Allan Maher Explained

Allan Maher
Fullname:Allan Maher
Birth Date:1950 7, df=y
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:North Rocks
Years1:1969–1973
Years2:1974
Years3:1975–1983
Clubs1:Sutherland
Clubs2:Sutherland
Clubs3:Club Marconi
Caps1:?
Caps2:17
Caps3:?
Goals1:?
Goals2:0
Goals3:?
Nationalyears1:1975–1981
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalcaps1:22
Nationalgoals1:0

Allan Maher[1] (born 21 July 1950) is an Australian former soccer goalkeeper, who was part of Australia's squad for the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Playing career

An Irish-Australian Roman Catholic, at club level, he was a part of the successful Marconi sides of the early National Soccer League years, where he was a member of their 1979 championship side.[2] [3]

While Maher was a member of Australia's 1974 FIFA World Cup squad, he didn't make his full international debut until 1975. He represented Australia in 22 A internationals between 1975 and 1981.[4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Some sources show Maher's first name as "Alan"
  2. Web site: Maher, Allan . OzFootball . Australian Player Database . 1 January 2014.
  3. Web site: Allan Maher . MyFootball . Football Federation Australia . en . 2020-01-14.
  4. Book: The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia. Howe, Andrew . 2008 .
  5. Web site: Australia - Squad List . https://web.archive.org/web/20131225092138/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/worldcup/germany1974/teams/team=43976/index.html . dead . 25 December 2013 . FIFA . 1974 FIFA World Cup Germany ™ . 1 January 2014.
  6. Web site: 50 days to go: Allan Maher’s FIFA World Cup story . 25 April 2018. Football Federation Australia . en . 2020-01-14.