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Wade was born in Shoreditch, London and joined Arsenal as an amateur in 1944.
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Wade was serving in the Royal Air Force during World World War World War II Stationed at Royal Air Force Credenhill in Herefordshire, he guested a few times for Southern League side Hereford United during this period as well. However, the following season, 1953-1954, Wade himself injured his knee in a floodlit friendly against Queens Park Rangers and after recovering, he struggled to take his place back off Len Wills and a now-recovered Barnes.
He continued to flit in and out of the first team but spent all of the 1955-1956 season in the reserve side, at the same time carrying out a role as coach of the Arsenal youth team In spring 1956 he left Arsenal to return to non-league Hereford United as player-manager.
He played 91 first-team matches for Arsenal in total, never scoring a goal.
Wade briefly returned as Hereford"s caretaker manager after John Charles had quit in 1971, but apart from that he did not return to football management. He died in 2005, at the age of 84.
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