George "Fat" Kitching (29 August 1912 – 11 July 1979) was an Australian soccer player.

Fat Kitching
Personal information
Full name George Redvers Kitching
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937 Bundamba Rangers
1938–1940 Blackstone
1941–1948 Bundamba Rangers
1949–1950 Blackstone
International career
1938 Australia 1 (1)
Managerial career
1951 Bundamba Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kitching played one match for Australia in 1938 against India in Brisbane.[1] His granddaughter, Belinda Kitching was also an Australian international soccer player.[2]

Career statistics

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International

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National team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Australia 1938 0 0 1 1 1 1
List of international goals scored by Fat Kitching
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 3 September 1938 Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, Australia   India 4–4 Friendly [3]

References

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  1. ^ "The Australian national men's football team: caps and captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. ozfootball.net. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
  2. ^ Lems, David (20 April 2013). "Grandsons carry on Pride in representing Ipswich". The Queensland Times. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. ^ "SOCCER TEST". The Maitland Daily Mercury. No. 21, 033. New South Wales, Australia. 12 September 1938. p. 7. Retrieved 23 December 2022 – via National Library of Australia.