Allen Fisher was a former Australian professional soccer player who played as a right-back for Sydney clubs and the Australia national soccer team. Fisher had the first captaincy for an unofficial international match for Australia against Wanganui in May 1922.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allen Fisher | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1921 | Balmain Rangers | ||
| 1922 | Pyrmont | ||
| 1923 | Callan Park Asylum | ||
| 1924 | Sydney | ||
| International career | |||
| 1922 | Australia | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editFisher played with Balmain Fernleigh from 1919 to 1921, winning two premiership titles, then transferred to Pyrmont to play in the 1922 Sydney Metropolitan league. He joined second-tier club Callan Park Asylum in 1923 and finished his club career late in 1924 with Sydney.[1]
International career
editFisher played Australia's historic tour in 1922 where he played three international matches for Australia in 1922 all against New Zealand.[2] He captained Australia in their 1922 non-A international tour in New Zealand.[3] After the non-A tour in New Zealand, he moved to vice-captain for the official team and gave the captaincy to Alex Gibb.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year[2] | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Australia | 1922 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ Howe, Andrew (2018). Encyclopedia of Socceroos: Every national team player. Fair Play Publishing. ISBN 978-0-648-13330-8.
- ^ a b "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ^ "Soccer". The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate. Vol. XXXV, no. 2836. New South Wales, Australia. 27 May 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 20 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.