John Ryan (Australian rules footballer)

Australian rules footballer

For the footballer who played for Richmond, see Johnny Ryan (Australian footballer).

Australian rules footballer

John Ryan

Personal information
Full name|  John Francis Ryan
Date of birth|  (1909-10-21)21 October 1909
Place of birth|  Kyabram, Victoria
Date of death|  10 June 1989(1989-06-10) (aged 79)
Original team(s)|  Brunswick
Height|  175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight|  76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
1931–1932|  Essendon|  5 (4)
1932|  Fitzroy|  4 (1)
Total|  |  9 (5)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932.

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Francis Ryan (21 October 1909 – 10 June 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

## Family[edit]

The son of Sydney Arthur Ryan (1884-1964),[2] and Mary Ryan (1883-1967), née Edis,[3] John Francis Ryan was born in Kyabram, Victoria on 21 October 1909.

He married Jemima "Mimie" Thompson (1909-1992) in 1932. They had two children.

## Football[edit]

### Essendon (VFL)[edit]

A rover, and a regular player with the Second XVIII, he played for the Essendon First XVIII in five senior games, scoring 4 goals, over two seasons: 1931 and 1932.

### Fitzroy (VFL)[edit]

He transferred to Fitzroy in June 1932, and played his first game for Fitzroy against Hawthorn, at the Brunswick Street Oval, on 25 June 1932.[4]

## Military service[edit]

Ryan served in the Australian Army during World War II.[5]

## Death[edit]

He died on 10 June 1989.[6]

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.777.
2. ^ Deaths: Ryan, The Age, (Monday, 28 December 1964), p.9.
3. ^ Deaths: Ryan, The Age, (Monday, 27 February 1967), p.13.
4. ^ Fitzroy vie with Hawthorn for Second Win, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Friday, 24 June 1932), p.15.
5. ^ Nominal Roll.
6. ^ Deaths: Ryan, The Age, (Monday, 12 June 1989), p.20.

## References[edit]

* Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
* Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
* World War II Nominal Roll: Lance Sergeant John Francis Ryan (VX72668), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
* A13860, VX72668: World War Two Service Record: Lance Sergeant John Francis Ryan (VX72668), National Archives of Australia.
* B883, VX72668: World War Two Service Record: Lance Sergeant John Francis Ryan (VX72668), National Archives of Australia.

## External links[edit]

* John Ryan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
* John Ryan at AustralianFootball.com

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