Ian Ridley

Ian Ridley
Personal information
Date of birth	15 February 1934
Date of death
Original team(s)	Hamilton Imperials
Height/Weight	166 cm / 68 kg
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 season.
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

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

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. 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

External links

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