Allen Fisher (soccer)

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Allen Fisher
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

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.

Club career[edit]

Fisher 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[edit]

Fisher 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[edit]

International[edit]

National team Year[2] Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Australia 1922 0 0 3 0 3 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ Howe, Andrew (2018). Encyclopedia of Socceroos: Every national team player. Fair Play Publishing. ISBN 978-0-648-13330-8.
  2. ^ a b "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  3. ^ "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.