| Johnny Slade | |
| Fullname: | John Slade |
| Birth Date: | 22 April 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Stockton, New South Wales, Australia |
| Retired: | yes |
| Club1: | Parramatta |
| Year1start: | 1953 |
| Year1end: | 59 |
| Appearances1: | 77 |
| Tries1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 39 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 126 |
| Coachteam1: | Parramatta |
| Coachyear1start: | 1955 |
| Coachgames1: | 18 |
| Coachwins1: | 5 |
| Coachdraws1: | 0 |
| Coachlosses1: | 13 |
| Source: | [1] |
John 'Johnny' Slade (1933–1991) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s.
Originally from the Stockton, New South Wales area, Slade was a fullback for the Parramatta Eels between 1953 and 1955, then in 1958 and 1959.[2]
He is remembered for his long range kicking, especially his kicking duels with rival fullbacks and was a crowd favourite at Cumberland Oval. Slade played 77 games with Parramatta in his career, scoring 16 tries, 36 goals and two field goals for a total of 124 points. He also holds the record as the youngest first grade captain-coach when he coached the blue and golds in 1955 at age 21,[3] being the last coach of the club to avoid the wooden spoon until Ken Kearney seven seasons later.
He returned to Newcastle at the end of his playing career.[4]
Slade died on 4 February 1991, aged 57.[5]