Ossie Cleal

Ossie Cleal

Personal information
Full name	Ossie C Cleal
Place of birth	New Zealand
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	Metro College
National team
1936-1947	New Zealand	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Ossie Cleal is an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.^[1]

Cleal made three appearances in official internationals for the New Zealand, the first a 0-10 loss to Australia on 11 July 1936,^[2][3] a result which still stands as New Zealand's biggest loss in official matches, although New Zealand have been beaten by more in unofficial matches, notably England Amateurs in 1937 and Manchester United in 1967.^[4]

War interrupted his playing career, with New Zealand competing in no further official matches until South Africa toured in 1947, when Cleal played two further matches, a 5-6 loss and a 06 loss on 28 June and 5 July 1947 respectively.^[2]

References

1. ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm. Retrieved 27 October 2009. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1559.htm. Retrieved 24 October 2009. 
3. ^ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1842.htm. Retrieved 24 October 2009. 
4. ^ "New Zealand International Matches 1904-2006". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz-intres.html. Retrieved 26 October 2009. 

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Persondata
Name	Cleal, Ossie
Alternative names
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Date of birth
Place of birth	New Zealand
Date of death
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