| Jimmy Wilde | |
| Fullname: | Willam Charles Wilde |
| Birth Date: | 24 September 1904 |
| Birth Place: | Lyndhurst, England |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in[1] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 1928–1938 |
| Clubs1: | Crystal Palace |
| Caps1: | 270 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
William Charles Wilde (24 September 1904 – 18 June 1976), known as Jimmy Wilde,[2] was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League, for Crystal Palace, as a defender.
Wilde was born on 24 September 1904 in Lyndhurst, Hampshire[2] and signed for Crystal Palace on 17 November 1928, after leaving the Army.[3]
Wilde made his debut on 24 November 1928 in a home FA Cup tie 2–0 win against Kettering Town[4] and his performance against Peter Simpson (later a Palace colleague), went a long way to ensuring his first team place in the future.[2] Wilde remained at Palace for ten years and was a first team regular for eight seasons, six of them as captain,[2] after which he continued to play regularly for the reserves, helping with the development of younger players,[2] in particular Arthur Hudgell.[2] Wilde made a total of 293 appearances for Crystal Palace. this was still within the 20 highest player appearances for the club.[5] He retired from playing in 1938,[3] having made only three first team appearances over the previous two seasons.[6]
Jimmy Wilde died on 18 June 1976, aged 71.[2]