Stan Bourke
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stan Bourke | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1922 | Auburn District | ||
| 1923–1928 | Granville | ||
| 1929 | Gladesville-Ryde | ||
| 1930–1931 | Granville | ||
| 1931 | Balgownie | ||
| International career | |||
| 1924 | Australia | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stan Bourke was a former Australian professional soccer player who played as a forward. He had three caps for the Australia national soccer team.[1]
Early life
[edit]Stan Bourke was born in Auburn, Sydney, Australia. He was educated at Auburn North School and played in their football team.
Club career
[edit]After playing for the Auburn North school team, he joined Auburn District in 1921. He joined Granville in 1923 and won three consecutive Sydney Metropolitan Premierships in his first three seasons. Bourke decided to leave Granville on 17 April 1928, after Granville was defeated by West Wallsend.[2] He joined Gladesville-Ryde in 1929 and returned to Granville in 1930. He signed a form to play with Balgownie on 1 May 1931.[3]
International career
[edit]Bourke was part of Australia's team in their historic tour against Canada.[4] He made his debut in a 0–1 loss to Canada at the Royal Agricultural Showground.[5] On 23 June 1924, he played in his first international win in a 4–1 win against Canada.[6] His final international match was on 26 July 1924 in a 1–0 win in Australia's last match in their 1924 tour.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Relationships
[edit]Stan Bourke was married on 17 May 1924[8] and spent their honeymoon at Woy Woy.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| National team | Year[4] | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Australia | 1924 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Howe, Andrew (2018). Encyclopedia of Socceroos: Every national team player. Fair Play Publishing. ISBN 978-0-648-13330-8.
- ^ "Soccer Change". Evening News. No. 18974. New South Wales, Australia. 17 April 1928. p. 4. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Bourke's Reply to Granville". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. 1, no. 65. New South Wales, Australia. 1 May 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – 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.
- ^ "Football". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 26, 972. New South Wales, Australia. 16 June 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Canadian Team". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 26, 979. New South Wales, Australia. 24 June 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Football". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 27, 008. New South Wales, Australia. 28 July 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Stan Bourke Marries". Referee. No. 1941. New South Wales, Australia. 21 May 1924. p. 15. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Stan Bourke Married". The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate. Vol. XXXVI, no. 3039. New South Wales, Australia. 21 May 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 13 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.