Name Frank Parsons | Role Australian footballer | |
Frank Parsons is a retired Australian footballer who played as a striker for Australia national association football team. He played his club football for Leichhardt-Annandale and Sydney SC.
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Youth
He attended Adamstown Public School.
International career
In 1948 he made his debut for the Socceroos in a match against New Zealand. Throughout the duration of his career, Frank scored 16 for Australia including 6 in one game against New Zealand. He retired prematurely due to the political nature of soccer at that time.
After retirement
After retiring from football he decided to get in involved in Football administration joining the newly formed NSW soccer federation. He was later the principal for Excelsior Public School in Sydney.(5) He was the principal of Shelley Public School Blacktown in 1966.