| John Waddington | |
| Fullname: | John Waddington |
| Birth Date: | 24 May 1938 |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Originalteam: | South Bendigo |
| Height: | 183 cm |
| Weight: | 80 kg |
| Statsend: | 1966 |
| Years1: | 1958–1966 |
| Club1: | North Melbourne |
| Games Goals1: | 132 (30) |
John Waddington (24 May 1938 – 6 July 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Waddington, a half forward, grew up in Bendigo, and played for South Bendigo. He topped the Bendigo Football League goal-kicking in 1957, winning the Bob Chappell Medal with 72 goals.
The following year he arrived at North Melbourne and played all possible 20 games in his debut season.[2] This included their four-point semi final win over Fitzroy, in which he contributed three goals.[2]
He remained a regular fixture in the team for the next eight years, mostly as a defender. It was as a centre half-back that he was selected for the Victorian interstate side in 1964.[3]
At the end of the 1966 season he left North Melbourne to become senior captain-coach of Benalla in the Ovens & Murray Football League.[4] He won the 1968 Ovens & Murray Football League Morris Medal.[5]
He was later playing coach of Morningside in Brisbane, Queensland. He also coached Gold Coast team, Palm Beach Currumbin.[6]