Norman Conquest (footballer)

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Norman Conquest

Personal information
Full name	Norman Conquest
Date of birth	1916
Place of birth	Australia
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 Conquest (born 1916) was an 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 Abedare, Grace Bros and North Shore,^[1] and also represented both the New South Wales state team and the Australian national team.

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

1. ^ "Australian Soccer - Player Statistics". OzSoccer!. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/C/COM.html. Retrieved 3 November 2006. 
2. ^ "The Australian National Men’s Football Team: Caps And Captains". Football Federation Australia. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/site/_content/document/00000632-source.pdf. Retrieved 29 March 2010. 
3. ^ "Interview with Ron Lord". OzSoccer!. http://www.ozfootball.net/museum/ronlord.html. Retrieved 3 November 2006. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Soccer Australia Announces Hall Of Fame Inductees". Football Federation Australia. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem&id=3902. Retrieved 3 November 2006.