Thomas Charles Rankin (3 May 1881 – 18 February 1958) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] His brother, Edwin (known as ‘Teddy’) and other members of the Rankin family also played for Geelong.[2]
| Tom Rankin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Tom Rankin, Geelong footballer, 1905 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Charles Rankin | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 18 February 1958 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1904–06 | Geelong | 47 (12) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1906. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Rankin got off to a promising start in the 1904 and early 1905 seasons, but his career was compromised by serious injuries to his knee and kidney sustained during a match in May 1905.[3] He married Adeline Harrison and raised a family of ten children. After football, he remained in Geelong where he worked as a gardener and greenkeeper.[4]
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 730. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "R-Z - geelongcats.com.au". Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015..
- ^ Geelong Advertiser, 8 May 1905, p. 2; Record, 13 May 1905, p. 3.
- ^ J. and J. McDonald, Three William McDonalds, Canberra, 2010, pp. 91-93.
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