Edmund Thomas "Ted" Buckley (23 June 1912 – 4 February 1984)[1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
| Ted Buckley | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edmund Thomas Buckley | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1912 | ||
| Place of birth | Lauriston, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 4 February 1984 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Prahran, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Kyneton | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | wing | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1937–39 | Melbourne | 38 (3) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of Patrick Joseph Buckley (1857-1917),[3] Catherine Amelia Buckley (1874-1944), née Welch,[4] Edmund Thomas Buckley was born at Lauriston, Victoria on 23 June 1912.
He married Mabel Elizabeth Spears on 6 July 1940.
Football
editKyneton (BFL)
editHe played for five seasons with the Kyneton Football Club in the Bendigo Football League.[5][6][7][8]
Melbourne (VFL)
editHe made his debut for Melbourne against Collingwood, at the MCG, on 22 May 1937.
1937 Best First-Year Players
editIn September 1937, The Argus selected Buckley in its team of 1937's first-year players.[9]
| Best First-Year Players (1937) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Backs | Bernie Treweek (Fitzroy) |
Reg Henderson (Richmond) |
Lawrence Morgan (Fitzroy) |
| H/Backs | Gordon Waters (Hawthorn) |
Bill Cahill (Essendon) |
Eddie Morcom (North Melbourne) |
| Centre Line | Ted Buckley (Melbourne) |
George Bates (Richmond) |
Jack Kelly (St Kilda) |
| H/Forwards | Col Williamson (St Kilda) |
Ray Watts (Essendon) |
Don Dilks (Footscray) |
| Forwards | Lou Sleeth (Richmond) |
Sel Murray (North Melbourne) |
Charlie Pierce (Hawthorn) |
| Rucks/Rover | Reg Garvin (St Kilda) |
Sandy Patterson (South Melbourne) |
Des Fothergill (Collingwood) |
| Second Ruck | Lawrence Morgan | Col Williamson | Lou Sleeth |
Brighton (VFA)
editOn 30 April 1941, he was cleared from Melbourne to the Brighton Football Club.[10]
Death
editHe died at the Alfred Hospital, in Prahran, Victoria, on 4 February 1984.[11]
Notes
edit- ^ "Ted Buckley - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ Death Notices: Buckley, The Kyneton Guardian, (Saturday, 26 May 1917), p.2.
- ^ Deaths: Buckley, The Argus, (Thursday, 20 July 1944), p.2.
- ^ (Kyneton Football Team Photograph), The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 25 June 1932), p.37.
- ^ (Kyneton Football Team Photograph), The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 6 May 1933), p.31.
- ^ (Kyneton Football Team Photograph), The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 7 July 1934), p.37.
- ^ (Kyneton Football Team Photograph), The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 8 June 1935), p.37.
- ^ Football Season's Many Good Recruits, The Argus, (Tuesday, 7 September 1937), p.14.
- ^ Essendon or Preston, The Age, (Thursday, 1 May 1941), p.4.
- ^ Deaths: Buckley, The Age, (Monday, 6 February 1984), p.14.
External links
edit- Ted Buckley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ted Buckley, at Demonwiki.
- Ted Buckley at AustralianFootball.com
- E. (Ted) Buckley, at The VFA Project.