Trawling Trove for references to 'police' and 'soccer' in Australia, it soon became apparent that the results were one of two kinds. First the endless references to police intervening in disputes/brawls on the soccer field and second, the less common but nonetheless frequent references to police playing soccer, as individuals or in teams organised by police.
What a search for "police soccer" reveals:
- police intervening in soccer violence as early as 1895 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/108096420 no doubt there will be earlier incidents
- police teams/police boys club teams
- individual police playing the game
- migrant police joining clubs
- curiosities
- articles with no connection between police and soccer
1870
Police play Melbourne FC in a modified game in which "home rules" apply.
NSW
1912 1914
Newcastle
1948 toured Qld
Qld
tours of police teams from NSW 1946 and 1948
SA
1930
TAS
1948 Police boys club
Vic
1949
ACT
1950s
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