1938 Australia Men's National Team Results
Researched by Doug Butcher, Thomas Esamie and John Punshon and Written by Greg Stock

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Friendly Matches

Saturday September 3 1938
Royal Agricultural Showground, Moore Park, Sydney, Australia
Referee: Herbert Reay (Australia)
Attendance: 12,603
AUSTRALIA
Jimmy McNabb, Alf Henwood, Jack Evans, William Coolahan (c), Jock Parkes, Jimmy Osborne, Roy Crowhurst, James Wilkinson, Alf Quill, Jack Hughes, Max Wynn
Manager: A.Thompson
Goals: Quill (x2), Hughes (x2), Wilkinson
5 - 3 India
K.Dutt, Jumma Khan, C.Rebello, A.Nandy, B.Sen, A.Prem Lal, Noor Mohammed jr, A.Rahim, R Lumsden, K.Prosad, K Bhattacharjee (c)
Manager: Pankaj Gupta
Goals: Rahim, Lumsden, Bhattacharjee
Australia played a series of five A internationals against a visiting Indian side. Although a little unorthodox in their tactics the Indian tour proved a financial hit and was a highly competitive series.

Saturday September 10 1938
Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia
Referee: J.Edwards (Australia)
Attendance: 10,412
AUSTRALIA
Jimmy McNabb, Lex Gibb, Jack Evans, Eric Petie, Jock Parkes, Jimmy Osborne, Roy Crowhurst, Cec Brittain, Redvis Kitching, Jack Hughes, Tom Parry
Manager: D.M.Campbell
Goals: Hughes (x2), Kitching, Brittain
4 - 4 India
K.Dutt, Jumma Khan, C.Rebello, A.Nandy, B.Sen, A.Prem Lal, Noor Mohammed jr, A.Rahim, R.Lumsden, K.Bhattacharjee (c), K.Prosad
Manager: Pankaj Gupta
Goals: Rahim 47, Bhattacharjee 49, Noor Mohammad, Lumsden

Saturday September 17 1938
Newcastle Sports Ground, Newcastle, Australia
Referee: W.Tromans (Australia)
Attendance: 6,255
AUSTRALIA
Jimmy McNabb, Alf Henwood, Jack Evans, William Coolahan (c), Jock Parkes, Lex Gibb, Roy Crowhurst, James Wilkinson, Cec Brittain, Jack Hughes, Harold Whitelaw
Manager: Bill Beaney
Goal: Hughes
1 - 4 India
K.Dutt, P.Das Gupta, C.Rebello, A.Nandy, B.Sen, A.Prem Lal, Noor Mohammed jr, A.Rahim, R.Lumsden, K.Bhattacharjee (c), K.Prosod
Manager: Pankaj Gupta
Goals: A.Rahim, Lumsden (x2 incl a 46 pen), K.Bhattacharjee

Saturday September 24 1938
Royal Agricultural Showground, Moore Park, Sydney, Australia
Referee: D.McLaren (Australia)
Attendance: 9,748
AUSTRALIA
Jimmy McNabb, Aub Mascord, Jack Evans, Ray Bryant, Jock Parkes, Jimmy Osborne, Roy Crowhurst, James Wilkinson, Alf Quill, Jack Hughes, Max Wynn
Manager: W.Douglas
Goals: Hughes (x2), Wilkinson (x2), Bryant
5 - 4 India
K.Dutt, Jumma Khan, P.Das Gupta, A.Nandy, B.Sen, A.Prem Lal, Noor Mohammed jr, A.Rahim, R.Lumsden, K.Bhattacharjee (c), K.Prosad
Manager: Pankaj Gupta
Goals: Prosad, Lumsden (x3 incl pen)

Match Day Programme

Saturday October 1 1938
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
Referee: F.R.Thorpe (Australia)
Attendance: 2,874
AUSTRALIA
William Morgan, Jack Evans, Alfred Mackey, Ivor Evans, Aku Roth, William Coolahan (c), James Wilkinson, Jack Hughes, Frank McIver, Alfred White, Alex Forrest
Manager: H.Bingham
Goals: Hughes, Coolahan, McIver
3 - 1 India
K.Dutt, P.Das Gupta, C.Rebello, Jumma Khan, B.Mokerjee, A.Prem Lal, Noor Mohammed jr, A.Rahim, R.Lumsden, K.Bhattacharjee (c), S.Chowdhury
Manager: Pankaj Gupta
Goal: Lumsden
This match was to be the last in a series of five matches with Australia winning 3-1 although the overall result does not accurately reflect the competitiveness of the series.
 

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