| George Cartwright | |
| Fullname: | George Nick Cartwright |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthclubs1: | Leichhardt Rovers |
| Years1: | 1920–1924 |
| Clubs1: | Balmain Fernleigh |
| Years2: | 1924–? |
| Clubs2: | Balmain Gladstone |
| Nationalyears1: | 1922–1924 |
| Nationalteam1: | Australia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
George Cartwright was an Australian professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper for the Australia national soccer team.
Cartwright grew up in Balmain to play with the Leichhardt Rovers. He also won the State U18 Nurse Cup.[1]
He had suffered a season injury early into the 1925 Sydney Metropolitan season by a hand cut from a boot by Batten.[2] He was then sent to St. Vincent's Hospital where he had three stitches inserted.
Cartwright began his international career with Australia in 1922 as the country's first capped goalkeeper in a 3–1 loss to New Zealand on 17 June 1922.[3]
He was chosen to take part for one of the Newcastle representative teams on 12 May 1924.[4] Around three weeks later, he was chosen for Australia's goalkeeper in their historic tour against Canada in 1924. At the end of the tour, Cartwright was awarded a souvenir medal for being adjudged the best Australian goalkeeper in the test matches against Canada.[5]
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Australia | 1922 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1923 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1924 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||