Ian Mathers

Australian rules footballer (1930–2020)

Australian rules footballer

Ian Mathers

Personal information
Full name|  Ian Wallace Mathers
Date of birth|  (1930-09-07) 7 September 1930 (age 94)
Original team(s)|  Blackburn
Height|  183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight|  91 kg (201 lb)
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
1951, 1953–54|  Hawthorn|  4 (0)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ian Mathers BEM (7 September 1930 – 16 January 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL)[1] and a big name in the Australian Brass Band community. One of the founders of the Victorian State Youth Band he has an award named after him in the Australian National Brass Band Championships and in 1981 he was awarded a British Empire Medal for services to brass banding in Australia.[2][3]

## Notes

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1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 558\. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. ^ "It's An Honour".
3. ^ "Vale Ian Mathers B.E.M". dandenong-band. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

## External links

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* Ian Mathers's playing statistics from AFL Tables
* Ian Mathers at AustralianFootball.com