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George Brown (Australian Soccer)
George Brown was a former Australian professional soccer player who played as a forward for Brisbane City, Pineapple Rovers and the Australia national soccer team Australia national soccer team may refer to: * Australia men's national soccer team ** Australia men's national under-23 soccer team ** Australia men's national under-20 soccer team ** Australia men's national under-17 soccer team ** Australia .... Club career Brown played for many years for Brisbane City in the Queensland FA Division One. In 1925, he moved to Pineapple Rovers. He won the Premiership in his first season in 1925 with the Pineapple Rovers. International career Brown began his international career with Australia in 1922 on their first historic tour against New Zealand, debuting in a 1–1 draw to New Zealand. He scored his first and only goal for Australia against New Zealand in a 1–3 defeat in July 1922. Career statistics International :''Scores and results list Australia's goal tally f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_date = Colony of Queensland , established_title2 = Separation from New South Wales , established_date2 = 6 June 1859 , established_title3 = Federation , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk ( ALP) , legislature = Parliament of Queensland , judiciary = Supreme Court of Queensland , national_representation = Parliament of Australia , national_representation_type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forward (association Football)
Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on being able to create space for attack. Attacking positions generally favour irrational players who ask questions to the defensive side of the opponent in order to create scoring chances, where they benefit from a lack of predictability in attacking play. Team formations normally include one to three forwards. For example, the common 4–2–3–1 includes one forward. Less conventional formations may include more than three forwards, or none. Striker The normal role of a striker is to score the majority of goals on behalf of the team. If they are tall and physical players, with good heading ability, the player may also be used to get onto the end of crosses, win long balls, or receive passes and retain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane City FC
Brisbane City Football Club is an Australian semi-professional football club based in Newmarket, Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in 1952, the club competed in the National Soccer League until the 1986 season where they were relegated back to State League Competition. Brisbane City competed in the National Premier Leagues Queensland from 2013, until they were relegated to the lower tier Football Queensland Premier League with one match remaining in the 2020 season. Home matches are played at Spencer Park. National Soccer League In 1977 City became a foundation member of the National Soccer League. City's first match was a 0–1 defeat to Marconi at Perry Park on 3 April 1977 in front of a crowd of 5,214. Despite struggling in the first two seasons, including finishing bottom, they won the NSL Cup in those two years. In 1977 City defeated Marconi 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw, and the following year they overcame Adelaide City 2–1. Both matches were played in Brisbane. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangaroo Point Rovers FC
Kangaroo Point Rovers FC is an Australian football (soccer) club from Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed in 1996 and currently fields first and reserve/u23 grade teams in Football Queensland Premier League 5 − Metro competition, and competes in the Men's City League and the Brisbane Women's competitions. History The club was formed as Pineapple Rovers Soccer Football Club in 1996. The club is a reincarnation of the original Pineapple Rovers, one of the oldest clubs in Queensland, thought to have been formed in the late 1880s and playing out of Raymond Park, Brisbane, Raymond Park (then known as the Pineapple Sportsfield, named for the adjacent Pineapple Hotel). This earlier Eastern Suburbs FC#Pineapple Rovers .281912 to 1938.29, Pineapple Rovers club won three Brisbane Division 1 premierships (in 1919, 1924 and 1925) and had an unbroken history from 1912 until November 1938 when it merged with Shafston Rovers to form Eastern Suburbs FC, Eastern Suburbs. The current clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
