Reg Date
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Reg Date was an Australia
n football (soccer)
international and prolific goalscorer who plied his trade after the Second World War.
, Wallsend Football Club
's legendary goalscorer of the inter-war years.
At his peak Date was a prolific goal scorer for Canterbury-Bankstown
in the New South Wales Division 1, earning state and international recognition and captaining Australia for a single game on 31 May 1947 against South Africa. That game formed part of a five-game home series against that nation; Date scoring 8 goals. (He scored another 3 in two warm-up matches for the 'B' side prior to the official tour. There was consternation when Date, for whatever reason, was not selected on international tours of New Zealand
in 1948 and, most surprisingly, South Africa
in 1950 but he did score in a representative match on the national side's return from the Cape for New South Wales against Australia on Saturday 2 September 1950 and did appear for the 'B' side in the famous 0-17 defeat to an English XI on 30 June 1951.
In 2000 he was selected as a member of the Australian team of the century by respondents to a rsssf.com vote, beating Frank Farina
into second place for the number 10 shirt.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
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international and prolific goalscorer who plied his trade after the Second World War.
Biography
Date went to Plattsburg Public School in Wallsend who he first turned out for, attracting the attention of scouts of Canterbury-Bankstown in the state league. In time he was coached by the great Alf QuillAlf Quill
-Club career:Beginning in his teens, Quill played 24 seasons. He began his career with Pyrmont in the New South Wales State League in 1927 and ended his career with Wallsend in 1949...
, Wallsend Football Club
Wallsend Football Club
Wallsend Football Club is a football club in Australia.- Colours :The original club colours consisted of red shirts with a golden sash, white shorts and red and white socks. This strip was worn by the Wallsend Rovers, the original club name in 1887. The presence of red and white has been...
's legendary goalscorer of the inter-war years.
At his peak Date was a prolific goal scorer for Canterbury-Bankstown
Canterbury-Bankstown
Canterbury-Bankstown is a general term used to describe the area located around the Bankstown railway line. The suburbs of the Canterbury-Bankstown region are not specific to the local government areas of City of Canterbury and the City of Bankstown but includes many of them. The Georges River acts...
in the New South Wales Division 1, earning state and international recognition and captaining Australia for a single game on 31 May 1947 against South Africa. That game formed part of a five-game home series against that nation; Date scoring 8 goals. (He scored another 3 in two warm-up matches for the 'B' side prior to the official tour. There was consternation when Date, for whatever reason, was not selected on international tours of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in 1948 and, most surprisingly, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
in 1950 but he did score in a representative match on the national side's return from the Cape for New South Wales against Australia on Saturday 2 September 1950 and did appear for the 'B' side in the famous 0-17 defeat to an English XI on 30 June 1951.
In 2000 he was selected as a member of the Australian team of the century by respondents to a rsssf.com vote, beating Frank Farina
Frank Farina
Frank Farina OAM is a retired Australian football player. He most currently coaches the Papua New Guinea national football team....
into second place for the number 10 shirt.