Malcolm Wild
Personal information
Full name Malcolm Wild
Date of birth (1931-10-04)4 October 1931
Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
Date of death 10 July 2011(2011-07-10) (aged 79)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Brisbane
Eastern Suburbs
Annerley Football Club
International career
1954 Australia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malcolm Wild (4 October 1931[1] – 10 July 2011) was an Australian football (soccer) player, who represented Australia in two full international matches.[2] He has since been designated as Socceroo #126.

Career

Club and state career

Wild debuted in the first grade team for his club Brisbane in 1948. During 1957 he played for Eastern Suburbs F.C. In 1959 Wild was the captain of Annerley Football Club, winning both the premiership and championship in the Brisbane League.[3]

He was selected in 1950 to represent the Queensland state team against New South Wales. Wild made 20 appearances for Queensland between 1950 and 1960.[3]

International career

Wild made his international debut in a friendly game against New Zealand in Melbourne on 14 August 1954. His other appearance for the national team was on 28 August 1954, also against New Zealand, in Brisbane.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Error | Football Federation Australia". Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "NineMSN - Former Socceroo to be farewelled on Friday". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  3. 1 2 Football Australia - Vale Malcolm Wild Archived 11 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Football Australia - THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MEN’S FOOTBALL TEAM: CAPS AND CAPTAINS Archived 14 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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