Malcolm Wild Explained

Malcolm Wild
Fullname:Malcolm Wild
Birth Date:4 October 1931
Birth Place:Brisbane, Australia
Position:Striker
Clubs1:Brisbane
Clubs2:Eastern Suburbs
Clubs3:Annerley Football Club
Nationalyears1:1954
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Error | Football Federation Australia . 7 August 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121011145735/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem_new&id=40325 . 11 October 2012 .
  2. Web site: NineMSN - Former Socceroo to be farewelled on Friday . 14 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120330071442/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8272883 . 30 March 2012 . dead .
  3. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem_new&id=40325 Football Australia - Vale Malcolm Wild
  4. http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/site/_content/document/00000632-source.pdf Football Australia - THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MEN’S FOOTBALL TEAM: CAPS AND CAPTAINS