Jack Ryan (footballer, born 1914)

For the Hawthorn footballer, see Jack Ryan (footballer, born 1907).

Jack Ryan
Personal information
Full name John Francis Thomas Ryan
Date of birth (1914-12-03)3 December 1914
Place of birth Sale, Victoria
Date of death 31 July 1976(1976-07-31) (aged 61)
Place of death Maryborough, Victoria
Original team(s) Maryborough
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Wingman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1935–1939 Footscray 74 (37)
1940–1941 North Melbourne 9 (2)
Total 83 (39)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Francis Thomas Ryan (3 December 1914 – 31 July 1976) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Ryan came to Footscray from Maryborough and topped their goal-kicking in 1935, his debut season, with 25 goals.[1] The following year he was selected to represent the VFL against the Victorian Football Association.[2] He was a regular fixture in the Footscray side, as a wingman, for another three seasons before being traded to North Melbourne, in exchange for Ted Ellis, in 1940.[3]

References

  1. ^ "AFL Tables: Jack Ryan". afltables.com.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. Melbourne: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. ^ The Argus,"Exchange Of Players", 20 April 1940, p. 14


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