New South Wales v European XI

New South Wales v European XI

Written by Greg Stock


With the NSWSF split from the NSWSFA the federation decided to conduct a number of 'representative' matches. With the federation players banned from any official matches against other states they decided to run three matches between a New South Wales side and a side composed of immigrant European soccer players known as a European XI. This match was the second in a three game series.
Played : Thursday April 25 1957 Venue : Arlington Oval, Dulwich Hill, Sydney
New South Wales
Bill Henderson, Vic Davanzo, Ron Hawkshaw, Arthur Smith, Bobby Madden, Norm Bartlett, Don Brown, Jimmy Moore, Bobby Young, Ray Neal, Max Walker
Goals : Young, Walker, Moore
3 - 1 European XI
Kurt Spiegel, Otto Toula, M Radovnikovic, Willie Westwater, Bill Walsh, L Salisbury, Nereo Butcovitch, Jeno Bosansky, Rudi Schwarz, Frank Hearn, Clem Higgins
Goal : Schwarz
Attendance : 5,632