Frank Gallen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Gallen | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Balmain Gladstone | |||
| International career | |||
| 1924 | Australia | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frank Gallen was a former Australian professional soccer player who played as a forward and as a selective for the Australia national soccer team in 1924.[1] He is nicknamed Pocket Hercules.
Club career
[edit]From the start of the 1920s, Gallen joined Balmain Gladstone, where he was part of their squad who won a Premiership in 1921 and was promoted to the top-tier league in 1922. He left Balmain Gladstone halfway through the 1920s.
International career
[edit]Gallen began his international career with Australia on their six-match tour against Canada. He debuted in a 3–2 win over Canada on 7 June 1924.[2] He was also selected as part of Australia XI's squad tour against the English FA touring side.[3][4]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| National team | Year[2] | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Australia | 1924 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Howe, Andrew (2018). Encyclopedia of Socceroos: Every national team player. Fair Play Publishing. ISBN 978-0-648-13330-8.
- ^ a b "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ^ "FIRST SOCCER TEST". Referee. No. 1998. New South Wales, Australia. 24 June 1925. p. 14. Retrieved 22 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Hay, Roy. "England in Australia in 1925". seasport.com.
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