Lindsay Wright
Lindsay Wright | |
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 Wright c. 1990 | |
| Born | 28 September 1911 South Australia |
| Died | 29 November 1993 (aged 82) |
Percival Lindsay Wright (September 28, 1911 – 29 November 1993) was a long serving Gatekeeper at the Adelaide Oval and Received many items from SACA. He was the youngest son of former curator of the Adelaide Oval Albert Wright.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life
Born in 1911 to Albert Wright and Clara Doran. He married Patricia Wyllie Hocking on the 29th of June 1940.[6] Lindsay had in 1925 played for Sturt street for two years. He was a member of the South Australian team in the schoolboy carnival games Having had the benefit of tuition by George Giffen (former champion international all-rounder) Lindsay showed promise with the bat.[1]
Military
Lindsay Wright joined the Australian Army on December 27, 1941, in Glenelg, SA.[7]
Career
Lindsay made his League debut in R3 of 1932 for a victory over South Adelaide on the Prospect Oval. He played 7 League games to R10 in a year in which the B team won the Premiership over Norwood. Between 1931 and 1935 Lindsay played football at North Adelaide.[4] He is a part of the North Adelaide Football Club Honour Roll.[8] He played 16 Games throughout his career.[5] In 1933 he was awarded the trophy of Best Unemployed. The award recognises a player who is on the rise from a lower status. In 1935 he received the Best Placed Man award.[5]
Lindsay started working as a gatekeeper at the Adelaide Oval in the late 1930s and finished 16 years after he started.[4]
Death
Wright died on November 19, 1993, aged 82.[5]
Legacy
When Lindsay retired SACA members gave him a gold cigarette lighter and SACA president Jim Grose wrote him a letter of tribute. Lindsay and his wife were Luncheon Guests of SACA.[4] He has a picket at the North Adelaide Football Club. (Picket 332)[9]
References
- 1 2 "SPORTING FAMILY". 23 October 1925.
- ↑ "Association Clubs Have Good Talent to Choose From". 21 April 1932.
- ↑ "McKee Foresees Three Close Games". 13 May 1932.
- 1 2 3 4 Alan Shiell (1991), Linsday Closes Gate On Era, retrieved 2026-03-26
- 1 2 3 4 "Wright, Percival Lindsay".
- ↑ "Weddings Today". 29 June 1940.
- ↑ "Percival Lindsay WRIGHT".
- ↑ "North Adelaide Football Club Honour Roll" (PDF).
- ↑ "picket list as of 08.06.18.pdf" (PDF).