James Love (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Love | ||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Half-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
?–1921 | Queen's Park | ||
1921–? | Thistle | ||
National team | |||
1923 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
James Love was a former Australian professional soccer player who played as a half-back for Queen's Park, Thistle and the Australia national soccer team.
Club career[]
Love played for Queens Park before joining Thistle in 1921.[1] He won the Premiership with Thistle in 1923.
International career[]
Love played his one and only international match with Australia in June 1923 on their second historic tour against New Zealand, playing in a 2–1 win over New Zealand.[2][3]
Career statistics[]
International[]
National team | Year[3] | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Australia | 1923 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Howe, Andrew (2018). Encyclopedia of Socceroos: Every national team player. Fair Play Publishing. ISBN 978-0-648-13330-8.
- ^ "SOCCER". The Age (21, 277). Victoria, Australia. 12 June 1923. p. 14. Retrieved 2 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
Categories:
- Australian soccer players
- Association football midfielders
- Australia international soccer players
- Australian soccer biography stubs