# New Zealand men's national football team results (1922–1969)

This page details the match results and statistics of the New Zealand men's national football team from its first match in 1922 until the second match against Israel in 1969.

## A-International results

New Zealand's score is shown first in each case.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | New Zealand scorers | Att. |
| 1 | 17 June 1922 | Carisbrook, Dunedin (H) | Australia | 3–1 | Soccer Ashes | Cook (2), Knott | — |
| 2 | 24 June 1922 | Athletic Park, Wellington (H) | Australia | 1–1 | Soccer Ashes | Cook | — |
| 3 | 8 July 1922 | Auckland Domain, Auckland (H) | Australia | 3–1 | Soccer Ashes | Ballard, Cook, Dacre | — |
| 4 | 9 June 1923 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane (A) | Australia | 1–2 | Soccer Ashes | Dacre | — |
| 5 | 16 June 1923 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) | Australia | 3–2 | Soccer Ashes | Campbell (3) | — |
| 6 | 30 June 1923 | Newcastle Showgrounds, Newcastle (A) | Australia | 4–1 | Soccer Ashes | Campbell (4) | — |
| 7 | 25 June 1927 | Dunedin (H) | Canada | 2–2 | Friendly | Hislop, Innes | — |
| 8 | 5 July 1927 | Christchurch (H) | Canada | 1–2 | Friendly | Spencer | — |
| 9 | 9 July 1927 | Wellington (H) | Canada | 1–0 | Friendly | McCormack | — |
| 10 | 23 July 1927 | Auckland (H) | Canada | 1–4 | Friendly | Hooper | — |
| 11 | 5 June 1933 | Brisbane Exhibition Grounds, Brisbane (A) | Australia | 2–4 | Soccer Ashes | Chapman, Kershaw | — |
| 12 | 17 June 1933 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) | Australia | 4–6 | Soccer Ashes | Chapman, Ives, Kay, Kershaw | — |
| 13 | 24 June 1933 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney (A) | Australia | 2–4 | Soccer Ashes | Kershaw (A) | — |
| 14 | 4 July 1936 | Logan Park, Dunedin (H) | Australia | 1–7 | Soccer Ashes | Skinner | — |
| 15 | 11 July 1936 | Athletic Park, Wellington (H) | Australia | 0–10 | Soccer Ashes | | — |
| 16 | 18 July 1936 | Blandford Park, Auckland (H) | Australia | 1–4 | Soccer Ashes | Haggett | — |
| 17 | 28 June 1947 | Christchurch (H) | South Africa | 5–6 | Friendly | Smith (3), Mason, Wood | — |
| 18 | 5 July 1947 | Dunedin (H) | South Africa | 0–6 | Friendly | | — |
| 19 | 12 July 1947 | Wellington (H) | South Africa | 3–8 | Friendly | Smith (3) | — |
| 20 | 19 July 1947 | Auckland (H) | South Africa | 1–4 | Friendly | Smith | — |
| 21 | 14 August 1948 | Basin Reserve, Wellington (H) | Australia | 0–6 | Soccer Ashes | | — |
| 22 | 28 August 1948 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch (H) | Australia | 0–7 | Soccer Ashes | | — |
| 23 | 4 September 1948 | Basin Reserve, Wellington (H) | Australia | 0–4 | Soccer Ashes | | — |
| 24 | 11 September 1948 | Blandford Park, Auckland (H) | Australia | 1–8 | Friendly | Masters | — |
| 25 | 19 September 1951 | Nouméa (A) | New Caledonia | 0–2 | Friendly | | — |
| 26 | 22 September 1951 | Nouméa (A) | New Caledonia | 6–4 | Friendly | Newall (4), Fleet, Walsh | — |
| 27 | 24 September 1951 | Nouméa (A) | New Caledonia | 0–2 | Friendly | | — |
| 28 | 30 September 1951 | Nouméa (A) | New Caledonia | 3–1 | Friendly | Coxon (2), Fleet | — |
| 29 | 4 October 1951 | Nouméa (N) | New Hebrides | 9–0 | Friendly | Coxon (3), Walsh (3), Newall (2), Fleet | — |
| 30 | 7 October 1951 | Suva (A) | Fiji | 6–4 | Friendly | Newall (3), Coxon, McKissock, Mutimer | — |
| 31 | 7 September 1952 | Suva (A) | Fiji | 2–0 | Friendly | Hope-Ede, White | — |
| 32 | 14 September 1952 | Lautoka (A) | Fiji | 9–0 | Friendly | Newall (3), Kendrick (2), Quickenden (2), White, Own goal | — |
| 33 | 16 September 1952 | Suva (A) | Fiji | 5–2 | Friendly | Coxon (2), Kendrick (2), White | — |
| 34 | 21 September 1952 | Papeete (A) | Tahiti | 2–2 | Friendly | Coxon, Newall | — |
| 35 | 28 September 1952 | Papeete (A) | Tahiti | 5–3 | Friendly | Newall (4), Coxon | — |
| 36 | 14 August 1954 | Melbourne (A) | Australia | 2–1 | Soccer Ashes | King, Steele Jr. | — |
| 37 | 28 August 1954 | Brisbane (A) | Australia | 1–4 | Soccer Ashes | Smith | — |
| 38 | 4 September 1954 | Sydney (A) | Australia | 1–4 | Soccer Ashes | Steele Jr. | — |
| 39 | 16 August 1958 | Basin Reserve, Wellington (H) | Australia | 2–3 | Friendly | Aird, Hume | — |
| 40 | 23 August 1958 | Carlaw Park, Auckland (H) | Australia | 2–2 | Friendly | Steele Jr. (2) | — |
| 41 | 31 August 1958 | Nouméa (A) | New Caledonia | 2–1 | Friendly | McLaren, Steele Jr. | — |
| 42 | 7 September 1958 | Nouméa (A) | New Caledonia | 5–1 | Friendly | Hume (3), Cuthill, Steele Jr. | — |
| 43 | 14 September 1958 | Nouméa (A) | New Caledonia | 2–1 | Friendly | Hume (2) | — |
| 44 | 5 September 1960 | Papeete (A) | Tahiti | 5–1 | Friendly | Charlton (2), Raat (2), Bell | — |
| 45 | 12 September 1960 | Papeete (A) | Tahiti | 2–1 | Friendly | Charlton, Raat | — |
| 46 | 2 June 1962 | Christchurch (H) | New Caledonia | 4–1 | Friendly | McVey (2), Pugh (2) | — |
| 47 | 4 June 1962 | Wellington (H) | New Caledonia | 4–2 | Friendly | Armstrong (3), Ormond | — |
| 48 | 5 November 1967 | Saigon (N) | Australia | 3–5 | 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup | Mears, Nemet, Shaw | — |
| 49 | 8 November 1967 | Nouméa (A) | New Caledonia | 0–4 | Friendly | | — |
| 50 | 8 November 1967 | Saigon (N) | Singapore | 3–1 | 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup | Thomas (2), Turner | — |
| 51 | 10 November 1967 | Saigon (N) | South Vietnam | 1–5 | 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup | Shaw | — |
| 52 | 16 November 1967 | Kuala Lumpur (A) | Malaysia | 8–2 | Friendly | Shaw (3), Ferrier, Legg, Mears, Nemet, Turner | — |
| 53 | 17 September 1968 | Auckland (H) | Fiji | 5–0 | Friendly | Shaw (3), Haydon, Legg | — |
| 54 | 8 October 1968 | Auckland (H) | New Caledonia | 1–3 | Friendly | Breslin | — |
| 55 | 25 July 1969 | Nouméa (A) | New Caledonia | 0–0 | Friendly | | — |
| 56 | 27 July 1969 | Nouméa (A) | New Caledonia | 0–2 | Friendly | | — |
| 57 | 29 July 1969 | Nouméa (A) | New Caledonia | 2–3 | Friendly | Bilby, de Graaf | — |
| 58 | 16 September 1969 | Singapore (A) | Singapore | 2–0 | Friendly | de Graaf, Mears | — |
| 59 | 28 September 1969 | Tel Aviv (A) | Israel | 0–4 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification | | — |
| 60 | 1 October 1969 | Tel Aviv (A) | Israel | 0–2 | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification | | — |

## Best/worst results

Best :
| Date | Opposition | Result |
| 4 October 1951 | New Hebrides | 9–0 |
| 14 September 1952 | Fiji | 9–0 |
| 16 November 1967 | Malaysia | 8–2 |
Worst :
| Date | Opposition | Result |
| 11 July 1936 | Australia | 0–10 |
| 11 September 1948 | Australia | 1–8 |
| 28 August 1958 | Australia | 0–7 |
| 4 July 1936 | Australia | 1–7 |
| 5 July 1947 | South Africa | 0–6 |
| 14 August 1948 | Australia | 0–6 |
Highest Aggregate :
| Date | Opposition | Result |
| 28 June 1947 | South Africa | 5–6 |
| 12 July 1947 | South Africa | 3–8 |
| 17 June 1933 | Australia | 4–6 |
| 11 July 1936 | Australia | 0–10 |
| 22 September 1951 | New Caledonia | 6–4 |
| 16 November 1967 | Malaysia | 8–2 |

## Streaks

* Most wins in a row
** 7, 31 August 1958–4 June 1962
** 6, 30 September 1951–16 September 1952
* Most matches without a loss
** 9, 30 September 1951–14 August 1954
* Most losses in a row
** 16, 23 July 1927–19 September 1951
* Most matches without a win
** 16, 23 July 1927–19 September 1951

## Results by opposition

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
| Australia | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 87 | −50 | 22.73 |
| Canada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 25.00 |
| Fiji | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | +21 | 100.00 |
| Israel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 100.00 |
| New Caledonia | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Singapore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| South Africa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 0.00 |
| South Vietnam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Tahiti | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 75.00 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 100.00 |
| Total | 60 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 144 | 173 | −29 | 41.67 |
* ↑ Includes results as New Hebrides.

## Results by year

Per Year :
| Year | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1922 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 1923 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| 1927 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | –3 |
| 1933 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | –6 |
| 1936 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | –19 |
| 1947 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 24 | –15 |
| 1948 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25 | –24 |
| 1951 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 13 | +11 |
| 1952 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | +16 |
| 1954 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | –5 |
| 1958 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 |
| 1960 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| 1962 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| 1967 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 17 | –2 |
| 1968 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| 1969 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | –7 |
Cumulative :
| Year | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1922 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 1923 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 |
| 1927 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 |
| 1933 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 30 | –2 |
| 1936 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 51 | –21 |
| 1947 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 75 | –36 |
| 1948 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 40 | 100 | –60 |
| 1951 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 64 | 113 | –49 |
| 1952 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 87 | 120 | –33 |
| 1954 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 91 | 129 | –38 |
| 1958 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 104 | 137 | –33 |
| 1960 | 45 | 19 | 4 | 22 | 111 | 139 | –28 |
| 1962 | 47 | 21 | 4 | 22 | 119 | 142 | –23 |
| 1967 | 52 | 23 | 4 | 25 | 134 | 159 | –25 |
| 1968 | 54 | 24 | 4 | 26 | 140 | 162 | –22 |
| 1969 | 60 | 25 | 5 | 30 | 144 | 173 | –29 |