Jack Wade (footballer)

John Wade
Personal information
Full name John Samuel Wade
Date of birth (1907-10-03)3 October 1907
Date of death 11 June 1941(1941-06-11) (aged 33)
Place of death Syria
Original team(s) Port Adelaide
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1927-1930
1931-1933
Port Adelaide
South Melbourne
49 (15)
26 0(2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933 season.

John Samuel "Jack" Wade was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Playing in Port Adelaide's premiership side in 1928, he represented South Australia before being recruited by South Melbourne. Also representing Victoria at badminton, he was killed in action in Lebanon during World War II.[1]

See also

Footnotes

  1. Main, p. 103

References

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