Tommy Oliver (soccer) explained

Tommy Oliver
Birth Place:England
Position:Left-back / Right-back
Years1:1920–1928
Clubs1:Weston
Nationalyears1:1924
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0

Tommy Oliver was a former Australian professional soccer player who played as a defender for NSW club Weston and the Australia national soccer team.

Early life

Tommy Oliver moved to Newcastle, New South Wales around the time of World War I.[1]

International career

Oliver began his undefeated international career with Australia playing in left-back position against Canada in a 3–2 win on 7 June 1924.[2] He played his next match against Canada in a right-back position in a 4–1 win.[3] He made two further appearances against Canada in a 0–0 draw and a 1–0 win.[4]

Career statistics

International

Notes and References

  1. Book: Howe, Andrew. 2018. Encyclopedia of Socceroos: Every national team player. 978-0-648-13330-8. Fair Play Publishing.
  2. News: SOCCER TEST. . . 20,710 . Queensland, Australia . 9 June 1924 . 8 January 2021 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: CANADIAN TEAM. . . 26,979 . New South Wales, Australia . 24 June 1924 . 8 January 2021 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. 2009-06-23.