Norman Conquest (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman Conquest | ||
| Date of birth | 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Kearsley, United Kingdom | ||
| 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 "Norm" Conquest (born Kearsley, United Kingdom 1916, died 1968) was an English Australian football (soccer) player who played as a goalkeeper.
Playing career
Club career
Conquest played for a number of teams in New South Wales, including Aberdare, Grace Brothers and North Shore,[1] and also represented both the New South Wales state team and the Australian national team. He toured with the Australian team in South Africa
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]
Honours
In 2002 Conquest was posthumously inducted into Football Federation Australia's Hall of Fame.[4]
References
- ↑ "Australian Soccer - Player Statistics". OzSoccer!. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
- ↑ The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
- ↑ "Interview with Ron Lord". OzSoccer!. Archived from the original on 3 November 2005. Retrieved 3 November 2006.
- ↑ "Soccer Australia Announces Hall Of Fame Inductees". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 3 November 2006.