19.11.13

New Zealand

New Zealand versus Australia at Carisbrook, Dunedin 1922.

The governing body of Association football in New Zealand , New Zealand Football, was founded in 1891 (a year before the New Zealand Rugby Football Union!).
The first national representative team was fielded in 1904. Two matches were played against tourists from New South Wales:

The New Zealand football team played its first game in Dunedin on July 23, 1904, losing 1-0 to New South Wales. The New Zealand XI played 14 matches against various Australian sides in 1904 and 1905. They played new South Wales 4 times. 

23.07.04
New Zealand
0
1
 New South Wales
Dunedin
30.07.04
New Zealand
3
3
 New South Wales
Wellington

24.06.05
New South Wales
4
6
New Zealand
 Sydney
01.07.05
New South Wales
2
0
New Zealand
 Sydney


In 1922 New Zealand played their first official full internationals when Australia visited.


17.06.22
New Zealand
3
1
Australia
  Dunedin
24.06.22
New Zealand
1
1
Australia
 Wellington
08.07.22
New Zealand
3
1
Australia
  Auckland

New Zealand undertook a 16 match tour of Australia in 1923. They played 3 'test matches'.


09.06.23
Australia 
1
New Zealand
Brisbane
16.06.23
Australia 
3
New Zealand
Sydney
30.06.23
Australia
4
New Zealand
Newcastle

In 1927 Canada visited New Zealand, playing  23 games, 4 of which were full internationals.


25.06.27               
New Zealand
2
2
Canada
Dunedin
02.07.27                  
New Zealand
1
2
Canada
Christchurch
09.07.27             
New Zealand
1
0
Canada
Wellington
23.07.27                  
New Zealand
1
4
Canada
Auckland 


 
The Haka- Sydney Cricket Ground

It was 6 years before New Zealand got another international. A 13 match tour of Australia included 3 international fixtures.



05.06.33
Australia        
4
2
New Zealand
Brisbane
17.06.33
Australia        
6
4
New Zealand
Sydney
24.06.33
Australia        
4
2
New Zealand
Sydney

1936- Australia were establishing their dominance in Oceania football...


04.07.36
New Zealand
1
7
Australia
Dunedin
11.07.36
New Zealand
0
10
Australia
Wellington
18.07.36
New Zealand
1
4
Australia
Auckland

1937- Not official internationals but three matches against England Amateurs that expose something of a gulf in class.


05.06.37
New Zealand
0
12
England Amateurs
Dunedin
19.06.37
New Zealand
0
6
England Amateurs
Auckland
26.06.37
New Zealand
1
12
England Amateurs
Wellington

A great site on the New Zealand game here...