1958 Australia Men's National Team Results
Researched by Thomas Esamie, Kevin Christopher and Doug Butcher and Written by Greg Stock

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Friendly Matches

Saturday May 3 1958
Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park, Sydney, Australia
Referee: Herbert Imlay (Australia)
Linesmen: Bill Jameson and Norm Vidler (Australia)
Attendance: 23,240
AUSTRALIA
Jim McCabe, Alwyn Warren (Alec Fraser), Harry Murdoch, Bill Westerveld, Joe Marston (c), John Pettigrew, Bruce Morrow, Frank Loughran, Tom McWatters, Spencer Kitching, Brian Vogler
Coach: Joe Marston
Goals: Loughran, Morrow
2 - 5 Blackpool (England)
George Farm, Tom Garrett, Jack Wright, Jimmy Kelly, Roy Gatrix, Hugh Kelly (c), Stanley Matthews, Jimmy Hagan, Ray Charnley, Malcolm Starkey, Bill Perry
Manager: Eric Hayward
Goals: Charnley 17, Perry 35, 70, Hagan, Starkey

The famous English club Blackpool toured Australia in May and June of 1958. The touring party included the great Stanley Mathews who entertained the Australian crowds with his tremendous touch and ability to read a game as well as Jimmy Hagan. Hagan had been a member of the England F.A. touring team in 1951. Big crowds greeted the team wherever they went and the tour was considered one of the most popular in the history of Australian soccer to date.

Match Day Programme

Saturday May 10 1958
Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park, Sydney, Australia
Referee: Keith Urwin (Australia)
Linesmen: L.A.Wilson and J.W.Litson (Australia)
Attendance: 17,879
AUSTRALIA
Jim McCabe, Kevin O'Neill, Harry Murdoch, Norm Rule, Joe Marston (c), Bede Greenfield, Bill McLean, Frank Loughran, Bruce Morrow, Spencer Kitching, Gordon Nunn
Coach: Joe Marston
Goals: Nunn 5, 14
2 - 8 Blackpool (England)
George Farm, Tom Garrett, Jack Wright, Jimmy Kelly, Roy Gatrix, Hugh Kelly (c), Stanley Matthews, Jimmy Hagan, Ray Charnley, Malcolm Starkey, Bill Perry
Manager: Eric Hayward
Goals: Charnley 25, 28, 52, Perry 35, -, Hagan, Starkey, Matthews 88

Match Day Programme

Saturday May 17 1958
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woollongabba, Brisbane, Australia
Referee: Vince Dobinson (Australia)
Linesmen: P.Fiels and A.Petersen (Australia)
Attendance: 17,248
AUSTRALIA
Brian Topfer, Kevin O'Neill, Harry Murdoch, Norm Rule, Joe Marston (c), Bede Greenfield, Cliff Almond, Frank Loughran, Bruce Morrow, Spencer Kitching, Brian Vogler
Coach: Joe Marston
Goals: Marston 53 pen, Vogler
2 - 4 Blackpool (England)
George Farm, Tom Garrett, Jack Wright, Jimmy Kelly, Roy Gatrix, Hugh Kelly (c), Stanley Matthews, Jimmy Hagan, Ray Charnley, Malcolm Starkey, Bill Perry
Manager: Eric Hayward
Goals: Hagan 23, _, H.Kelly, Perry 83

Match Day Programme

Saturday May 24 1958
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia
Referee: R.J.Karbey (Australia)
Linesmen: G.Lamb and S.Radjendvic (Australia)
Attendance: 15,646
AUSTRALIA
Jim McCabe, Kevin O'Neill, Fred Pagini, Norm Rule, Joe Marston (c), Don West, Brian Vogler, Bill McLean, Bruce Morrow, Spencer Kitching, Doug Stewart
Coach: Joe Marston
0 - 1 Blackpool (England)
George Farm, Tom Garrett, Jack Wright, Ewan Fenton, Roy Gatrix, Hugh Kelly (c), Stanley Matthews, Jimmy Hagan, Ray Charnley, Malcolm Starkey, Peter Hauser
Manager: Eric Hayward
Goal: Charnley 30


Saturday May 31 1958
Olympic Park, Melbourne, Australia
Referee: Geoff Harrison (Australia)
Linesmen: F.Hutchinson and S.McCormack (Australia)
Attendance: 20,097
AUSTRALIA
Joe Ruyters, Kevin O'Neill, Fred Pagini, Bob Wemyss, Joe Marston (c), Tony Vella, Frank Gmelch, Bruce Morrow, Alec Beattie, Frank Loughran, Gordon Nunn
Coach: Joe Marston
0 - 7 Blackpool (England)
George Farm, Tom Garrett, Jack Wright, Jimmy Kelly, Roy Gatrix, Ewan Fenton, Stanley Matthews, Jimmy Hagan, Roy Charnley, Malcolm Starkey, Bill Perry
Manager: Eric Hayward
Goals: Hagan (x2), Starkey (x2), Matthews, Fenton, Wright


Saturday August 2 1958
Blandford Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee: A.Furse (New Zealand)
Attendance: 4,500
Auckland Province (New Zealand)
Ken Hough (T.Gavan 52), Douglas Lapwood, Jock Aird, W.Walsh, Theo van der Broek, Ken Armstrong (c), A.Barker, J.Wrathall, Bill Hume, J.Brown, Gary Eccles
Manager: Not Recorded
Goals: Barker 25, Hume
2 - 1 AUSTRALIA
Jim McCabe, Kevin O'Neill, Harry Murdoch, Bob Wemyss, Joe Marston (c), Ron Adair, Emmanuel Vella, Frank Loughran, Bruce Morrow, Spencer Kitching, Gordon Nunn
Coach: Joe Marston
Goal: Loughran 5

Australia embarked on a ten match tour of New Zealand in August 1958. The Australians played two 'test matches' against the New Zealand national team(see A archive) and the remainder of games against local representative and club sides.

Tuesday August 5 1958
Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand
Referee: B.Dobson (New Zealand)
Linesmen: T.Ward and E.Lester (New Zealand)
Attendance: 4,000
Wellington (New Zealand)
Peter Whiting, Brian Howell, Gordon McClelland, Jimmy Warrender, Brian Fletcher, Keith Gibson (c), F.Nicol, Rodney Reid, A.Schryvers, Ron Kearns, Thomas McCabe
Coach: Not Recorded
Goals: O'Neill Own Goal, Kearns
2 - 2 AUSTRALIA
Jim McCabe, Kevin O'Neill, Ron Adair, Bob Wemyss, Joe Marston (c), Norm Rule, Emmanuel Vella, Frank Loughran, Bruce Morrow, Spencer Kitching, Brian Vogler
Coach: Joe Marston
Goals: Morrow 8, Vella 61

Match Day Programme

Thursday August 7 1958
Trafalgar Park, Nelson, New Zealand
Referee: R.H.Royce (New Zealand)
Attendance: 1,500
Nelson Combined (New Zealand)
W.Neilson, P.Perkins, L.Hurd, G.Newell, K.Dempster, E.Fox, F.Nicol, Alan Smith, J.Donovan, R.Stewart, O.Bajema
Coach: Not Recorded
0 - 6 AUSTRALIA
William Firkins, Jack Mather, Ron Adair, Norm Rule, Joe Marston (c), Bob Wemyss, Emmanuel Vella, Bruce Morrow, Gordon Nunn, Frank Loughran, Brian Vogler
Coach: Joe Marston
Goals: Marston pen, Vella 48, Morrow _, 88, Loughran 54, Nunn 75


Saturday August 9 1958
Carisbrook Park, Dunedin, New Zealand
Referee: E.Mason (New Zealand)
Linesmen: S.N.McGregor and A.Williams (New Zealand)
Attendance: 5,000
South Island (New Zealand)
B.Davidson, G.Cullen, A.Young, R.Durant, A.Laffey, Patrick McFarlane, W.Berry, George McLaren, Edward Charlton, George Cuthill, Charles Steele
Manager: J.Welsh
0 - 3 AUSTRALIA
Jim McCabe, Kevin O'Neill, Harry Murdoch, Ron Adair, Joe Marston (c), Bob Wemyss, Bruce Morrow, Frank Loughran, Gordon Nunn, Spencer Kitching, Emmanuel Vella
Coach: Joe Marston
Goals: Vella 14, Morrow (x2)


Tuesday August 12 1958
Caledonian Ground, Timaru, New Zealand
Referee: A.Williams (New Zealand)
Attendance: Not Recorded
South Canterbury Combined (New Zealand)
L.Johnson, G.Cullen, W.Nyholt, K.Foxcroft (c), J.Smithey, S.Newman, E.Husband, N.Keeman, R.Townend, George Cuthill, W.Berry
Manager: Not Recorded
0 - 10 AUSTRALIA
William Firkins, Kevin O'Neill, Jack Mather, Ron Adair, Joe Marston (c), Bob Wemyss, Bruce Morrow, Spencer Kitching, Gordon Nunn, Bruce Vogler, Frank Loughran
Coach: Joe Marston
Goals: Nunn (x4), Vogler (x3), Loughran, Morrow, Kitching

Wednesday August 13 1958
English Park, Christchurch, New Zealand
Referee: I.Bilcliff (New Zealand)
Attendance: Not Recorded
Canterbury Province (New Zealand)
G.Richards, A.Juner, W.Charlton, R.Durant, A.Laffey, W.Rodger, Charles Steel, M.Keenan (Rennell 46), Edward Charlton, George McLean, D.Worthington
Manager: Not Recorded
0 - 8 AUSTRALIA
Jim McCabe, Kevin O'Neill, Harry Murdoch, Norm Rule, Joe Marston (c), Bob Wemyss, Bruce Morrow, Ron Adair, Gordon Nunn, Emmanuel Vella, Brian Vogler
Coach: Joe Marston
Goals: Nunn (x3), Marston (x2 incl a pen), Vogler (x2), Morrow


Tuesday August 19 1958
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand
Referee: A.V.Cooper (New Zealand)
Attendance: 7,000
Taranaki Combined (New Zealand)
B.Vennik, J.Half, W.Pye, D.Evans, I.McMillan, J.Hurn, G.Nicholson, W.Beech, R.Griffin, G.Bellchambers, E.Meuli
Manager: Not Recorded
Goal: Griffin 13
1 - 8 AUSTRALIA
William Firkins, Harry Murdoch, Kevin O'Neill, Bob Wemyss, Jack Mather, Norm Rule, Emmanuel Vella, Spencer Kitching, Gordon Nunn, Frank Loughran, Bruce Morrow
Coach: Joe Marston
Goals: Loughran (x3 incl a pen), Kitching 44, Nunn 49, Morrow _, 88, Other Goalscorer Not Known


Thursday August 21 1958
Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand
Referee: W.Austin (New Zealand)
Linesmen: B.Robertson and E.S.Davies (New Zealand)
Attendance: 1,500
Waikato (New Zealand)
M.Saunders, P.Moir, F.Poelman, D.Emmott, T.Henderson, R.McLean, T.Hobbs, J.Wrathall, Bill Hume, A.Leong (c), J.Raart
Manager: Not Recorded
Goals: Hume, Raart
2 - 5 AUSTRALIA
Jim McCabe, Kevin O'Neill, Harry Murdoch, Ron Adair, Joe Marston (c), Norm Rule, Bruce Morrow, Emmanuel Vella, Gordon Nunn (Bob Wemyss (Spencer Kitching 46), Frank Loughran, Brian Vogler
Coach: Joe Marston
Goals: Nunn 30, Kitching (x2), Morrow, O'Neill

 

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