Australia national soccer team records and statistics
This article lists various football records in relation to the Australia national football team. The page is updated where necessary after each Australia match, and is correct as of 14 November 2019.
Appearances
- Most appearances
- Mark Schwarzer, 109, 31 July 1993 – 7 September 2013
- Tim Cahill, 108, 30 March 2004 – 20 November 2018
- Lucas Neill, 96, 9 October 1996 – 19 September 2013
- Brett Emerton, 95, 7 February 1998 – 9 December 2012
- Alex Tobin, 87, 9 March 1988 – 6 November 1998
- Marco Bresciano, 84, 1 June 2001 – 22 January 2015
- Paul Wade, 84, 3 August 1986 – 1 November 1996
- Mark Milligan, 80, 7 June 2006 – 19 October 2019
- Luke Wilkshire, 80, 9 October 2004 – 26 May 2014
- Mile Jedinak, 79, 22 March 2008 – 26 June 2018
- First player to reach 100 appearances
- Mark Schwarzer, 6 September 2012, 3–0 vs. Lebanon
- Fastest player to reach 100 appearances
- Tim Cahill, 30 March 2004 – 25 June 2017
- Most consecutive appearances
- Alex Tobin, 63, 4 November 1970 – 30 October 1977
- Most appearances as a substitute
- Tim Cahill, 30, 30 March 2004 – 20 November 2018
- Most consecutive appearances as a substitute
- Mark Jankovics, 6, 15 June 1980 – 2 December 1980
- Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game
- Jim Campbell, 4, 27 January 1983 – 18 December 1983
- Most appearances in competitive matches (World Cup, Confederations Cup, Asian Cup, Nations Cup and qualifier)
- Mark Schwarzer, 61, 15 August 1993 – 18 June 2013
- Longest Australia career
- Mark Schwarzer, 20 years, 38 days, 31 July 1993 – 7 September 2013
- Shortest Australia career
- Raphael Bove, 1 minute, 6 November 1998, 0–0 vs. United States
- Most consecutive appearances comprising entire Australia career
- Alan Westwater, 14, 28 May 1967 – 4 April 1968
- Youngest player
- Duncan Cummings, 17 years, 139 days, 6 August 1975, vs. China
- Oldest player
- Mark Schwarzer, 40 years, 336 days, 7 September 2013, vs. Brazil
- Oldest debutant
- Danny Vukovic, 33 years, 0 days, 27 March 2018, vs. Colombia
- Oldest outfield debutant
- Michael Valkanis, 31 years, 358 days, vs. Kuwait
- Most appearances at the World Cup finals
- Tim Cahill, 9, 12 June 2010 – 26 June 2018
- Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals
- Alex Tobin, 87, 9 March 1988 – 6 November 1999
- Most appearances at the Asian Cup finals
- Tim Cahill, 16, 8 July 2007 – 27 January 2015
- Most consecutive years of appearances
- Tim Cahill, 14, 2004 to 2018 inclusive
- Appearances in three separate decades
- Johnny Warren, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
- Paul Trimboli, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
- Mark Schwarzer, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
- Harry Kewell, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
- Craig Moore, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
- Lucas Neill, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
- Scott Chipperfield, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
- Brett Emerton, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
- Most appearances by a set of brothers
- Aurelio and Tony Vidmar, 120, 1991 – 2006[note 1]
- Capped by another country
- Ken Hough (New Zealand)
- Apostolos Giannou (Greece)
- Most appearances per Australian club
| Club | Player | Caps (total) | First cap – last cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdare | Jack Taylor | 1 | 24 June 1933 |
| Adamstown | Allan Johns | 10 | 14 August 1948 – 23 July 1950 |
| Adelaide United | Eugene Galekovic | 8 (8) | 28 January 2009 – 26 July 2013 |
| Balmain Fernleigh | George Cartwright | 5 (10) | 17 June 1922 – 16 June 1923 |
| Balmain Gladstone | George Cartwright | 5 (10) | 7 June 1924 – 26 July 1924 |
| Brisbane Roar | Matt McKay | 20 (59) | 28 January 2009 – 27 May 2016 |
| Central Coast Mariners | Tom Rogic | 4 (47) | 14 November 2012 – 7 December 2012 |
| Mitchell Duke | 4 (4) | 20 July 2013 – 7 September 2013 | |
| Mapleton | Wilfred Bratton | 1 | 24 June 1922 |
| Melbourne City | Aaron Mooy | 13 (43) | 18 November 2014 – 7 June 2016 |
| Tim Cahill | 13 (108) | 6 September 2016 – 15 November 2017 | |
| Melbourne Victory | Archie Thompson | 45 (54) | 9 June 2005 – 7 September 2013 |
| Newcastle Jets | Jade North | 13 (41) | 29 March 2005 – 19 November 2008 |
| Oxley United | Cec Brittain | 2 | 10 September 1938 – 17 September 1938 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Tomi Juric | 12 (41) | 20 July 2013 – 16 June 2015 |
Goals
- First goal
- William Maunder, 17 June 1922, vs. New Zealand
- Most goals
- Tim Cahill, 50, 31 May 2004 – 10 October 2017
- Most goals in competitive matches (World Cup, Nations Cup, Asian Cup and qualifiers)
- Tim Cahill, 39, 2 June 2004 – 10 October 2017
- Most goals in a match
- Archie Thompson, 13, 11 April 2001, vs. American Samoa
- Four goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions
- George Smith, Damian Mori, twice
- Three goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions
- Damian Mori, four times
- Scoring in most consecutive appearances
- George Smith, 5, 5 June 1933 – 11 July 1936
- Jack Hughes, 5, 3 September 1938 – 1 October 1938
- Jim Cunningham, 5, 31 May 1947 – 28 August 1948
- Most goals on debut
- Frank Parsons, 3, 14 August 1948, 6–0 vs. New Zealand
- Ian Hunter, 3, 26 February 1980, 11–2 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Most appearances, scoring in every match
- Jack Hughes, 6, 17 June 1933 – 1 October 1938
- Most goals in a World Cup tournament
- Tim Cahill, 2, 2006 World Cup
- Brett Holman, 2, 2010 World Cup
- Tim Cahill 2, 2014 World Cup
- Mile Jedinak, 2, 2018 World Cup
- Most goals in total at World Cup tournaments
- Tim Cahill, 5, 12 June 2006 – 18 June 2014
- First goal in a World Cup finals match
- Tim Cahill, 12 June 2006, 3–1 vs. Japan
- First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign
- Les Scheinflug, 21 November 1965, 1–6 vs. North Korea
- Youngest goalscorer
- Duncan Cummings, 17 years, 139 days, 6 August 1975, vs. China
- Oldest goalscorer
- Tim Cahill, 37 years, 308 days, 10 June 2017, vs. Syria
- First goal by a substitute
- Ian Johnston, 8 December 1965, vs. Malaysia
- First player to score a hat-trick
- George Smith, 17 June 1933, 6–4 vs. New Zealand
- Most appearances for an outfield player without ever scoring
- Stan Lazaridis, 60, 15 April 1993 – 7 October 2006
- Most goals against the same opponent
- George Smith, 16 vs. New Zealand, 5 June 1933 – 18 July 1936
- Highest goals to games average
- George Smith, 16 goals in 6 games, average 2.66 goals per game.
- Most goals per Australian club
| Club | Player | Goals (total) | First goal – last goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adamstown | Alec Cameron | 6 | 17 June 1933 – 18 July 1936 |
| Allan Johns | 6 | 28 August 1948 – 17 June 1950 | |
| Adelaide City | Tommy McColl | 2 (8) | 21 November 1967 – 27 November 1967 |
| Adelaide United | Travis Dodd | 1 | 16 August 2006 |
| Melbourne City | Jamie Maclaren | 4 (5) | 10 October 2019 – 15 October 2019 |
| Melbourne Victory | Archie Thompson | 11 (28) | 3 September 2005 – 7 December 2012 |
| Newcastle Jets | Adam Taggart | 3 (6) | 9 December 2012 – 28 July 2013 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Aaron Mooy | 3 (6) | 7 December 2012 – 28 July 2013 |
| YMCA | Graham McMillan | 1 | 27 November 1956 |
Captains
- First captain
- Alex Gibb, 17 June 1922, vs. New Zealand
- Most appearances as captain
- Peter Wilson and Lucas Neill, both 61
Discipline
- Most red cards
- Ray Richards and Brett Emerton, 2 each
- List of all Australia players sent off
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Team records
- Biggest victory
- 31–0 vs. American Samoa, 11 April 2001
- Heaviest defeat
- 0–8 vs. South Africa, 17 September 1955
- Biggest away victory
- 10–0 vs. New Zealand, 11 July 1936
- Biggest away defeat
- 0–7 vs. Croatia, 25 September 1998
- Biggest victory at the World Cup finals
- 3–1 vs. Japan, 12 June 2006
- Heaviest defeat at the World Cup finals
- 0–4 vs. Germany, 13 June 2010
- Biggest victory at the OFC Nations Cup finals
- 17–0 vs. Cook Islands, 19 June 2000
- First defeat to a non-Oceania team
- 0–1 vs. Canada, 14 June 1924
- Most consecutive matches without defeat
- 20, 21 September 1996 vs. Kuwait – 12 December 1997 vs. Mexico
- Most consecutive matches without victory
- 7, 31 May 1980 – 11 November 1980
- Most consecutive defeats
- 5, 3 September 1955 to 1 October 1955
- Most consecutive draws
- 4, Achieved on two occasions, most recently 6 October 2016 – 23 March 2017
- Most consecutive matches without scoring
- 4, Achieved on four occasions, most recently 25 February 1996 – 23 April 1996
- Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal
- 6, Achieved on two occasions, most recently 17 November 2007 – 1 June 2008
Miscellaneous
- First substitute
- Arthur McCartney (for Cliff Almond), 10 September 1955, 0–2 vs. South Africa
- Player(s) appearing both before and after World War II
- Lex Gibb, Max Wynn
- Australia players who later became manager/head coach
- Les Scheinflug, 6 appearances as a player, 1965–1968, 19 matches as manager, 1974–1994
- Frank Farina, 37 appearances as a player, 1984–1995, 58 matches as manager, 1999–2005
- Graham Arnold, 54 appearances as a player, 1985–1997, 23 matches as manager, 2006–2019
- Aurelio Vidmar, 44 appearances as a player, 1991–2001, 1 match as manager, 2013
- Ange Postecoglou, 4 appearances as a player, 1986, 49 matches as manager, 2013–2017
- Graham Arnold, 54 appearances as a player, 1985–1997, ongoing as manager, 2018–present
- Father and son both capped
- Alex Gibb (6 caps, 1922–1923) and Lex Gibb (8 caps, 1938–1948)[1]
- Percy Lennard (3 caps, 1923) and Jack Lennard (6 caps, 1954–1956)[2]
- Andy Henderson (2 caps, 1924) and Bill Henderson (6 caps, 1954–1956)[3]
- Cliff van Blerk (2 caps, 1967) and Jason van Blerk (27 caps, 1990–2000)[1]
- John Coyne (4 caps, 1979–1980) and Chris Coyne (7 caps, 2008–2009)[4][5]
- Vic Bozanic (1 cap, 1980) and Oliver Bozanic (7 caps, 2013–)[6]
- Alan Davidson (51 caps, 1980–1993) and Jason Davidson (22 caps, 2012–2015)[1][6]
See also
References
General
- "OzFootball - The Australian Football Site". Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- Howe, Andrew. "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps and Captains" (PDF). Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- Encyclopedia of Socceroos: Every national team player. Fair Play Publishing. ISBN 978-0-648-13330-8.
Inline citations
- Davutovic, David; Smithies, Tom (2014-06-21). "Like father, like son: Davidson makes mark". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- Fairs, Syd (1953-07-28). "Soccer Round-up". Illawarra Daily Mercury. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- "Family immortalised". Parramatta Advertiser. 29 October 2008.
- Monteverde, Marco (11 October 2008). "Pim's defensive future unleashed". Daily Telegraph.
- Cockerill, Michael (6 January 1999). "Olyroos call on foreign legion". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Lynch, Michael (2014-06-19). "Socceroos following in fathers' footsteps". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
Notes
- Aurelio Vidmar made 44 and Tony Vidmar 76 of their collective 120 appearances.
- The goalscorers were John Aloisi (6), Damian Mori (4), Kevin Muscat (4), Scott Chipperfield (3), David Zdrilic, Tony Popovic, Tony Vidmar, Archie Thompson and Con Boutsianis
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