Frank Parsons (Australian soccer)

Frank Parsons was an Australian retired soccer player who played as a striker for the Australia national soccer team. He played his club football for Adamstown and Leichhardt-Annandale.[1][2]

For the Crystal Palace and Cardiff City player, see Frank Parsons (English footballer)

Frank Parsons
Personal information
Full name Frank Parsons
Date of birth (1926-06-18)18 June 1926
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943-1946 Adamstown 28 (27)
1947–1953 Leichhardt-Annandale 92 (171)
Total 120 (198)
International career
1948-1950 Australia 7 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

He attended Adamstown Public School.

Club career

Parsons began his senior club career with Adamstown before moving to Sydney to play for Leichhardt-Annandale.[3]

In his final year in Australia soccer, Parsons started the 1953 season with a hat-trick against North Shore. Within the first three minutes of the game he went down with an ankle injury and upon receiving further medical after the game at Western Suburbs Hospital, it was discovered he had broken his ankle. He announced his retirement several times, citing scrutiny from referees and politics.[4][1][5][6][7]

International career

In 1948 he made his debut for Australia in a match against New Zealand. Throughout the duration of his career, Parsons scored 16 goals for Australia including 6 in one game against New Zealand.[1]

Career statistics

International
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
Team Year Competitive Friendly Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Australia 1948 0 0 3 12 3 12
1950 0 0 4 3 4 3
Career total 0 0 7 15 7 15
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Australia goal.
List of international goals scored by Frank Parsons
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 14 August 1948 Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand  New Zealand – 6–0 Friendly [8]
2 –
3 –
4 28 August 1948 Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand  New Zealand 1–0 7–0 Friendly [9]
5 4–0
6 5–0
7 11 September 1948 Blandford Park, Auckland, New Zealand  New Zealand – 8–1 Friendly [10]
8 –
9 –
10 –
11 –
12 –
13 11 June 1950 Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia  Southern Rhodesia – 5–0 Friendly [11]
14 8 July 1950 St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, South Africa  South Africa 1–1 2–1 Friendly [12]
15 2–1

After retirement

After retiring from football he decided to get in involved in Football administration joining the newly formed NSW Soccer Federation.[1] He was later the principal for Excelsior Public School in Sydney. He was the principal of Shelley Public School Blacktown in 1966.

Parsons died in January 2021.[13]

Honours
  • NSW State League: 1949, 1950
  • NSW State League Cup: 1948, 1949
  • NSW Daniels Cup: 1946
  • NSW Sydney Cup: 1952

In 1999, Parsons was inducted into the Soccer Australia Hall of Fame (now known as the Football Australia Hall of Fame).[14]

References
  1. Parsons, Frank. "Interviews with Formeroos – Frank Parsons". OzFootball (Interview). Interviewed by Greg Stock. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. "Parsons Stars in Soccer Win". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 35, 123. New South Wales, Australia. 17 July 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 3 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Newcomer to 1st grade Soccer scores 6 of Adamstown's 9 goals". The Sun. No. 2143. New South Wales, Australia. 23 April 1944. p. 3 (SPORTS SECTION). Retrieved 3 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/134826858?searchTerm=leichhardt%20north%20shore%20parsons
  5. "Parsons "Disgusted" – To Give Up Soccer". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 May 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  6. "Parsons Retires". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 35, 477. New South Wales, Australia. 5 September 1951. p. 10. Retrieved 3 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "Soccer Test star retires". The Sun-Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 21 March 1954. p. 41. Retrieved 3 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Australia's Soccer Win". Brisbane Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 14 August 1948. p. 3 (THEATRE). Retrieved 25 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "AUSTRALIA BEATS N.Z." Truth. No. 3058. New South Wales, Australia. 29 August 1948. p. 19. Retrieved 25 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "SOCCER TOUR ENDS". Morning Bulletin. No. 27, 217. Queensland, Australia. 15 September 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 25 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. "SOUTHERN RHODESIA v Australia, 14 June 1950". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  12. "South Africa v Australia, 08 July 1950". 11v11.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  13. "Vale Frank Parsons". socceroos.com.au/. Football Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  14. "Hall of Fame – 1999 Inductees". MyFootball. Football Federation Australia. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2020.


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