Ted Wade (Australian footballer)

Ted Wade
Personal information
Full nameC. Edward Wade
Date of birth22 December 1884
Original teamRichmond (VFA)
Height/Weight170 cm / 66 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1904
1906–1910
Total
Melbourne
South Melbourne
1 (0)
60 (3)
61 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1910 season.

Edward "Ted" Wade (born 22 December 1884) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Wade played some of his early football with Richmond, then in the Victorian Football Association, but also appeared for Leopold.[1] He started his VFL career at Melbourne and made his league debut in round three of the 1904 VFL season, against Fitzroy at the MCG.[2] It would be his only senior game for Melbourne.[2]

Wade was a regular fixture in the South Melbourne team for four seasons, starting in 1906 when he did not miss a game.[2] The following year he was South Melbourne's centreman in the 1907 VFL Grand Final, which they lost.[2] He also played in the 1909 Grand Final, as a back pocket defender, replacing an injured Bill Dolphin.[3] On this occasion he finished on the winning side, giving South Melbourne their first premiership.

During the 1910 VFL season, Wade left Melbourne to join Bairnsdale Football Club, as club captain.[4]

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 AFL Tables: Ted Wade
  3. "South Ends Nineteen Year Drought". Full Points Footy.
  4. Gippsland Times, "Football – Sale V. Bairnsdale", 9 June 1910, p. 3