Full name Norman Conquest 1947 North Shore Position Goalkeeper Years Team Died 1968 | Role Football player Date of birth 1916 Name Norman Conquest | |
Place of birth Kearsley, United Kingdom | ||
Playing position | ||
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Norman "Norm" Conquest (1916–1968) was an Australian football player who played as a goalkeeper.
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Club career
Conquest played for a number of teams in New South Wales, including Aberdare, Grace Brothers and North Shore, and also represented both the New South Wales state team and the Australian national team. He toured with the Australian team in South Africa
International career
Conquest played 11 times for Australia between 1947 and 1950.
He is best known for being the Australian goalkeeper in a 1951 match between Australia and an English FA representative side at the Sydney Showground which Australia lost 17–0.
Honours
In 2002 Conquest was posthumously inducted into Football Federation Australia's Hall of Fame.
References
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