Norman Conquest (soccer) explained

Norman Conquest
Birth Date:1916
Position:Goalkeeper
Years3:1947
Clubs1:Aberdare
Clubs2:Grace Bros
Clubs3:North Shore
Nationalyears1:1947–1950
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:0

Norman Conquest (1916–1968) was an Australian soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. He represented Australia eleven times.

Playing career

Club career

Conquest played for a number of teams in New South Wales, including Aberdare, Grace Brothers and North Shore.[1]

International career

Conquest played eleven times for Australia between 1947 and 1950.[2] He toured with the Australian team in South Africa. He was the Australian goalkeeper in a 1951 match between Australia and an English Football Association XI representative side at the Sydney Showground which Australia lost 17–0.[3] [4] He also represented the New South Wales state team.

Later years and death

Conquest died at the age of 51 in 1968.[5]

Honours

In 2002 Conquest was posthumously inducted into the Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australian Soccer - Player Statistics. OzSoccer!. 3 November 2006.
  2. Book: The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
  3. Web site: Interview with Ron Lord . OzSoccer! . 3 November 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051103005233/http://www.ozfootball.net/museum/ronlord.html . 3 November 2005 .
  4. News: Schwab . Laurie . 1991-05-30 . Soccer veterans relive massacre of '51 . 24 . The Age . 2022-04-12.
  5. News: 1968-10-08 . Soccer star dies . 24 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 2022-04-12.
  6. Web site: Soccer Australia Announces Hall Of Fame Inductees. Football Federation Australia. 3 November 2006. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060918134055/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem&id=3902. 18 September 2006. dmy-all.