Ted Thomas (footballer)

For the North Melbourne footballer, see Ted Thomas (footballer, born 1922).
Ted Thomas
Personal information
Full name Ted H. Thomas
Date of birth (1898-08-09)9 August 1898
Date of death 8 May 1965(1965-05-08) (aged 66)
Original team(s) Yarrawonga, Oakleigh
Height / weight 175 cm / 76 kg
Position(s) Half-back flank
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1921–1928;
1932		 Melbourne 104 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932.
Career highlights
  • Melbourne premiership player 1926

Ted Thomas (9 August 1898 – 8 May 1965) was an Australian rules football player at the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). In 1926, he became one of the club's premiership players, under the auspices of captain-coach Albert Chadwick. Thomas made his debut against Essendon in Round 1 of the 1921 VFL season, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground. He has been given the Melbourne Heritage Number of 385, based on the order of his debut for the club.[1] Originally from Oakleigh Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), he returned there for the 1929, 1930 and 1931 seasons before returning to Melbourne for a final season in the VFL.[2]

His grandson, Leon Baker, played for Essendon in the 1980s.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Heritage Numbers – 0 – 500". Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 638. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
  3. ↑ McClure, Geoff (21 February 2007). "Heads I win, tales I lose". The Age. Retrieved 5 September 2015.


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