Norman Conquest (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman Conquest | ||
| Date of birth | 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Playing position | Former goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Aberdare | |||
| Grace Bros | |||
| 1947 | North Shore | ||
| National team | |||
| 1947-1950 | Australia | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Norman Conquest (born 1916) was an Australian football (soccer) player who played as a goalkeeper.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club career
Conquest played for a number of teams in New South Wales, including Abedare, Grace Bros and North Shore,[1] and also represented both the New South Wales state team and the Australian national team.
[edit] International career
Conquest played 11 times for Australia between 1947 and 1950.[2]
He is best known for being the Australian goalkeeper in a 1951 match between Australia and an English FA representative side at the Sydney Showground which Australia lost 17-0.[3]
[edit] Honours
In 2002 Conquest was posthumously inducted into Football Federation Australia's Hall of Fame.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Australian Soccer - Player Statistics". OzSoccer!. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/C/COM.html. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
- ^ "The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains". Football Federation Australia. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/site/_content/document/00000632-source.pdf. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ "Interview with Ron Lord". OzSoccer!. http://www.ozfootball.net/museum/ronlord.html. Retrieved 3 November 2006.[dead link]
- ^ "Soccer Australia Announces Hall Of Fame Inductees". Football Federation Australia. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem&id=3902. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
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