Australia men's national soccer team results (1950–1979)

This is a list of the Australia national soccer team results from 1950 to 1979.

1950s

1950

11 June 1950 Friendly	Southern Rhodesia	0–5	Australia	Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
		Report	Johns 6', ?' Parsons 51' Hulme ?', ?'	Stadium: Old Harrarians Attendance: 5,000

17 June 1950 Friendly	Southern Rhodesia	1–4	Australia	Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia
	Badenhorst ?'	Report	Johns ?' Sanders ?', ?' Hulme ?'	Stadium: Queen's Ground Attendance: 6,000

24 June 1950 Friendly	South Africa	3–2	Australia	Durban, South Africa
	Claasens 14', 82' Botha 69'	Report	Nunn 38' Hulme ?'	Stadium: Kingsmead Attendance: 20,000

1 July 1950 Friendly	South Africa	2–1	Australia	Johannesburg, South Africa
	Claasens 33', 46'	Report	Nunn 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Ellis Park Stadium Attendance: 20,000

8 July 1950 Friendly	South Africa	1–2	Australia	Port Elizabeth, South Africa
	Claasens 54'	Report	Parsons 64', 70'	Stadium: St George's Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: A Finlay (South Africa)

23 July 1950 Friendly	South Africa	0–2	Australia	Cape Town, South Africa
		Report	Nunn 49', 71'	Stadium: Hartleyvale Stadium Attendance: 12,000

1954

14 August 1954 Friendly	Australia	1–2	New Zealand	Melbourne, Australia
	Robertson 75'	Report	King 5' Steele 7'	Stadium: Melbourne Showgrounds Referee: G Gatt (Australia)

28 August 1954 Friendly	Australia	4–1	New Zealand	Brisbane, Australia
	Robertson ?' Stewart ?', ?' Lennard ?'	Report	Ted Smith ?'	Stadium: Brisbane Cricket Ground Attendance: 7,000 Referee: V Robertson (Australia)

4 September 1954 Friendly	Australia	4–1	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	Murphy ?' Nunn ?', ?' Stewart ?'	Report	Steele ?'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 5,798 Referee: Dick Thorpe (Australia)

1955

3 September 1955 Friendly	Australia	0–3	South Africa	Brisbane, Australia
		Report	Palmer 2' Paton ?' Hughes 88'	Stadium: Brisbane Cricket Ground Attendance: 5,640 Referee: Bill Malcolm (Australia)

10 September 1955 Friendly	Australia	0–2	South Africa	Melbourne, Australia
		Report	Palmer 84' Hughes 86'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 3,000

17 September 1955 Friendly	Australia	0–8	South Africa	Adelaide, Australia
		Report	Rufus ?', ?' Hughes ?', ?' Paton ?', ?' Jacques ?' Palmer ?'	Stadium: Kensington Oval

24 September 1955 Friendly	Australia	0–6	South Africa	Sydney, Australia
		Report	Hughes ?', ?' Patton ?' Palmer ?' Le Roux ?' Wilson ?' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground

1 October 1955 Friendly	Australia	1–4	South Africa	Newcastle, Australia
	Vairy 39'	Report	Hughes ?', ?', ?' Le Roux ?'	Stadium: Newcastle Sports Ground Attendance: 2,907 Referee: G Muir (Australia)

1956

27 November 1956 1956 Summer Olympics First Round	Australia	2–0	Japan	Melbourne, Australia
	McMillan 26' (pen.) Loughran 61'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 3,568 Referee: R Lund (New Zealand)

1 December 1956 1956 Summer Olympics Quarter-final	Australia	2–4	India	Melbourne, Australia
	Morrow 17' 41'	Report	D'Souza 9' 33' 50' Kittu 80'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 12,000

12 December 1956 Friendly	Australia	1–7	India	Sydney, Australia
	Vogler ?'	Report	Banerjee ?', ?' D'Souza ?', ?' Kittu ?', ?' Banerjee ?'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ron Wright (Australia)

1958

16 August 1958 Friendly	New Zealand	2–3	Australia	Wellington, New Zealand
	Aird 30' (pen.) Hume ?'	Report	Loughrin 14' Nunn 44' Adair 70'	Stadium: Basin Reserve Attendance: 7,000 Referee: M Swain (New Zealand)

23 August 1958 Friendly	New Zealand	2–2	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
	Steel 11', 46'	Report	Aird 42' (o.g.) Vogler ?'	Stadium: Carlaw Park Attendance: 8,500 Referee: R Lund (New Zealand)

1960s

1965

21 November 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification First Round	North Korea	6–1	Australia	Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
	Pak Doo-ik 15' Pak Seung-zin 54', 80' Han Bong-zin 65', 88' Im Seung-hwi 58'	Report	Scheinflug 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Olympique Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Nice (Malaysia)

24 November 1965 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification First Round	North Korea	3–1	Australia	Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
	Kim Seung-il 18', 75' Pak Seung-zin 53'	Report	Scheinflug 15'	Stadium: Stade Olympique Attendance: 55,000 Referee: de Silva (Singapore)

26 November 1965 Friendly	Cambodia	0–0	Australia	Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
		Report		Stadium: Stade Olympique

29 November 1965 Friendly	Hong Kong	1–0	Australia	Wan Chai, Hong Kong
	McLaren 22'	Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium

3 December 1965 Friendly	Taiwan	1–3	Australia	Wan Chai, Hong Kong
	Cheung Chi Wai 50' (pen.)	Report	Blue 5', 7', 58'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 13,800 Referee: Fred Prattlett (Hong Kong)

7 December 1965 Friendly	Malaysia	0–3	Australia	Ipoh, Malaysia
		Report	Todd 54' Johnson 65' Scheinflug 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 300

8 December 1965 Friendly	Malaysia	0–1	Australia	Ipoh, Malaysia
		Report	Aird 42' (o.g.) Peason ?'	Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 1,000

1967

28 May 1967 Friendly	Australia	0–1	Scotland	Sydney, Australia
		Report	Ferguson ?'	Stadium: Sydney Showground Attendance: 34,792 Referee: W Hosie (South Australia)
Note: The match was originally not considered as an international A match, but later was reclassified.^[1]

31 May 1967 Friendly	Australia	1–2	Scotland	Adelaide, Australia
	Baartz ?'	Report	Townsend 30' Morgan ?'	Stadium: Norwood Oval Attendance: 12,500 Referee: D Maitland (Victoria)
Note: The match was originally not considered as an international A match, but later was reclassified.^[1]

3 June 1967 Friendly	Australia	0–2	Scotland	Melbourne, Australia
		Report	Ferguson ?', ?'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Tony Boskovic (NSW)
Note: The match was originally not considered as an international A match, but later was reclassified.^[1]

5 November 1967 1967 Quoc Khanh Cup	Australia	5–3	New Zealand	Saigon, South Vietnam
	Abonyi ?', ?', ?' Warren ?' Baartz ?'	Report	Mears ?' Nemeth ?' Shaw ?'	Stadium: Cong Hoa Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Hong Duk Yong (Korea Republic)

7 November 1967 1967 Quoc Khanh Cup	South Vietnam	0–1	Australia	Saigon, South Vietnam
		Report	Warren 35'	Stadium: Cong Hoa Stadium Attendance: 20,000

11 November 1967 1967 Quoc Khanh Cup	Australia	5–1	Singapore	Saigon, South Vietnam
	Abonyi ?', ?', ?' Warren ?' Baartz 53'	Report	? ?' (pen.)	Stadium: Cong Hoa Stadium Attendance: 10,000

12 November 1967 1967 Quoc Khanh Cup	Malaysia	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Australia	Saigon, South Vietnam
		Report	Baartz 117'	Stadium: Cong Hoa Stadium Attendance: 30,000

14 November 1967 1967 Quoc Khanh Cup	South Korea	2–3	Australia	Saigon, South Vietnam
	Lee Young Kewn 1' Huh Yoon-jung ?'	Report	Vojtek 36' Abonyi ?' Warren ?'	Stadium: Cong Hoa Stadium Attendance: 30,000

17 November 1967 Friendly	Indonesia	0–2	Australia	Jakarta, Indonesia
		Report	Baartz 37' Abonyi 43'	Stadium: Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 20,000

21 November 1967 Friendly	Singapore	1–6	Australia	Singapore
	? ?'	Report	Abonyi ?', ?' Westwater ?' Micic ?' McColl ?' Vojtek ?'	Attendance: 4,000

26 November 1967 Friendly	Malaysia	0–4	Australia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
		Report	Vojtek ?', ?' McColl ?' Abonyi ?'	Attendance: 500

1968

30 March 1968 Friendly	Australia	2–2	Japan	Sydney, Australia
	McColl 46' Blue 83'	Report Report	Kamamoto 18', 65'	Attendance: 8,646

31 March 1968 Friendly	Australia	3–1	Japan	Melbourne, Australia
	Scheinflug 35' Vojtek 42' Baartz 88'	Report Report	Y. Kuwahara 32'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 9,974

4 April 1968 Friendly	Australia	1–3	Japan	Adelaide, Australia
	McColl 70'	Report Report	Sugiyama 80' Kamamoto 84', 88'	Attendance: 6,127

1969

20 July 1969 Friendly	Australia	1–0	Greece	Sydney, Australia
	Abonyi 60' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 30,155 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

23 July 1969 Friendly	Australia	2–2	Greece	Brisbane, Australia
	Vojtek 48' Baartz 62'	Report	Dedes 19', 46' Kritikopoulos	Stadium: Brisbane Exhibition Ground Attendance: 10,037 Referee: Harold Parsons (Australia)

27 July 1969 Friendly	Australia	0–2	Greece	Melbourne, Australia
		Report	Dedes 22' Papaioannou 55'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 24,416 Referee: Vince Dobinson (Australia)

10 October 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification First Round	Japan	1–3	Australia	Seoul, South Korea
	Watanabe 11'	Report	McColl 5' Ogi 68' (o.g.) Baartz 69'	Attendance: 10,500 Referee: P Nice (Malaysia)

14 October 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification First Round	South Korea	1–2	Australia	Seoul, South Korea
	Lee Lee Woo 45'	Report	Watkiss 37' McColl 82'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: G Suppiah (Singapore)

16 October 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification First Round	Japan	1–1	Australia	Seoul, South Korea
	Miyamoto 4'	Report	McColl 39'

20 October 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification First Round	South Korea	1–1	Australia	Seoul, South Korea
	Park Soo Il 29'	Report	Baartz 58'	Attendance: 25,000

23 November 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Second Round	Rhodesia	1–1	Australia	Laurenco Marques, Mozambique
	Chalmers 63'	Report	McColl 68'	Stadium: Estádio Salazar Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Saldanha Antonio Ribeiro (Portugal)

27 November 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Second Round	Rhodesia	0–0	Australia	Laurenco Marques, Mozambique
		Report		Stadium: Estádio Salazar Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Saldanha Antonio Ribeiro (Portugal)

29 November 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Second Round	Rhodesia	1–3	Australia	Laurenco Marques, Mozambique
	Chalmers 49'	Report	Rutherford 12' Tigere 22' (o.g.) Warren 56'	Stadium: Estádio Salazar Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Saldanha Antonio Ribeiro (Portugal)

4 December 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Final Round	Israel	1–0	Australia	Ramat Gan, Israel
	Zeman 16' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

14 December 1969 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Final Round	Australia	1–1	Israel	Sydney, Australia
	Watkiss 88'	Report	Spiegler 78'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 32,500 Referee: Ferdinand Marschall (Austria)

1970s

1970

4 November 1970 Friendly	Iran	1–2	Australia	Tehran, Iran
	-'	Report	Richards 8' Alston 48'	Stadium: Amjadieh Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Daud Nasiri (Iran)

10 November 1970 Friendly	Israel	0–1	Australia	Ramat-Gan, Israel
		Report	Richards 50'	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Menachem Ashkenazi (Israel)

17 November 1970 Friendly	Greece	1–3	Australia	Athens, Greece
	Eleftherakis 22'	Report	Alston 11' Mackay 23' Blue 77'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Nikos Yannopoulos (Greece)

2 December 1970 Friendly	Mexico	3–0	Australia	Mexico City, Mexico
	Valdivia 40', 80' Raúl Gómez 55'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Abel Aguilar (Mexico)

1971

11 November 1971 Friendly	Australia	2–2	Israel	Brisbane, Australia
	Tolson 19' Alston 72'	Report	Calderon 11' Spiegler 63'	Stadium: Lang Park Attendance: 5,040 Referee: Vince Dobinson (Australia)

14 November 1971 Friendly	Australia	1–0	Israel	Sydney, Australia
	Ainslie 12'	Report		Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 11,282 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

21 November 1971 Friendly	Australia	1–3	Israel	Melbourne, Australia
	Baartz 87'	Report	Rosen 15' Shaharabani 46', 84'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 9,639 Referee: Roger Lamb (Australia)

1972

7 October 1972 Friendly	Indonesia	1–4	Australia	Jakarta, Indonesia
	Kadir 83' (pen.)	Report	Buljevic 52', 88' Tolson 60' Baartz 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Senayan Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Achmad Karim (Indonesia)

9 October 1972 Friendly	Australia	3–1	New Zealand	Jakarta, Indonesia
	Abonyi 26' Baartz 54' Warren 76'	Report	Vest 7'	Stadium: Senayan Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kosasih Kartadiredja (Indonesia)

15 October 1972 Friendly	South Vietnam	0–1	Australia	Saigon, South Vietnam
		Report	Buljevic 35'	Stadium: Cong Hoa Stadium Attendance: 23,000

22 October 1972 Friendly	South Korea	1–1	Australia	Seoul, South Korea
	Lee Chan Man ?'	Report	Tolson 12'	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Kim Ju Won (Korea Republic)

24 October 1972 Friendly	South Korea	0–2	Australia	Seoul, South Korea
		Report	Baartz 12' Armstrong 42'	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Mang Myung Sup (Korea Republic)

29 October 1972 Friendly	Philippines	0–6	Australia	Manila, Philippines
		Report	Abonyi 29' (pen.) Buljevic 52' Butler 64' Warren 66' Utesenovic 75' Richards ?'	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Julian Esguarra (Philippines)

1973

14 February 1973 Friendly	Australia	2–2	Bulgaria	Sydney, Australia
	Buljevic 59' Tolson 72' (pen.)	Report	Vasilev 31' Mihaylov 44'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 14,163 Referee: Roger Lamb (Australia)

16 February 1973 Friendly	Australia	1–3	Bulgaria	Adelaide, Australia
	Baartz 29'	Report	Bogomilov 22' Pritargov 27' Mihaylov 81'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 8,576 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

18 February 1973 Friendly	Australia	0–2	Bulgaria	Melbourne, Australia
		Report	Pritargov 22' Dermendzhiev 57'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 9,204 Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)

4 March 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Zone B (Group 2)	New Zealand	1–1	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
	Turner 57'	Report	Campbell 85'	Stadium: Newmarket Ground Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Sun Tak Luk (Hong Kong)

11 March 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Zone B (Group 2)	Australia	3–1	Iraq	Sydney, Australia
	Richards 49' Alston 80', 85'	Report	Nuri 90'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 28,514 Referee: Govindsamy Suppiah (Singapore)

13 March 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Zone B (Group 2)	Australia	2–1	Indonesia	Sydney, Australia
	Campbell 22' Alston 42'	Report	Iswadi 36'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 12,763 Referee: Dau Van Dzu (South Vietnam)

16 March 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Zone B (Group 2)	Australia	3–3	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	Utjesenovic 11' Baartz 19' Buljevic 26'	Report	Vest 10' Tindall 50' Hogg 86' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 14,071 Referee: K Mahendron Malaysia

18 March 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Zone B (Group 2)	Australia	0–0	Iraq	Melbourne, Australia
		Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 10,684 Referee: Masatoshi Nagashima (Japan)

24 March 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Zone B (Group 2)	Australia	6–0	Indonesia	Sydney, Australia
	Mackay 3', 40' Abonyi 23', 54' Richards 72' Baartz 78'	Report		Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 12,390 Referee: Masatoshi Nagashima (Japan)

18 August 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Zone B (Final)	Australia	3–0	Iran	Sydney, Australia
	Alston 43' Abonyi 46' Wilson 85'	Report		Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 30,881 Referee: Rudolf Scheurer (Switzerland)

24 August 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Zone B (Final)	Iran	2–0	Australia	Tehran, Iran
	Ghelichkhani 14' (pen.), 31'	Report		Stadium: Aryamehr Stadium Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Pavel Kasakov (Soviet Union)

28 October 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Final Round	Australia	0–0	South Korea	Sydney, Australia
		Report		Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 32,005 Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium)

11 November 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Final Round	South Korea	2–2	Australia	Seoul, South Korea
	Kim Jae-han 15' Koe Jae Wook 30'	Report	Buljevic 31' Baartz 47'	Stadium: Municipal Stadium Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Arie Van Gemert (Netherlands)

13 November 1973 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification Final Round	South Korea	0–1	Australia	Hong Kong
		Report	Mackay 70'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Arie Van Gemert (Netherlands)

1974

25 April 1974 Friendly	Australia	0–0	Uruguay	Melbourne, Australia
		Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 20,283 Referee: Peter Ramplay (Australia)

27 April 1974 Friendly	Australia	2–0	Uruguay	Sydney, Australia
	Baartz 59' Ollerton 84'	Report	Garisto 76'	Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 25,708 Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)

21 May 1974 Friendly	Australia	2–1	Indonesia	Jakarta, Indonesia
	Wilson 77' Curran 80'	Report	Waskito 89'	Stadium: Senayan Stadium Attendance: 62,000 Referee: Juremi (Indonesia)

28 May 1974 Friendly	Israel	2–1	Australia	Tel Aviv, Israel
	Feygenbaum 58', 88'	Report	Mackay 89'	Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)

14 June 1974 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 1	East Germany	2–0	Australia	Hamburg, West Germany
	Curran (o.g.) 58' Streich 72'	Report		Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal)

18 June 1974 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 1	West Germany	3–0	Australia	Hamburg, West Germany
	Overath 12' Cullmann 34' Müller 53'	Report		Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Mahmoud Mustafa Kamel (Egypt)

22 June 1974 1974 FIFA World Cup Group 1	Australia	0–0	Chile	West Berlin, West Germany
	Richards 37' 83'	Report		Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 14,681 Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)
Note: While official match reports show Richards as having been booked twice (in the 37th and 83rd minutes), the referee showed Richards cards on four occasions. He was shown the red card several minutes after being shown his 3rd yellow card.^[2]

1975

6 August Friendly	Australia	1–0	China	Melbourne, Australia
	Cummings 62'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Stuart Mellings (Australia)

16 November 1975 Friendly	Australia	0–0	Soviet Union	Perth, Australia
		Report		Stadium: Perry Lakes Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)

20 November 1975 Friendly	Australia	0–3	Soviet Union	Adelaide, Australia
		Report	Shepel 29' Yevryuzhikhin 39' Gershkovich 57'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 8,135 Referee: Barry Harwood (Australia)

23 November 1975 Friendly	Australia	1–2	Soviet Union	Melbourne, Australia
	Campbell 35'	Report	Yakubik 71' Kozlov 78'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 14,200 Referee: Stuart Mellings (Australia)

26 November 1975 Friendly	Australia	0–0	Soviet Union	Brisbane, Australia
		Report	Yakubik 36'	Stadium: Brisbane Exhibition Ground Attendance: 6,845 Referee: Des Miles (Australia)

30 November 1975 Friendly	Australia	2–3	Soviet Union	Sydney, Australia
	Ollerton 21' Barnes 43'	Report	Gershkovich 43' Yakubik 47' Gavrilov ?'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 8,400 Referee: Peter Rampley (Australia)

3 December 1975 Friendly	Australia	1–1	Soviet Union	Newcastle, Australia
	Ollerton ?'	Report	Gutzayev ?'	Stadium: Newcastle Showground Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

1976

29 February 1976 Friendly	Australia	1–0	New Zealand	Auckland, New Zealand
	Harding 79'	Report		Stadium: Newmarket Park Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Peter Rampley (Australia)

2 March 1976 Friendly	Australia	3–1	New Zealand	Melbourne, Australia
	Barnes ?' Ollerton ?' Abonyi ?'	Report	Taylor ?'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Referee: Stuart Mellings (Australia)

11 August 1976 Friendly	Australia	0–1	Hong Kong	Canberra, Australia
		Report	Tang Hung Chong 12'	Stadium: Manuka Oval Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Peter Rampley (Australia)

18 August 1976 Friendly	Australia	2–0	Hong Kong	Gosford, Australia
	Abonyi 12' Harding 27'	Report		Stadium: Graham Park Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

20 October 1976 Friendly	Australia	1 – 1	Indonesia	Jakarta, Indonesia
	Abonyi 5'	Report	Rizal 83'

22 October 1976 Friendly	Australia	1–0	Singapore	Singapore
	Ollerton 48'	Report		Stadium: Singapore National Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Lee (Singapore)

24 October 1976 Friendly	Australia	2–0	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
	Abonyi 35' (pen.) Nyskohus 44'	Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium

29 October 1976 Friendly	China	0–2	Australia	Canton, China
		Report	Ollerton ?', ?'	Stadium: Yui Siu Stadium Attendance: 35,000

3 November 1976 Friendly	Australia	1 – 1	Israel	Ramat Gan, Israel
	Wilson 56'	Report	Damti 42'	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Rene Mathieu (Switzerland)

1977

12 February 1977 Friendly	Australia	1 – 1	Israel	Melbourne, Australia
	Ollerton 58'	Report	Damti 10'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Barry Harwood (Australia)

16 February 1977 Friendly	Australia	1–1	Israel	Sydney, Australia
	Muniz 59'	Report	Schweitzer 72'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Des Miles (Australia)

13 March 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification First Round (Group 5)	Australia	3–0	Taiwan	Ba, Fiji
	Rooney 8', 46' Abonyi 16'	Report		Attendance: 8,000 Referee: P Watana (Thailand)

19 March 1977 Friendly	Australia	0–1	Fiji	Suva, Fiji
		Report	Okete 75'	Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Bob Khan (Fiji)

16 March 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification First Round (Group 5)	Australia	2 – 1	Taiwan	Ba, Fiji
	Kosmina 35' Abonyi 58'	Report	Fang Shin-sing 29'	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: G Vijit (Thailand)

27 March 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification First Round (Group 5)	Australia	3 – 1	New Zealand	Sydney, Australia
	Ollerton 60', 85' Kosmina 72'	Report	Nelson 4'	Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Referee: Cham Tam Sun (Hong Kong)

30 March 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification First Round (Group 5)	Australia	1 – 1	New Zealand	Auckland, New Zealand
	Ollerton 18'	Report	Nelson ?'	Stadium: Newmarket Park Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong)

10 July 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Final Round	Australia	3 – 0	Hong Kong	Adelaide, Australia
	Kosmina 27', 84' Barnes 46'	Report		Attendance: 11,000 Referee: W Hungerbuehler (Switzerland)

14 August 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Final Round	Australia	0 – 1	Iran	Melbourne, Australia
		Report	Rowshan 68'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Franz Wohrer (Austria)

28 August 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Final Round	Australia	2 – 1	South Korea	Sydney, Australia
	Kosmina 63', 75'	Report	Cha Bum-kun 23'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Jan Keizer (Netherlands)

16 October 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Final Round	Australia	1 – 2	Kuwait	Sydney, Australia
	Rooney 40'	Report	Kamil 41' (pen.) Aziz 49'	Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

23 October 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Final Round	Australia	0 – 0	South Korea	Seoul, South Korea
		Report		Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

30 October 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Final Round	Australia	5–2	Hong Kong	Hong Kong
	Ollerton 18', 21', 27' Abonyi 59' (pen.) Bennett 86'	Report	Tang Hung Cheong 66' Chung Chor Wai 80'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

13 November 1977 Friendly	Australia	2–0	Singapore	Singapore
	Ollerton ?' Abonyi ?'	Report		Stadium: Singapore Stadium

19 November 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Final Round	Australia	0–1	Kuwait	Kuwait City, Kuwait
		Report	Faisal Al-Dakhil 51'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Josef Bucek (Austria)

25 November 1977 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification Final Round	Australia	0–1	Iran	Tehran, Iran
		Report	Jahani 44'	Stadium: Ayramehr Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France)

1978

11 June 1978 Friendly	Australia	1–2	Greece	Melbourne, Australia
	Cole 63'	Report	Ifandidis 63', 77'	Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Peter Rampley (Australia)

14 June 1978 Friendly	Australia	0–1	Greece	Adelaide, Australia
		Report	Ifandidis 71'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 9,502 Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)

18 June 1978 Friendly	Australia	1–1	Greece	Sydney, Australia
	Barnes 77' (pen.)	Report	Karavitis 12'	Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 15,000 Referee: David Yelland (Australia)

1979

13 June 1979 Friendly	New Zealand	1–0	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
	Ormond 58'	Report		Stadium: Newmarket Park Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Tom Delahunty (New Zealand)