New South Wales Tour of New Zealand 1904


The visit by the New South Wales representative side in 1904 was a landmark event in the history of the game in New Zealand.
Not only were the visitors the first foreign team to play in what was then still the Dominion of New Zealand, but also their
opponents in Dunedin on July 23rd were the first team representing all of New Zealand (later to be known as the All Whites).
Team
New South Wales (NSW) personnel: F. Robinson (manager), T. Spencer, A. McMahon, S. Condon,
R. Byers, S. Hilder, P. Timms, W. Thorpe, C. Harrison, J. H. Wishart, W. Carey, 
R. H. Moore, F. Waddell, P. Metcalf, A. Rae. 

Results

DATE        LOCATION          RESULT                                                
29- 6-1904  Auckland          North Island          1-1  New South Wales
 2- 7-1904  Auckland          Auckland              2-3  New South Wales
 9- 7-1904  Wellington        Wellington            2-1  New South Wales
14- 7-1904  Christchurch      Canterbury            1-6  New South Wales
16- 7-1904  Dunedin           Otago                 4-2  New South Wales
21 -7-1904  Invercargill      Southland             0-8  New South Wales
23 -7-1904  Dunedin           New Zealand           0-1  New South Wales  
28- 7-1904  Timaru            South Canterbury      0-4  New South Wales
30- 7-1904  Wellington        New Zealand           3-3  New South Wales
                                                 
Played 9; Won 5, Drawn 2, Lost 2; Goals: 29-13    

Known Details

29/06/1904, Auckland, Domain Cricket Ground, 1500
NORTH ISLAND        1 (Foreshaw 20')
NEW SOUTH WALES     1 (Moore 85' pen)
North Island:       Dugmore (Auckland) [c]; Renai (Wellington), Ritchie (Auckland); Stevenson (Auckland),
                    Meldrum (Auckland), Ritchie (Auckland); Hathaway (Wellington), Foreshaw (Auckland),
                    Sale (Auckland), Harvey (Auckland), Whitehead (Auckland). 
New South Wales:    T Spencer; W Thorpe, A McMahon; S Condon, S Hilder, P Timms; W Carey, R H Moore [c], 
                    F Waddell,  P Metcalf, A Rae.
Referee:            Mr Odlum
Notes:              This was the first international association football game played in New Zealand. 
                    The home team was representing the associations from the North Island; in reality the 
                    team was mostly made up of Auckland players with only two Wellington players included 
                    as well. Match conditions described as good; "very fine weather", "fresh winter day" 
                    but the ground was not too dry and heavy in places. Match kicked-off at 3:00 pm.
                    At halftime, Sale changed from centre forward to his more familiar position at inside 
                    left, Foreshaw taking the former's place. NSW had scored through Rae but the goal did 
                    not count because of a "foul" in the build-up. NSW equalised when "the home custodian 
                    unfortunately became too anxious to clear, and he interfered with the Australian captain 
                    as he was following up the ball." This resulted in a penalty which was converted by Moore.
                    Pre-match reports gave Gibson (Auckland) as a possible starter in place of Harvey;
                    Cowan (Auckland) in place of Renai; Wright (Auckland) was named as the reserve.
                    There were two Ritchies playing, one as a back, the other as a halfback.
                    Name variations: Stevenson also given as Stephenson; Hathaway as Hathway; Foreshaw as
                    Foreshawe, Forshawe and Forshaw (all North Island); Waddell as Wadell (NSW), Metcalf as 
                    Metcalfe and Medcalf (all NSW). 

02/07/1904, Auckland, Domain Cricket Ground, 1200
AUCKLAND            2 (Sale, Meldrum pen)
NEW SOUTH WALES     3 (Moore x3)
Auckland:           Dugmore (Corinthians)[c?]; Fleming (Shore), Ritchie (Thistle)[c?]; Ritchie (Corinthians),
                    Meldrum (Thistle), Stevenson (St John's); Harvey (Shore), Whitehead, Foreshaw, Sale,
                    Clark (all Corinthians). 
                    Selector: Anderson.
New South Wales:    T Spencer; W Thorpe, A McMahon; S Condon, S Hilder, P Timms; A Rae, R HMoore [c], 
                    F Waddell, P Metcalf, W Carey.
Referee:            Mr C Mayall
Notes:              Match kicked-off in the afternoon. The weather and ground consitions were described as
                    being good. Half-time score was Auckland 2-1 New South Wales.
                    Scoring: Auckland took the lead through Sale (1-0) in the first minute of the match; 
                    Moore equalised (1-1) before Auckland regained the lead through a Meldrum penalty (2-1) 
                    before the end of the half. Moore scored two more goals for NSW in the second half 
                    (2-2, 2-3).
                    Pre-match reports gave Edmonds (Thistle) as a possible starter in place of Dugmore; 
                    and Cowan (Corinthians) in place of Fleming (all Auckland); Yates (Corinthians) was 
                    also named as a reserve. There were two Ritchies playing, one as a fullback, the other 
                    as a halfback. Ritchie (fullback) was the captain in a line-up printed prior to the kick 
                    off; however that line-up did not include Dugmore who ended up playing and may have 
                    assumed the captaincy (as he appears to have done a few days earlier when representing 
                    the North Island). Wishart listed in the starting line-up for NSW, but it appears that 
                    Rae played in his place.
                    Name variations: Stevenson also given as Stephenson; Foreshaw as Foreshawe, Forshawe and 
                    Forshaw; Clark as Clarke (all Auckland); Waddell as Wadell; Metcalf as Metcalfe and
                    Medcalf (all NSW).
 
                   
Auckland Trial Match: A week before the match against New South Wales, a trial match was played involving players 
from the leading Auckland clubs. The purpose was to enable Mr Anderson, the Auckland selector, to decide upon a 
team to play against the visitors. The details of the match are given below.

25/06/1904, Auckland, Domain Cricket Ground, several hundred spectators
WHITE TEAM          1 (Meldrum)
BLUE TEAM           2 (Foreshaw, ?)
White Team:         Edmonds (Thistle), Ritchie (Thistle)[c], Harding (Corinthians), Ritchie (Corinthians), 
                    Meldrum (Thistle), Stevenson (St. John's), Clark (Corinthians), J Dacre (Shore), Hilford 
                    (Thistle), G Templeton (Thistle), Smith (St John's), Eades (Tabernacle).
Blue Team:          Dugmore (Corinthians)[c], Wright (Shore), Reed (Tabernacle), Walker (Thistle), Yates 
                    (Corinthians), Blackie (Tabernacle), Fleming (Shore), Foreshaw (Corinthians), Sale 
                    (Corinthians), Whitehead (Corinthians), Gibson (Thistle).
Referee:            Mr F Cash.
Notes:              The White Team played with 12 players [!]. Half-time score was 0-0.
                    Ritchie, the White's right half, came off as a result of a knee injury and was replaced 
                    by Eades.
                    Scoring: Foreshaw 0-1; Meldrum 1-1; unknown scorer to make it 1-2. In the build up to the 
                    winning goal the Whites were penalised; Wright took the kick, "and the other forwards 
                    followed it up smartly, a goal resulting".
  
09/07/1904, Wellington
WELLINGTON          2
NEW SOUTH WALES     1

14/07/1904, Christchurch
CANTERBURY          1
NEW SOUTH WALES     6

16/07/1904, Dunedin
OTAGO               4
NEW SOUTH WALES     2

21/07/1904, Invercargill
SOUTHLAND           0
NEW SOUTH WALES     8

23/07/1904, Dunedin, Caledonian Ground, 3500 
NEW ZEALAND         0
NEW SOUTH WALES     1 (F Waddell)
New Zealand:        Frank Smallbone; Len White, Archibald Clapham, William Kilgour, Joe Taylor, Robert 
                    Farquharson, Bob Reilly, Herbert Morrison, David McMillan [c], Alex Stark, William Morrison.
New South Wales:    T Spencer; S Condon, A McMahon; R Byers, P Timms, C Harrison; F Waddell, W Carey,
                    R H Moore, P Metcalf, A Rae.
Referee:            WG Smith (Otago, New Zealand). 
Notes:              Match kicked-off in the afternoon. The weather was fine but dull. The ground was in good order 
                    notwithstanding the rain that had fallen before the match. The crowd was reported to be in the 
                    3000 to 4000 range. The only goal of the match was scored in the second half. Some sources list 
                    Riley instead of Reilly. It is believed that J J Roberts was one of the selectors of the New Zealand 
                    team.

28/07/1904, Timaru
SOUTH CANTERBURY    0
NEW SOUTH WALES     4

New South Wales (NSW) personnel: F. Robinson (manager), T. Spencer, A. McMahon, S. Condon,
R. Byers, S. Hilder, P. Timms, W. Thorpe, C. Harrison, J. H. Wishart, W. Carey, 
R. H. Moore, F. Waddell, P. Metcalf, A. Rae. 

30/07/1904, Wellington, Athletic Park, 3000
NEW ZEALAND         3 (William Foreshaw 4', Ned Sale 9', ?')
NEW SOUTH WALES     3 (A Rae ?', ~55', R H Moore ?')
New Zealand:        Frank Smallbone; James Amies [c], Archibald Clapham; William Kilgour, Joe Taylor, Bert 
                    Clark; Bob Reilly, Ned Sale, William Foreshaw, Andy Mouat, William Morrison. 
New South Wales:    T Spencer; S Condon, A McMahon; R Byers, S Hilder, P Timms; F Waddell, W Carey, 
                    R H Moore, P Metcalf and A Rae.
Referee:            A Williams (Wellington, New Zealand).
Notes:              NSW played in blue, New Zealand played in white and they were occasionally referred to 
                    as "Maorilanders" by the New Zealand Herald. Match kicked-off in the afternoon. The weather 
                    conditions were excellent, no trace of wind, but the ground was a trifle heavy.
                    Half-time score was 2-2.
                    Scoring: [1-0] Kilgour made an opening for Riley, who centred. Foreshaw and Mouat pounced 
                    on the ball at the same time, and between them opened the score within four minutes [4'] 
                    of the start. In the end the goal was credited to Foreshaw. [2-0] Sale scored after a 
                    centre by Morrison five minutes after the first goal was scored [9']. [2-1] A centre from 
                    Waddell was accepted by Metcalf and Rae in turn, the latter's shot just rolling inside 
                    the net. [2-2] Corner kick by Waddell to Moore who headed inside the net before the end 
                    of the first-half. [2-3] Rae placed his side ahead [~55'] with a shot quite out of 
                    Smallbone's reach. [3-3] Morrison centred to Foreshaw who headed on to Sale who headed 
                    past Spencer.
                    Some sources credit Sale with one goal, and Foreshaw with two. However, all sighted 
                    contemporary newspaper reports had Sale scoring two, Foreshaw with one. 
                    Some sources also list Riley instead of Reilly; H Morrison instead of William Morrison; 
                    W Forsham instead of William Foreshaw (all New Zealand); Waddell as Wadell (NSW); Metcalf as 
                    Metcalfe and Medcalf (all NSW). It is believed that J J Roberts was one of the 
                    selectors of the New Zealand team. There were some alterations made in the teams as 
                    originally selected: for New Zealand, Andy Mouat took the place of D Wilson.


About this document

Sources: [Hou 52], [Smi], Jeremy Ruane's Ultimate Website on New Zealand Soccer, the Auckland Star, the New Zealand Times, the New Zealand Herald & Otago Daily Times.

Prepared and maintained by Andre Zlotkowski for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Andre Zlotkowski (nzfooty@hotmail.com)
Last updated: 29 Nov 2018

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