Ian Ridley

Ian Ridley

Personal information
Birth	15 February 1934
Recruited from	Hamilton Imperials
Height and weight	166 cm / 68 kg
Death	13 November 2008(2008-11-13) (aged 74),
Playing career¹
Team(s)	Melbourne (1954–61) 130 games, 228 goals
Coaching career¹
Team(s)	Melbourne (1971–73) 66 games, 28 wins, 37 losses, 1 draw
¹ Statistics to end of 1973 season

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'.

External links

• Ian Ridley's statistics from AFL Tables
• Profile at fullpointsfooty.net

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Ron Barassi	Melbourne Football Club Leading Goalkicker 1960	Succeeded by Bob B. Johnson
Sporting positions
Preceded by John Beckwith	Coach of the Melbourne Football Club 1971–1973	Succeeded by Bob Skilton
Preceded by Stuart Spencer	President of the Melbourne Football Club 1991–1996	Succeeded by Joseph Gutnick