welsh (Selangor) |
0 | - | 1 | Australia Smith, Johnson, Harris, O'Connor, Marshall, Coolahan, Grieves, Cameron, Thompson, Johnson, C Deacon Goal : Thompson |
| Referee : F M Still | ||||
| Squad listings | sources : The Straits Times, 30 July 1928 p.10 | |||
| The third match was played against a scratch Singapore XI of ex-patriate europeans | ||||
| Played : August 1 | Venue : Anson Road Stadium, Singapore | |||
| European XI Clayton, Brummitt, Hall, Craik, Reade, Lee, Harris, Hawthorne, Smith, Osborne, Bashford |
0 | - | 6 | Australia Smith, Johnson, Harris, O'Connor, Marshall, Coolahan, Grieves, Cameron, Thompson, Johnson, C Deacon Goals : Thompson x3, Cameron, Johnson, Deacon |
| Referee : Sgt Bennett (Duke of Wellington's Regiment) | ||||
| Squad listings | sources : The Straits Times, 30 July 1928 p.10 | |||
| The fourth match was played against the reigning Singapore League Champions and Cup holders for 3 years running (1926-1928) | ||||
| Played : August 2 | Venue : Anson Road Stadium, Singapore | |||
| 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment(Duke's) Cogan, Hall, Butterworth, Hall, Connor, Bamford, Errington, Hawthorne, Bennett, Osborne, Sansom Goals : Sansom, Hall 89pk |
2 | - | 2 | Australia Smith, Johnson, Traynor, O’Connor, Marshall, Coolahan, Grieves, Cameron, Thompson, Johnson, Deacon Goals : Thompson x2 |
| Referee : Mr Tan Lee Wan | ||||
| Squad listings | sources : The Straits Times, 30 July 1928 p.10 | |||
| Played : August 7 | Venue : Bandoeng [Bandung], Java, Dutch East Indies | |||
| Bandoeng Bondselftal (BVB XI) (Bandoeng League Team - BVB - Bandoengsche Voetbal Bond [Bandoeng Football Association]) Lineup and scorer unknown |
1 | - | 3 | Australia Lineup and scorers unknown |
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 | |||
| Played : August 8 | Venue : Cheribon [Cirebon], Java, Dutch East Indies | |||
| Cheribon Bondselftal (CVB XI) (Cheribon League Team - CVB - Cheribonsche Voetbal Bond [Cheribon Football Association]) Lineup unknown |
0 | - | 4 | Australia Lineup and scorers unknown |
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 | |||
| Played : August 11 | Venue : Semarang, Java, Dutch East Indies | |||
| M.O.T. (Club team – VSO - Voetbalbond Semarang en Omstreken [Football Association of Semarang and Environs]) Lineup and scorers unknown |
2 | - | 2 | Australia Lineup and scorers unknown |
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 | |||
| Played : August 12 | Venue : Semarang, Java, Dutch East Indies | |||
| Semarang Bondselftal (VSO XI) (Semarang League Team - VSO - Voetbalbond Semarang en Omstreken [Football Association of Semarang and Environs]) Lineup and scorer unknown |
1 | - | 4 | Australia Lineup and scorers unknown |
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 | |||
| Played : August 15 | Venue : Soerabaja [Surabaya], Java, Dutch East Indies | |||
| H.B.S. Houdt Braef Stant - (Club team - SVB - Soerabajasche Voetbal Bond [Soerabaja Football Association]) Hermanus, E de Raadt, Fruneau, Hayer, Marten, Robben, W Voll, Knufman, G de Raadt, Claassen, Priester |
0 | - | 0 | Australia Harris, Traynor, Hinton, O'Connor, Marshall, Coolahan, Grieves, Cameron, Thompson, Johnstone, Deacon |
| Referee : Weggeman | ||||
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 | |||
| Played : August 18 | Venue : Soerabaja [Surabaya], Java, Dutch East Indies | |||
| Excelsior (Club team - SVB - Soerabajasche Voetbal Bond [Soerabaja Football Association]) Hertel, Wasterval, Tremio, Theo Jahn, Fr Jahn, Reep, Koemeniet, Zweerts, Whitton, Sadjimin, Cuno Goal : Tremio |
1 | - | 3 | Australia Smith, Johnson, Traynor, O'Connor, Marshall, Coolahan, Cook, Cameron, Coates, Thompson, Robertson Goals : Cameron x2, Coates |
| Referee : Cortenbach | ||||
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 | |||
| Many sources have this listed as a Java XI. In fact, this is one of the first representative matches of the Dutch East Indies national team against another official national team, NIVB having been a national association member of FIFA since 1924. This match was one of five additional matches in Soerabaja arranged after the promotors had failed to agree terms with the Batavia city federation (VBO) on the three planned matches in Batavia. 2x5 minutes extra time were played after the score at full time was 1-1 | ||||
| Played : August 19 | Venue : Soerabaja [Surabaya], Java, Dutch East Indies | |||
| NIVB XI (Dutch East Indies Representative Team - NIVB - Nederlandsch Indische Voetbal Bond [Netherlands Indies Football Association]) Claassen (Semarang), E de Raadt (Soerabaja), W de Jong (Semarang), Wasterval (Soerabaja), Risamena (Semarang), J de Jong (Semarang), Hagenaar (Bandoeng), Meyers (Soerabaja), Kho Biauw Liang (Malang), Rehatta (Batavia), Mailahollo (Batavia) Goal : Rehatta 30, 95 |
2 aet |
- | 1 aet |
Australia Harris, Traynor, Hinton, O'Connor, Marshall, Coolahan, Grieves, Cameron, Thompson, Johnstone, Robertson Goal : Cameron |
| Referee : van der Kasteele | ||||
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 RSSSF Indonesia international matches RSSSF Dutch East Indies football history 40 Jaar - Voetbal in Ned: Indie 1894-1934 | |||
| Played : August 22 | Venue : Soerabaja [Surabaya], Java, Dutch East Indies | |||
| Soerabaja Bondselftal (SVB XI) (Soerabaja League Team - SVB - Soerabajasche Voetbal Bond [Soerabaja Football Association]) Hermanus, E de Raadt, Nyssen, Wasterval, Whitton, Reep, Jahn sr, P Keasberry, Tremio, Sadjimin, Koemeniet Goal : Sadjimin |
1 | - | 5 | Australia Smith, Johnson, Traynor, Harris, O'Connor, Coolahan, Coates, Cameron, Deacon, Johnstone, Robertson Goal : Deacon x2, Cameron x3 |
| Referee : van der Kasteele | ||||
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 | |||
| Played : August 23 | Venue : Soerabaja [Surabaya], Java, Dutch East Indies | |||
| T.H.O.R. Tot Heil Onzer Ribbenkast - (Club team - SVB - Soerabajasche Voetbal Bond [Soerabaja Football Association]) Alexander, Greve, Nyssen, Boyer, vd Kasteele, B Keasberry, Klencke, Weskin, Meyers, Marschner, Feuerberg |
0 | - | 3 | Australia Smith, Harris, Hinton, O'Connor, Marshall, Coolahan, Grieves, Cook, Thompson, Deacon, Robertson Goals : Cook, Thompson, Cook pk |
| Referee : Helmig | ||||
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 | |||
| Played : August 25 | Venue : Makassar, Celebes [Sulawesi], Dutch East Indies | |||
| Makassar Bondselftal (MVB XI) (Makassar League Team - Makassarsche Voetbal Bond [Makassar Football Association] XI) Lineup unknown |
0 | - | 4 | Australia Lineup and scorers unknown |
| Squad listings | sources : Celebes, Java and Singapore Trip of Australia 1928 | |||