William Maunder
# William Maunder

William "Podge" Maunder (30 November 1902 – 25 June 1964) was an Australian soccer player. Maunder is recognised as the player who scored Australia's first international goal.

## Early life

Maunder was born in Newcastle in 1902. His father, known as "Doey" Maunder was a prominent local soccer player. William Maunder's brother, Henry also took up the game and William and Henry appeared in an international match together against Canada in 1924.

## Club career

In his club career, Maunder scored more than 500 goals in Northern NSW competition and was offered a professional contract by Scottish club St Mirren F.C.

## International career

Maunder made his international debut for Australia on 17 June 1922 in Australia's first recognised international match, scoring on 45 minutes. Maunder played nine matches for Australia between 1922 and 1930, scoring six goals and captaining for one match on 28 June 1924 against Canada.

## Career statistics

### International

Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition :

| Team | Year | Competitive | Competitive | Friendly | Friendly | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Year | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Australia | 1922 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Australia | 1923 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Australia | 1924 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 |

    Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Australia goal.

List of international goals scored by William Maunder :

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 17 June 1922 | Carisbrook Park, Dunedin, New Zealand | New Zealand | 1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 9 June 1923 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia | New Zealand | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 30 June 1923 | Newcastle Showground, Newcastle, Australia | New Zealand | 1–0 | 1–4 | Friendly |
| 4 | 23 June 1924 | Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney, Australia | Canada | – | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 23 June 1924 | Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney, Australia | Canada | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 12 July 1924 | Jubilee Oval, Adelaide, Australia | Canada | 1–4 | 1–4 | Friendly |
