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Friendly Matches
Saturday July 10 1937 Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney, Australia Referee: Herbert Reay (Australia) Attendance: 37,295
AUSTRALIA William Morgan, Jack Evans, Jock Parkes, Ray Bryant, William Coolahan, Tom Harris, Roy Crowhurst, Jack Hughes, George Smith, Billy Price, Harold Whitelaw Manager: W.Beaney Goals: Hughes 1, 6, Price 30, Smith 39, _	5	-	4	England Amateurs Albert Woolcock, Tony Strasser, Horry Robbins, Jim Lewis snr, Bernard Joy, Thomas Leak, Edward Collins, Stan Eastham, Roy Matthews, Lionel Thornton, Lester Finch Manager: Charles Wreford-Brown Goals: Matthews (x2), Eastman (x2 incl a pen)
An England 'amateur' side toured Australia after a six year negotiating period to get them here playing three 'test' matches and a fourth against an Australian XI. The full England national team was thought impossible to bring to Australia so an English Amateur side toured in their place. There is some conjecture as to whether these matches were A or B internationals but since the English FA don't recognise it as internationals we have placed them in the B archive. Match Day Programme
Saturday July 17 1937 Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia Referee: Not Recorded Attendance: 20,966
AUSTRALIA William Morgan, Jack Evans, Tom Harris, Ray Bryant, William Coolahan (c), Jock Parkes, Roy Crowhurst, Jack Hughes, George Smith, William Price, Tom Parry Manager: Not Recorded	0	-	4	England Amateurs Albert Woolcock, Tony Strasser, Horry Robins, Thomas Leek, Bernard Joy, John Sutcliffe, William Parr, Jim Lewis snr, Roy Mathews, Stan Eastham, Lester Finch Manager: Charles Wreford-Brown Goals: Matthews (x2), Eastham, Finch
Tuesday July 20 1937 Newcastle Sports Ground, Newcastle, Australia Referee: G.Saunders (Australia) Attendance: 13,894
AUSTRALIA Jimmy McNabb, Jack Evans, Jim McDougall, William Coolahan, Ian Davidson, Bert Murray, James Wilkinson, Jack Hughes, George Smith (c), Billy Price, Aub Teece Manager: Sid Grant Goals: Smith (x3), Hughes 46	4	-	3	England Amateurs Albert Woolcock, Tony Strasser, Horry Robbins, Jim Lewis snr, Thomas Leek (c), John Sutcliffe, Edward Collins, Stan Eastham, Roy Matthews, Fred Riley, Freddie Davies Manager: Charles Wreford-Brown Goals: Matthews (x2), Riley
The victory by Australia gave them a 2-1 series win.
Saturday July 24 1937 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Referee: Not Recorded Attendance: 11,650
AUSTRALIAN XI George Sheppard, Jack Evans, Alfred Mackey, William Coolahan, Peter McCluskey, Jock Parkes, James Wilkinson, Ian Anderson, George Smith (c), Jack Hughes, Jack Fyfe Manager: Not Recorded Goals: Smith 22, Hughes, Anderson	3	-	4	England Amateurs Albert Woodcock, Tony Strasser, William Pickering, Jim Lewis snr, Thomas Leek, Horry Robbins, William Parr, Stan Eastham, Roy Matthews, Lionel Thornton, Fred Riley Manager: Charles Wreford-Brown Goals: Thornton 51, 80, Matthews, Eastham pen
At the end of the three game series the England Amaters played a game against an Australian XI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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