The Politics of South African Football. Alpheus Koonyaditse
R Paterson (England)
COMBINADO PAULISTA
Jorge “Tutu” de Miranda Júnior, Walter Jeffery, Frank Hodgkiss, Pyles, Argemiro, Stewart, Leo Bellegarde, Charles William Miller, Renato B Cerqueira, Oscar de Andrade, Henrique Ruffin
Coach: Charles William Miller (England)
SOUTH AFRICA
WG Brown, Henry N Heeley, JH Robinson, WF Schmidt, JW Binckles, T Chalmers, Hector J Henman, A McIntyre, Robert Tyler, Gerald Hartingan, WT Mason
Coach: Henry “Harry” Heeley
GOAL SCORERS
A McIntyre, Robert McIntyre, WF Schmidt, WT Mason (2), G Hartingan
From São Paulo the South Africans went on to Buenos Aires, where they beat Argentina on July 9, 1906. Although the Argentineans give a final score of 1-0, other reports show 4-1.
After the Union of South Africa was established in 1910, there were more international fixtures. Then, in 1924, the Springbok Touring Team travelled to England, Ireland, Northern Ireland and the Netherlands from August 30 to December 3. They played 26 matches, including five against unofficial “national” teams. Of those five, only the match against the Netherlands was recorded (in this case by the Dutch) as an official international game. The host team won 2-1 in Amsterdam on November 2, 1924. South Africa fielded players from all over the country, thus effectively constituting a genuine national team.
Netherlands 2-1 South Africa
November 2, 1924 – Amsterdam: Nederlandsche Sportpark, 26 000 spectators
Referee: Dr Peter Joseph “Peco” Bauwens (Germany)
NETHERLANDS
Agaeus Yme “Gejus” van der Meulen, Henri Léonard Barthélémi “Harry” Dénis (captain), Henk Vermetten, André Le Fèvre, Bertus Bul, Gerrit Horsten, Albert Snouck Hurgronje, Wim Frederick Volkers, Cornelis Alidanis “Kees” Pijl, Charles van Baar van Slangenburgh, Johannes Daniël “Jan” de Natris
Coach: Robert “Bob” Glendenning (England)
SOUTH AFRICA
Arthur J Riley, Charles R Thompson, George W Burton, George R Parry, Alex Skene, Bob P Tochy, Jim Green, Gordon Hodgson, John Murray, H Charles Williams (captain), Eric SG Stuart
Coach: John Wheeler
GOAL SCORERS
Volkers (9), De Natris (19) – Murray (20)6
Six weeks prior to the Dutch tour, on September 24, 1924, the Springboks went to Belfast, where they beat Northern Ireland 2-1 after conceding an early goal by the Irishman Frank Rushe.
Northern Ireland 1-2 South Africa
September 24, 1924 – Belfast: Solitude, 6 000 spectators
Referee: William Cowan (Netherlands)
NORTHERN IRELAND
John Gough – Alfred Bruce, Thomas Frame, James Anderson, William Burns, John Harris (captain), Thomas McKeague, Thomas Croft, Frank Rushe, Ralph Lynas, Harold Wilson
Coach: Joe Devlin
SOUTH AFRICA
Arthur J Riley – Charles R Thompson, George W Burton, George R Parry, H Charles Williams (captain), Robert P Tochy, PD Jacobi, Jim Green, David James Murray, Gordon Hodgson, Eric SG Stuart
Coach: Hugh Sweetlove
GOAL SCORERS
Rushe (10), Murray (44), Green (75)
The table below gives the full results of the 1924 European tour. Note: The first score in all cases is for South Africa.
| Team | Date | Result |
| Dublin Bohemians | August 30,1924 | 4-2 |
| Wimbledon | September 6,1924 | 6-0 |
| Brentford | September 10, 1924 | 1-3 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | September 13,1924 | 5-2 |
| Chelsea | September 17,1924 | 4-2 |
| Northern Ireland | September 24, 1924 | 2-1 |
| North-West Ireland | September 27, 1924 | 9-1 |
| Northampton Town | September 29, 1924 | 3-1 |
| Liverpool | October 1, 1924 | 5-2 |
| Wales | October 4, 1924 | 0-1 |
| England | October 11, 1924 | 2-3 |
| Aston Villa | October 15, 1924 | 3-0 |
| Palatine League | October 18, 1924 | 8-1 |
| Queen’s Park | October 22, 1924 | 2-3 |
| Dulwich Hamlet | October 25, 1924 | 4-0 |
| Zwaluwen | October 31, 1924 | 2-1 |
| Netherlands | November 2, 1924 | 1-2 |
| Corinthians | November 5, 1924 | 3-0 |
| The Army | November 8, 1924 | 3-4 |
| Isthmian League | November 13, 1924 | 4-2 |
| Corinthians | November 15, 1924 | 1-4 |
| Colwyn Bay & District | November 22, 1924 | 4-2 |
| Manchester City | November 24, 1924 | 1-3 |
| England | November 26, 1924 | 2-3 |
| Norfolk County | November 29, 1924 | 1-3 |
| Everton | December 3, 1924 | 3-2 |
There are also reports of earlier matches between South African and Australian teams. On May 18, 1919, the Melbourne Argus reported that the Australian Army service football team which had been touring England would make a “six-week tour” of South Africa.
Evidence of other matches includes the following brief report by the Reuters news agency: “Soccer Amateur International