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History of Canadian Soccer
by Colin Jose
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Overseas Tours by Canadian Teams: Australian Tour, 1924 Talk to anyone today and suggest that Canada send its national team to Australia on a three-month tour and they would think that you had lost your mind. But that is exactly what the then Dominion of Canada Football Association did away back in 1924. The players sailed from Victoria, B.C., on the S.S. Niagara on April 10, 1924, and returned to Victoria on board the liner Makura on August 23, 1924. The team played 26 games with 11 victories, seven ties and eight losses. The team was managed by Jimmy Adam of Victoria, and before it sailed for the south seas, he said, We have a well balanced team. I am quite certain that we will not only have a wonderful trip, but will do justice to Canada and make a showing worthy of our great country. We have got a team of teetotallers and thats going to be a great thing in our favour. Followers of soccer in Canada can rest assured that all will do their best. As so often happens with touring teams, injuries affected the outcome of the series. Goalkeeper Harry Mosher broke his leg part way through the tour, and his place in goal was taken by full back Hank Noseworthy. Noseworthy performed so well that when a Canadian team toured New Zealand three years later, Noseworthy was taken along as one of the goalkeepers. In addition to Mosher, forwards Sanford, Linning, Ford and Chapman were all out of action for periods of time, and with so many forwards injured, the burden fell on the defense. Bob Harley, who captained the team from centre half, was outstanding throughout as were Freddy Dierden and Dicky Stobbart, who filled the other spots on the half back line, while full backs George Anderson and Mitch McLean seem to have played in every game. Six internationals were played against the national team of Australia, although only five were planned, but when the series was tied at two wins apiece and one tie game, a sixth game was played to decide the outcome. This was won by Australia. Every part of Australia was visited with the exception of Western Australia, the Northern Territories and Tasmania.
May
10, 1924, at the Royal Showground in Sydney, New South Wales
May
15, 1924, in Woonona
May
17, 1924, in Sydney
May
21, 1924, in Sydney
May
24, 1924, at Newcastle Sports Ground in Newcastle, New South Wales
May
27, 1924, in Maitland
May
31, 1924, in Brisbane, Queensland
June 3, 1924, in Ipswich, Queensland
June 7, 1924, at Brisbane Cricket Ground in Brisbane, Queensland
June 9, 1924, in Ipswich
June 11, 1924, in Tamworth
June 14, 1924, at Royal Agricultural Showground in Sydney, New South
June 17, 1924, at Manley Oval in Manly, New South Wales
June 21, 1924, in Wollongong, New South Wales
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