Norman Conquest (soccer)
Australian soccer player (1916–1968)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Norman Conquest (1916–1968) was an Australian soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. He represented Australia eleven times.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1916 | ||
| Date of death | 1968 (aged 51–52) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Aberdare | |||
| Grace Bros | |||
| 1947 | North Shore | ||
| International career | |||
| 1947–1950 | Australia | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
.svg){kind=small}
