John Wald

John Wald
Personal information
Date of birth	10 July 1851
Place of birth	Stromness, Scotland
Date of death	17 April 1871 (aged 19)
Place of death	Norwood, South Australia
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1870	Port Adelaide	3 (2)
Career highlights
Port Adelaide inaugural captain (1870) Port Adelaide inaugural coach (1870) Port Adelaide leading goalkicker (1870)

John Wald Jr. (10 July 1851 – 17 April 1871) was an Australian rules footballer who was the inaugural captain and coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club.^[1]

Early life

Born in Scotland, he was brought to Australia by his parents. His father, John Firth Wald, ran a jewellery and watchmaking business in Adelaide.

Port Adelaide

Wald captained and coached the Port Adelaide Football Club during its first ever game, which took place on 24 May 1870 at Buck's Flat, part of John Hart's Glanville Estate, against a team known as the 'Young Australians'. The game ended in a draw.^[2]

Wald played his final match on 1 October 1870, playing for a Port Adelaide "Blue" side against a "White", Wald kicked the only goal of the game and was considered one of the best players in the match.^[3]

Death

Wald died in Norwood, South Australia on 17 April 1871, aged 19^[4] and was buried at Alberton Cemetery on 19 April 1871.^[5]

References

1. "TOPICS OF THE DAY.". The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 4 October 1870. p. 2. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
2. "Australian Football - Port Adelaide Football Club - Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
3. "Topics of the Day", The South Australian Advertiser, 4 October 1870, p. 2.
4. "Family Notices", Evening Journal (Adelaide), 18 April 1871, p. 2.
5. "Funeral Notices", The South Australian Advertiser, 19 April 1871, p. 1.