Celebrating Western Australia's Football Heritage

'B' Representative (Men's)

1920-1939

Combined metropolitan leagues sides continued to play regular one-off exhibition games against teams from regional West Australia.

Additionally, metropolitan representative sides were selected for ad hoc outings against teams selected from Australian Navy vessels berthed in Fremantle.

1928 Jack Conduit scores for Metropolitan XI xs Country XI
Jack Conduit scores for Metropolitan XI vs Country XI in 1928

5 July 1920

Association Select 3
HMAS Encounter 2

Status: Exhibition match

Association Select (squad): Stott, Skipworth, B.Nicholls, Hinton, J.Marshall, Hutchinson, Winders, Howieson, Hancock, Roberts, Grahams, G.Marshall, Clayton, Goode, Tolchard, Leyland, Doepel

HMAS Encounter:

Referee: G.Adams

Venue: the Esplanade, Perth
Attendance:

17 September 1921

Coast XI 2 (Andy Gordon 2, Cutmore)
Collie XI 0

Status: Exhibition match

Coast XI: Alec Marr, T.Nicholls, Pope, Worden, Davis (c), Johnston, Cutmore, Andy Gordon, Smart, Nesbit, Marshall

Collie XI: Sinclair, Cooper, Lennox, Wilson, McDonald (c), Cherry, W.Shannon, Wilmore, Dempsey, Drinkwater, E. Jones

Referee: Mr Simpson

Venue: Leederville Oval, Leederville
Attendance: “satisfactory”

29 February 1924

Western Australian Soccer Football Association XI 4
Royal Navy 7

Status: Exhibition match

WASFA XI: Alec Marr, Syd Hinton, Johnson, Nichols, Jock Warden, Harold Boys, Eric Wilderspin, Watmough, Jimmy Gordon, Wally Gardner, Marshall

Royal Navy (squad): Erridge, Cope, Sandelson, Andrews, Benson, Sellen, Glynn, Mills, Roberts, Burgon, Webb, Pratt

Referee:

Venue: Fremantle Oval, Fremantle
Attendance:

7 May 1925

Metropolitan XI 0
England Amateur XI 8 (Ernest Simms 4, Jack Elkes 2, Wiliam Caesar, William Sage)

Status: Exhibition match

Metropolitan XI: Alec Marr, N.Poile, Syd Hinton, C.Gentry, Jock Warden, William Davis, Eric Wilderspin, J.Illingsworth, C.Cruickshank, A.Newall, E.Badham

England Amateur XI: John Davidson, Stan Charlton, Tom Whittaker, Joe Hannah, James Hamilton, William Caesar, Charles Hannaford, William Sage, Ernest Simms (c), Jack Elkes, Herbert Batten

Referee: R.S.Pepworth

Venue: Subiaco Oval, Subiaco
Attendance:

27 August 1927

Metropolitan XI 2 (Rigby, Jack Conduit)
Country XI 0

Status: Exhibition match

Metropolitan XI: Gibson, E.Nicholls, Taylor, Kirke, Harold Boys, Thurston, E.Jones, Dando, Rigby, Jack Conduit, Eric Wilderspin

Country XI: Allen, N.Poile, J.Barrett, T.Getley, C.Mills, F.Parslowe, P.Reid, J.Venn, E.Sherman, J.Meickle, T.Moody

Referee:

Venue: Cottesloe Oval, Cottesloe
Attendance: “fairly large”

12 August 1928

Metropolitan XI 6 (Jack Conduit 2, A.Yates, W.Fyfe 2)
Country XI 3 (Reid, Couch, Hughes)

Status: Exhibition match

Metropolitan XI: L.Gibson, T.Vaughan, E.Nicholls, A.Gordon (c), Harold Boys, J.Rowbottom, J.Buchanan, W.Fyfe, J.Gordon, Jack Conduit, A.Yates

Country XI: Snowden, Barrett, Collins, Jones, Couch, Anderson, Bonny, Hughes, Taylor, Reid, Routledge

Referee: R.S.Pepworth

Venue: Cottesloe Oval, Cottesloe
Attendance: 2,000

3 May 1931

Metropolitan XI 3 (J.Rowbottom, J.Warden, Jimmy Gordon)
Collie 0

Status: Exhibition match

Metropolitan XI: Alec Marr, P.Muldownie, J.Eaton, Andy Gordon (c), J.Rowbotton, Albert Hayter, W.A.Taylor, J. Warden, Jimmy Gordon, Jack Conduit, Dave Birnie

Collie: M.McGinn, A.McGinn, Pope, Thompson, Fairbridge, Jones, Flynn, Murray, Cherry, Hay, J.Dempsey

Referee: R.S.Pepworth

Venue: Recreation Ground, Collie
Attendance:

4 May 1931

Metropolitan XI 0
Collie 3 (Flynn 2, S.Cherry)

Status: Exhibition match

Metropolitan XI: Alec Marr, J.Eaton, P.Muldownie, J.Wilkinson, J.Rowbotton, Albert Hayter, Harold Bubb, J. Warden, W.A.Taylor, Jack Conduit, Dave Birnie

Collie: M.McGinn, A.McGinn, Fraser, Thompson, Fairbridge, Jones, Flynn, Pope, Stan Cherry, Bob Cherry, J.Dempsey

Referee: R.S.Pepworth

Venue: Collie
Attendance:

2 September 1933

Senior League XI 2 (Jack Conduit 2)
Country XI 1 (Robertson)

Status: Exhibition match

Senior League XI: Alec Marr, B.Nicholls, Phelps, Gefley, Drain, Albert Hayter (c), Beckett, R.Martin, McCartney, Jack Conduit, Jones

Country XI (incomplete): McCartney, Garlic, Lyall, Robertson

Referee:

Venue: Buckland Hill Oval, Mosman Park
Attendance:

25 August 1934

Metropolitan XI 5 (Gilbert Guthrie, Jack Conduit 2, William Waddell 2)
Country XI 2 (Ward, Beswick)

Status: Exhibition match

Metropolitan XI: Cyril Goff, White (c), J.Taylor, Firth, Tich Martin, W.Taylor, William Waddell, Gilbert Giekie, Tommy Guthrie, Jack Conduit, Dave Birnie

Country XI: Snowden, McAllister, Rees (c), Bevan, Ward, Beswick, Buick, O’Toole, Unwin, Anderson, Peters

Referee: J.Stevenson

Venue: Buckland Hill Oval, Mosman Park
Attendance:

25 August 1934

Second League XI 5 (Agnew 2, Miller 2, Ball)
Sparta 0

Status: Exhibition match

Second Division XI: Wallace, Scott, Hewett, Carlton, K.Ismail, Smith, Agnew, V.Martin, Miller, J.Ball, Smart — Gibson, Noble, Howie

Sparta:

Referee: E.Tonkinson

Venue: Buckland Hill Oval, Mosman Park
Attendance:

5 September 1934

League XI 7 (Cruttendon, Morrison 3, Morris, other scorers not recorded)
HMAS Australia 3 (Moore 2, Cumersky)

Status: Exhibition match

League XI (squad): Wallace, P.Scott, Beaney, Savage, Poulton, Bull, Osborne, G.Scott, Banks, Summers, I.Burton, T.Morris, E.Nicholls, Cruttendon, Morrison

HMAS Australia (incomplete): Cumersky, Garland, Moore

Referee:

Venue: Onslow Road, Shenton Park
Attendance:

9 September 1934

Western Australia
The Rest of the League

Status: ‘B’ fixture

Western Australia (incomplete): Albert Hayter, Thomas Begg, William Waddell, Gilbert Geikie

The Rest of the League:

Referee:

Venue: Victoria Park Recreation Ground
Attendance:

22 September 1934

Western Australia 6 (Jack Conduit 3, William Waddell 2, Gilbert Guthrie)
Caledonian XI 2 (Brackenbridge, Muldownie)

Status: ‘B’ fixture

Western Australia: Cyril Goff, William White, Raymond Martin, William Taylor, Fred Savage (c), Albert Hayter, William Waddell, Jack Walmsley, Tommy Guthrie, Jack Conduit, Thomas Begg

Caledonian XI (incomplete): Connett, Marr, Brackenbridge, Muldownie

Referee:

Venue: Buckland Hill Oval, Mosman Park
Attendance:

29 September 1934

Metropolitan XI 1 (Fred Savage)
Australian Navy 1 (Martin)

Status: Exhibition match

Metropolitan XI (incomplete): Fred Savage

Australian Navy (incomplete): Mullins, Martin

Referee:

Venue:
Attendance:

21 August 1935

Metropolitan XI 6 (Jack Conduit 3, S.Smith 2, S.Fyfe)
Country XI 2 (P.McGurk, W.Constable)

Status: Exhibition match

Metropolitan XI: Miller, P.Muldownie, Henderson, Jack Walmsley, Raymond Martin, Charlton, J.Waddell, S.Fyfe, S.Smith, Jack Conduit, Thomas Begg — William White, Fred Savage, Evans, Brackenbridge, Ball

Country XI: E.True, E. Jones, C.Bridges, L.Woodlands, A. McLeod, H.Jenkins, W.Constable, R.True, P.McGurk, F.French

Referee:

Venue: Leederville Oval, Leederville
Attendance:

4 May 1936

Metropolitan XI 1 (Jack Conduit 75)
Collie 0

Status: Exhibition match

Metropolitan XI: Wallace, P.Muldownie, Raymond Martin, Varley, M.Charlton, William Taylor, William Waddell, W.Taylor, Bailey, Jack Conduit, Dave Birnie

Collie: M.McGinn, F.Matthews, S.McDonald, J.Thompson, H.Carter, J.Henderson, L.Flynn, Stan Cherry, Tom Cherry, McGurk, H.Shearman

Referee:

Venue: Leederville Oval, Leederville
Attendance:

4 July 1937

South West XI 2 (T.Cherry, P.McGurk)
Metropolitan XI 3 (Jack Conduit, W.Fyfe 2)

Status: Exhibition match

South West XI: M.McGinn, S.Hart, P.Matthews, Jock Henderson, J.Hart, Stan Cherry, Maine, Sands, T.Cherry, P.McGurk, B.True

Metropolitan XI: D.Mitchell, W.White, J.Henderson, N.Northend, Jack Walmsley, M.Charlton, William Waddell, W.Fyfe, Jack Conduit, S.Smith, Dave Birnie

Referee: H.Bracknell

Venue: Collie
Attendance:

4 July 1937

South West XI 3 (J.Hart 2, P.McGurk)
State XI 5 (T.Cherry 4, W.Fyfe)

Status: Exhibition match

South West XI: M.McGinn, J.Cherry, F.Matthews, Thornton, Maine, Jock Henderson, I.Flynn, Sands, J.Hart, P.McGurk, B.True (Rawling)

State XI: Barker, S.Hart, J.Henderson, M.Charlton, Jack Walmsley, Stan Cherry, Dave Birnie, Jack Conduit, T.Cherry, W.Fyfe, Brackenridge

Referee: J.Black

Venue: Collie
Attendance:

18 September 1937

Western Australia 4 (J.Murray, J.Sherman, W.Burbridge, H.Chamberlain)
HMAS Sydney 2 (Rose 2)

Status: ‘B’ fixture

Western Australia: Gordon, J.Henderson, A.Poulton, G.Taylor, J.Mitchell, R.Martin, H.Bailey, H.Chamberlain, W.Burbridge J.Murray, A.Henderson — J.Shearer, R.Stainthorpe, K.Ismail. J.Miller, Martin, H.Smale, J.Sherman

HMAS Sydney (incomplete): Whitelaw, Fleming, Rose

Referee:

Venue: Onslow Road, Shenton Park
Attendance:

3 October 1937

First League XI 7 (Lister 5, McCartney 2)
HMAS Canberra 0

Status: Exhibition match

First League XI (incomplete): Reg Smale, Taylor, Murray, McCartney, Lister

HMAS Canberra (incomplete): Shannon, Creerer, Ranger

Referee:

Venue: Leederville Oval, Leederville
Attendance:

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