George Cartwright (soccer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Nick Cartwright | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leichhardt Rovers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1920–1924 | Balmain Fernleigh | ||
| 1924–? | Balmain Gladstone | ||
| International career | |||
| 1922–1924 | Australia | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Cartwright was an Australian professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper for the Australia national soccer team.
Club career
[edit]Leichhardt Rovers
[edit]Cartwright grew up in Balmain to play with the Leichhardt Rovers. He also won the State U18 Nurse Cup.[1]
Balmain Gladstone
[edit]He had suffered a season injury early into the 1925 Sydney Metropolitan season by a hand cut from a boot by Batten.[2] He was then sent to St. Vincent's Hospital where he had three stitches inserted.
Representative career
[edit]Cartwright began his international career with Australia in 1922 as the country's first capped goalkeeper in a 3–1 loss to New Zealand on 17 June 1922.[3]
He was chosen to take part for one of the Newcastle representative teams on 12 May 1924.[4] Around three weeks later, he was chosen for Australia's goalkeeper in their historic tour against Canada in 1924. At the end of the tour, Cartwright was awarded a souvenir medal for being adjudged the best Australian goalkeeper in the test matches against Canada.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Australia | 1922 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1923 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1924 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Werner, Greg (29 August 2016). "George Catwright". Grassroots Football Project.
- ^ "SOCCER". The Evening News. No. 18086. New South Wales, Australia. 9 June 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 20 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Howe, Andrew (12 October 2006). "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps and Captains" (PDF). ozfootball.net. Football Australia.
- ^ "O'HARA WOOD'S VIEWS ON DAVIS CUP". The Evening News. No. 17751. New South Wales, Australia. 12 May 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 20 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. No. 14, 915. New South Wales, Australia. 1 August 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 20 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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