Jeremiah "Tommy" Ryan (12 August 1873 – 29 August 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Ryan, a rover and forward, came to Melbourne from Richmond City. He had spent 1893, 1895 and 1896 playing in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) for both Carlton and Richmond.

Tommy Ryan (Australian footballer)

On his VFL debut, Ryan kicked five goals as Melbourne defeated St Kilda by 93 points at the MCG. He was the club's leading goal-kicker in their premiership year of 1900 with 24 goals, one of those in the 1900 VFL Grand Final which he played from a forward pocket.

Tommy Ryan (Australian footballer)

References

Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

Tommy Ryan (Australian footballer)

External links

Demonwiki profile

Blueseum profile

1873 births

1948 deaths

Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Richmond Football Club (VFA) players Melbourne Football Club players St Kilda Football Club players Melbourne Football Club premiership players VFL/AFL premiership players