John Ferguson (footballer, born 1931)

John Ferguson
John Ferguson
Personal information
Full name	John Ferguson
Date of birth	12 May 1931
Original team(s)	Richmond Tech
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s)	Ruck
Playing career1
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated April 12, 2019

John Ferguson (born 12 May 1931) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). ^[1]

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, or simply called Aussie rules, football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of eighteen players on an oval-shaped field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval-shaped ball between goal posts or between behind posts.

Melbourne Football Club Australian rules football club

The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club, playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). It is named after and based in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, and plays its home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

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Notes

↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.

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[encyc-1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.