Background
Wilde was born on 24 September 1904 in Lyndhurst, Hampshire and signed for Crystal Palace on 17 November 1928, after leaving the Army.
Soldier association football player
Wilde was born on 24 September 1904 in Lyndhurst, Hampshire and signed for Crystal Palace on 17 November 1928, after leaving the Army.
Wilde remained at Palace for ten years and was a first team regular for eight seasons, six of them as captain, after which he continued to play regularly for the reserves, helping with the development of younger players, in particular Arthur Hudgell. Wilde made a total of 293 appearances for Crystal Palace. As of August 2014 this was still within the 20 highest player appearances for the club
He retired from playing in 1938, having made only three first team appearances over the previous two seasons.
Jimmy Wilde died on 18 June 1976, aged 71.