# Australia men's national soccer team records and statistics

This article lists various soccer records in relation to the Australia men's national soccer team. The page is updated where necessary after each Australia match, and is correct as of 28 March 2023.

## Individual appearances
### Appearances
#### Most appearances

    Mark Schwarzer, 109, 31 July 1993 – 7 September 2013
    Tim Cahill, 108, 30 March 2004 – 20 November 2018
    Lucas Neill, 96, 9 October 1996 – 19 September 2013
    Brett Emerton, 95, 7 February 1998 – 9 December 2012
    Alex Tobin, 87, 9 March 1988 – 6 November 1998
    Marco Bresciano, 84, 1 June 2001 – 22 January 2015
    Paul Wade, 84, 3 August 1986 – 1 November 1996
    Mark Milligan, 80, 7 June 2006 – 19 October 2019
    Mathew Ryan, 80, 5 December 2012 – 24 March 2023
    Luke Wilkshire, 80, 9 October 2004 – 26 May 2014

#### First player to reach 100 appearances

    Mark Schwarzer, 6 September 2012, 3–0 vs. Lebanon

#### Fastest player to reach 100 appearances

    Tim Cahill, 30 March 2004 – 25 June 2017

#### Most consecutive appearances

    Alex Tobin, 63, 4 November 1970 – 30 October 1977

#### Most appearances as a substitute

    Archie Thompson, 34, 28 February 2001 – 7 September 2013

#### Most consecutive appearances as a substitute

    Mark Jankovics, 6, 15 June 1980 – 2 December 1980

#### Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game

    Jim Campbell, 4, 27 January 1983 – 18 December 1983

#### Most appearances in competitive matches (World Cup, Confederations Cup, Asian Cup, Nations Cup and qualifier)

    Mark Schwarzer, 61, 15 August 1993 – 18 June 2013

#### Longest Australia career

    Mark Schwarzer, 20 years, 38 days, 31 July 1993 – 7 September 2013

#### Shortest Australia career

    Raphael Bove, 1 minute, 6 November 1998, 0–0 vs. United States

#### Most consecutive appearances comprising entire Australia career

    Alan Westwater, 14, 28 May 1967 – 4 April 1968

#### Youngest player

    Duncan Cummings, 17 years, 139 days, 6 August 1975, vs. China

#### Oldest player

    Mark Schwarzer, 40 years, 336 days, 7 September 2013, vs. Brazil

#### Most appearances at the World Cup finals

    Mathew Leckie, 10, 13 June 2014 – 3 December 2022
    Mathew Ryan, 10, 13 June 2014 – 3 December 2022

#### Most appearances without ever playing at the World Cup finals

    Alex Tobin, 87, 9 March 1988 – 6 November 1999

#### Most appearances at the Asian Cup finals

    Tim Cahill, 16, 8 July 2007 – 27 January 2015

#### Most consecutive years of appearances

    Tim Cahill, 14, 2004 to 2018 inclusive

#### Longest gap between appearances

    Ted Drain, 8 years, 74 days, 10 May 1947, 1–2 vs. South Africa – 24 September 1955, 0–6 vs. South Africa

#### Most appearances by a set of brothers

    Aurelio and Tony Vidmar, 120, 1991 – 2006

#### Capped by another country

    Ken Hough (New Zealand)
    Apostolos Giannou (Greece)

### Goals
#### First goal

    William Maunder, 17 June 1922, vs. New Zealand

#### Most goals

    Tim Cahill, 50, 31 May 2004 – 10 October 2017

#### Most goals in competitive matches (World Cup, Nations Cup, Asian Cup and qualifiers)

    Tim Cahill, 39, 2 June 2004 – 10 October 2017

#### Most goals in a match

    Archie Thompson, 13, 11 April 2001, vs. American Samoa

#### Four goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions

    George Smith, Damian Mori, twice

#### Three goals or more in a match on the greatest number of occasions

    Damian Mori, four times

#### Scoring in most consecutive appearances

    George Smith, 5, 5 June 1933 – 11 July 1936
    Jack Hughes, 5, 3 September 1938 – 1 October 1938
    Jim Cunningham, 5, 31 May 1947 – 28 August 1948

#### Most goals on debut

    Frank Parsons, 3, 14 August 1948, 6–0 vs. New Zealand
    Ian Hunter, 3, 26 February 1980, 11–2 vs. Papua New Guinea

#### Most appearances, scoring in every match

    Jack Hughes, 6, 17 June 1933 – 1 October 1938

#### Most goals in a World Cup tournament

    Tim Cahill, 2, 2006 World Cup
    Brett Holman, 2, 2010 World Cup
    Tim Cahill 2, 2014 World Cup
    Mile Jedinak, 2, 2018 World Cup

#### Most goals in total at World Cup tournaments

    Tim Cahill, 5, 12 June 2006 – 18 June 2014

#### First goal in a World Cup finals match

    Tim Cahill, 12 June 2006, 3–1 vs. Japan

#### First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign

    Les Scheinflug, 21 November 1965, 1–6 vs. North Korea

#### Youngest goalscorer

    Duncan Cummings, 17 years, 139 days, 6 August 1975, vs. China

#### Oldest goalscorer

    Tim Cahill, 37 years, 308 days, 10 June 2017, vs. Syria

#### First goal by a substitute

    Ian Johnston, 8 December 1965, vs. Malaysia

#### First player to score a hat-trick

    George Smith, 17 June 1933, 6–4 vs. New Zealand

#### Most appearances for an outfield player without ever scoring

    Stan Lazaridis, 60, 15 April 1993 – 7 October 2006

#### Most different goalscorers in a match

    9, 9 April 2001, 22–0 vs. Tonga

#### Most goals against the same opponent

    George Smith, 16 vs. New Zealand, 5 June 1933 – 18 July 1936

#### Highest goals to games average

    George Smith, 16 goals in 6 games, average 2.66 goals per game.

### Captains
#### First captain

    Alex Gibb, 17 June 1922, vs. New Zealand

#### Most appearances as captain

    Peter Wilson and Lucas Neill, both 61

### Discipline
#### Most red cards

    Ray Richards and Brett Emerton, 2 each

#### List of all Australia players sent off

| Player | Date | Against | Location | Result | Type of Game |
| Gilbert Storey | 23 June 1924 | Canada | Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney | 4–1 | Friendly |
| Ray Richards | 2 December 1970 | Mexico | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City | 0–3 | Friendly |
| Ray Richards | 22 June 1974 | Chile | Olympiastadion, Berlin | 0–2 | 1974 World Cup |
| John Kosmina | 19 November 1977 | Hong Kong | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 0–1 | 1978 World Cup Qualifiers |
| Ken Boden | 5 December 1980 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 0–1 | Friendly |
| Ken Murphy | 8 October 1985 | Israel | National Stadium, Ramat Gan | 2–1 | 1986 World Cup Qualifiers |
| Garry McDowall | 20 March 1988 | Israel | Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch | 0–0 | 1988 Olympic Qualifiers |
| Dave Mitchell | 25 September 1988 | Soviet Union | Busan Gudeok Stadium, Pusan | 0–3 | 1988 Olympic Games |
| Wally Savor | 19 March 1989 | Israel | National Stadium, Ramat Gan | 1–1 | 1990 World Cup Qualifier |
| Mike Petersen | 20 September 1992 | Tahiti | Perry Park, Brisbane | 2–0 | 1994 World Cup Qualifier |
| Robert Zabica | 31 July 1993 | Canada | Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton | 1–2 | 1994 World Cup Qualifier |
| Milan Blagojevic | 10 February 1996 | Japan | Brandon Park, Wollongong | 1–4 | Friendly |
| Joe Spiteri | 24 April 1996 | Chile | Estadio Regional, Antofagasta | 0–3 | Friendly |
| Tony Popovic | 18 September 1996 | South Africa | Johannesburg Athletics Stadium, Doornfontein | 0–2 | Friendly |
| Mark Viduka | 21 December 1997 | Brazil | King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh | 0–6 | 1997 Confederations Cup |
| Goran Lozanovski | 7 February 1998 | Chile | Olympic Park, Melbourne | 0–1 | Friendly |
| Fausto De Amicis | 15 February 1998 | Japan | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide | 0–3 | Friendly |
| Jason van Blerk | 9 February 2000 | China | Estadio Playa Ancha, Valparaiso | 1–2 | Friendly |
| Craig Moore | 9 June 2001 | Japan | Nissan Stadium, Yokohama | 0–1 | 2001 Confederations Cup |
| Danny Tiatto | 20 June 2001 | New Zealand | Westpac Trust Stadium, Wellington | 2–0 | 2002 World Cup Qualifier |
| Patrick Kisnorbo | 6 June 2004 | Solomon Islands | Hindmarsh Stadium | 2–2 | 2006 World Cup Qualifier |
| Luke Wilkshire | 4 June 2006 | Netherlands | De Kuip Stadium, Rotterdam | 1–1 | Friendly |
| Brett Emerton | 22 June 2006 | Croatia | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart | 2–2 | World Cup |
| Lucas Neill | 13 July 2007 | Iraq | Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok | 1–3 | 2007 Asian Cup |
| Vince Grella | 21 July 2007 | Japan | Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi | 1–1 (3–4 pen.) | 2007 Asian Cup |
| Mile Sterjovski | 23 May 2008 | Ghana | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 1–0 | Friendly |
| Rhys Williams | 18 November 2009 | Oman | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat | 2–1 | 2011 Asian Cup Qualifier |
| Tim Cahill | 13 June 2010 | Germany | Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban | 1–1 | 2010 World Cup |
| Harry Kewell | 19 June 2010 | Ghana | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg | 1–1 | 2010 World Cup |
| Brett Emerton | 7 September 2010 | Poland | Wisla Kraków Stadium, Kraków | 2–1 | Friendly |
| Mark Milligan | 12 June 2012 | Japan | Lang Park, Brisbane | 1–1 | 2012 World Cup Qualifier |
| Mitchell Langerak | 5 March 2014 | Ecuador | The Den, London | 3–4 | Friendly |

## Team records
### Biggest victory

    31–0 vs. American Samoa, 11 April 2001

### Heaviest defeat

    0–8 vs. South Africa, 17 September 1955

### Biggest away victory

    10–0 vs. New Zealand, 11 July 1936

### Biggest away defeat

    0–7 vs. Croatia, 25 September 1998

### Biggest victory at the World Cup finals

    3–1 vs. Japan, 12 June 2006

### Heaviest defeat at the World Cup finals

    0–4 vs. Germany, 13 June 2010

### Biggest victory at the OFC Nations Cup finals

    17–0 vs. Cook Islands, 19 June 2000

### First defeat to a non-Oceania team

    0–1 vs. Canada, 14 June 1924

### Most consecutive victories

    14, 26 October 1996 vs. Tahiti – 1 October 1997 vs. Tunisia

### Most consecutive matches without defeat

    20, 21 September 1996 vs. Kuwait – 12 December 1997 vs. Mexico

### Most consecutive matches without victory

    7, 31 May 1980 – 11 November 1980

### Most consecutive defeats

    5, 3 September 1955 to 1 October 1955

### Most consecutive draws

    4, Achieved on two occasions, most recently 6 October 2016 – 23 March 2017

### Most consecutive matches without scoring

    4, Achieved on four occasions, most recently 25 February 1996 – 23 April 1996

### Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal

    6, Achieved on two occasions, most recently 17 November 2007 – 1 June 2008

## Miscellaneous
### First substitute

    Arthur McCartney (for Cliff Almond), 10 September 1955, 0–2 vs. South Africa

### Australia players who later became manager/head coach

    Les Scheinflug, 6 appearances as a player, 1965–1968, 19 matches as manager, 1974–1994
    Frank Farina, 37 appearances as a player, 1984–1995, 58 matches as manager, 1999–2005
    Graham Arnold, 54 appearances as a player, 1985–1997, 23 matches as manager, 2006–2019
    Aurelio Vidmar, 44 appearances as a player, 1991–2001, 1 match as manager, 2013
    Ange Postecoglou, 4 appearances as a player, 1986, 49 matches as manager, 2013–2017
    Graham Arnold, 54 appearances as a player, 1985–1997, ongoing as manager, 2018–present

### Father and son both capped

    Alex Gibb (6 caps, 1922–1923) and Lex Gibb (8 caps, 1938–1948)
    Percy Lennard (3 caps, 1923) and Jack Lennard (6 caps, 1954–1956)
    Andy Henderson (2 caps, 1924) and Bill Henderson (6 caps, 1954–1956)
    Cliff van Blerk (2 caps, 1967) and Jason van Blerk (27 caps, 1990–2000)
    John Coyne (4 caps, 1979–1980) and Chris Coyne (7 caps, 2008–2009)
    Vic Bozanic (1 cap, 1980) and Oliver Bozanic (7 caps, 2013–)
    Alan Davidson (51 caps, 1980–1993) and Jason Davidson (22 caps, 2012–2015)
    Mark Robertson (1 cap, 2001) and Alex Robertson (1 cap, 2023–)