John Wald
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1870 Port Adelaide 3 (2)
Career highlights

John Wald Jr. (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 in 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]

Wald died in Norwood on 17 April 1871, aged 19.[4]

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 19 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Topics of the Day", The South Australian Advertiser, 4 October 1870, p. 2.
  4. ^ "Family Notices", The Express and Telegraph, 18 April 1871, p. 2.
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