Ian Ridley

Ian Ridley
Personal information
Full name	Ian Jeffrey Ridley
Date of birth	15 February 1934
Place of birth	Jeparit, Victoria
Date of death	13 November 2008(2008-11-13) (aged 74)
Original team(s)	Hamilton Imperials
Height	166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1954–1961	Melbourne	130 (228)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1971–1973	Melbourne	66 (28–37–1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1973.
Career highlights
5× VFL premierships: 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960 Melbourne leading goalkicker: 1960 Melbourne Team of the Century–emergency Melbourne Hall of Fame–Legend status
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ian Jeffrey Ridley (15 February 1934 – 13 November 2008) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL.

Playing career

Ridley was a rover who was handy around goals and a 5-time premiership player with Melbourne. He topped Melbourne's goalkicking in 1960 with 38 goals and went on to coach the club during the 1970s.

Sports administration career

From 1991 until 1996 he served as the President of Melbourne Football Club. Although a well loved player, he lost his popularity with his huge push for the Demons to merge with Hawthorn. After the merger was defeated, he was replaced with Joseph Gutnick. He was named as an emergency in their official 'Team of the Century'.

See also

• Melbourne Football Club/Hawthorn Football Club planned merger

Book

Ridley, Ian (2002). Urge to Merge. Crown Content. ISBN 1-74095-002-X.

External links

• Ian Ridley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Ian Ridley at AustralianFootball.com