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
Height / weight	185 cm
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.

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

• List of Victorian Football League players who died on active service

Footnotes

References

• Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
• Main, J. In the blood, Bas Publishing, Melbourne. ISBN 978-1-921496-01-1.
• Jack Wade's statistics from AFL Tables