Roy Crowhurst

Roy Crowhurst
Personal information
Date of birth 1909/1910
Position Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920s–1940s Metters
International career
1933–1938 Australia 7 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Roy Crowhurst was an Australian international association football player who played as a winger for the Australia national soccer team during the 1930s.

Club career

Crowhurst began his football career in the Sydney local leagues, playing in the third-grade system for Metters Soccer Football Club as early as 1925. He progressed through the ranks to become a star winger for the senior squad during the club's highly successful era in the 1930s and 1940s, winning multiple regional titles and tournaments including the Gardiner Challenge Cup.

Crowhurst played over 350 games before World War 2 interrupted football from 1941.

International career

Crowhurst made his debut for the Australian national team (the Socceroos) on 5 June 1933 in a match against New Zealand. He became an key player of the national setup throughout the 1930s, ultimately representing Australia in 21 total match appearances.

Seven of those appearances were officially classified as "A" internationals. His international goal-scoring account opened during a high-scoring 6 - 4 victory against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 17 June 1933. His final international appearance came on 24 September 1938 against India. In total, he scored 8 goals for his country, two of which occurred in official "A" internationals.

Honors and legacy

In 2003, Crowhurst was posthumously inducted into the Football Australia Hall of Fame for his contributions to the early development of Australian soccer.

References

  1. ↑ "Soccer Star Now With N. Shore". Daily Mirror. No. 598. New South Wales, Australia. 12 April 1943. p. 12 (Late Final Extra 3). Retrieved 9 November 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "SOCCER". Daily Mirror. Vol. 1, no. 78. New South Wales, Australia. 9 August 1941. p. 8 (War News Edition 2). Retrieved 9 November 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "CROWHURST'S INFLUENCE". The Labor Daily. No. 131. New South Wales, Australia. 15 October 1938. p. 12. Retrieved 9 November 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "STAR IS HONORED BY SOCCER MATES". The Labor Daily. No. 2964. New South Wales, Australia. 5 June 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 9 November 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "METTERS CLINCH SOCCER TITLE". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. I, no. 42. New South Wales, Australia. 1 September 1940. p. 31. Retrieved 9 November 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Cracking the quip". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. I, no. 16. New South Wales, Australia. 3 March 1940. p. 32. Retrieved 9 November 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Soccer Star Back For Final Game". Daily Mirror. No. 436. New South Wales, Australia. 3 October 1942. p. 11 (War News Edition). Retrieved 9 November 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Soccer". The Kalgoorlie Miner. Vol. 53, no. 14, 027. Western Australia. 8 July 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 9 November 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Roy Crowhurst | Football Australia". footballaustralia.com.au. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2026-11-09.
  10. ↑ "1938 Australia Men's National Team Results". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2026-11-09.
  11. ↑ "1933 Australia Men's National Team Results". www.ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2026-11-09.
  12. ↑ "Quit Oceania: soccer hall of famer". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2003-09-10. Retrieved 2026-11-09.