Desira, Peter. "Belfast-born Socceroo pioneer Frank Loughran dies at 77", Herald Sun, 15 January 2008. Accessed 21 January 2008. "Loughran represented Australia at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, the first time Australia took part in the Olympic soccer tournament. He also scored in the opening match at Olympic Park, a 2-0 win against Japan. The Belfast-born Loughran, an inaugural inductee to the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1999, ended up with 22 goals in 38 matches for Australia."
