Please answer the following question: Facts: - death date: 28 february 1918 - birth date: 11 april 1847 - name: john walter fletcher - death place: neutral bay , new south wales , australia - birth place: london , england - occupation: teacher magistrate , footballer , sports administrator , cricketer , Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john walter fletcher .
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john walter fletcher -lrb- 11 may 1847 -- 28 february 1918 -rrb- is widely regarded as the '' father of australian soccer '' .he was also prominent in new south wales -lrb- nsw -rrb- as a teacher and a magistrate .