Ted Ryan (footballer, born 1926)

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Ted Ryan
Personal information
Full name	Edward Alan Ryan
Date of birth	(1926-06-14)14 June 1926
Date of death	22 November 2003(2003-11-22) (aged 77)^[1]
Original team(s)	Oakleigh (VFA)
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1945	Footscray	6 (7)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Edward Alan "Ted" Ryan (14 June 1926 – 22 November 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2] Ryan started out at Oakleigh in the Victorian Football Association, from where he was recruited by Footscray.^[3] He appeared in six league games for Footscray, from rounds three to eight, in the 1945 VFL season.^[4] Oakleigh regained Ryan's services in 1946, without him being granted a clearance.^[5]^[6] He was full-back in Oakleigh's 1950 premiership team, a position he was only playing because of an injury to backman Alex Boyle.^[6]^[7] Also that year he was a member of the VFA representative team that played in Canberra in 1950.^[8]^[9] In 1951 he left for Hampden Football League club Mortlake, which he coached for three seasons. He returned to Oakleigh in 1954.^[10]

References

^ "BillionGraves: Edward Alan Ryan".
^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
^ "MURRAY (N MELB) STILL HELD UP". The Argus. Melbourne. 2 May 1945. p. 7. Retrieved 5 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Ted Ryan". AFL Tables.
^ "INJURED WEAKEN OAKLEIGH". The Argus. Melbourne. 22 May 1946. p. 8. Retrieved 5 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ^a ^b "CENTRE SEEKS CLEARANCE". The Argus. Melbourne. 3 April 1951. p. 9. Retrieved 5 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Devaney, John (2009). The Full Points Footy Encyclopedia Of Australian Football Clubs. Full Points Publications. ISBN 978-0-9556897-3-4.
^ "V.F.A. CHOOSES TEAM FOR CANBERRA VISIT". Canberra Times. ACT. 26 May 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 5 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Ted Ryan wants clearance". The Argus. Melbourne. 14 March 1951. p. 13. Retrieved 5 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Ryan returns to Oakleigh". The Argus. Melbourne. 20 May 1954. p. 17. Retrieved 5 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.

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