Cliff Rankin

Cliff Rankin

Personal information
Full name	Cliff Rankin
Date of birth	4 December 1896
Date of death	12 February 1975
Place of death	Geelong
Original team	Chilwell
Height/Weight	175 cm, 69 kg
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1915, 1919–1928	Geelong	153 (400)
Coaching career³
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1925–1927	Geelong	57 (45)
¹ Playing statistics to end of 1928 season .
Career highlights
Geelong Captain-coach 1925–1927 14 times state representative

Cliff Rankin (born 4 December 1896 - 12 February 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1915 to 1928.

Nicknamed 'Ticker', his father Teddy and brother Bert both played football for Geelong as well.

Despite making his debut in 1915, he never played a full season until 1920 due to the war. Rankin kicked 48 goals in 1920 to finish the season as Geelong's top goal-kicker. The following season he again topped their goal-kicking with 63 goals which set a club record for most ever goals in a season. It was also the highest tally by any player in the league that year for the home and away season and included a bag of ten goals against Fitzroy. In total he the Geelong's leading goal-kicker on four separate occasions.

Rankin captained and coached his club from 1925 until 1927, steering them to their inaugural premiership in his first year in charge. He led from the front in the Grand Final with five goals.

A regular Victorian interstate representative, Rankin appeared in 14 games for his state and kicked 30 goals. He is an emergency in Geelong's official 'Team of the Century'.

Honours

1925 Geelong Premiership Captain-Coach
1921 VFL Leading Goalkicker Medal
4x Geelong Leading Goalkicker (1920-1923)
Geelong Captain-Coach 1925-1927
Geelong Team of the Century (Emergency)

References

Cliff Rankin's statistics from AFL Tables
Full Points Footy profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by Lloyd Hagger	Captain of Geelong 1925–1927	Succeeded by Tom Fitzmaurice

Geelong Football Club 1925 VFL Premiers

Geelong 10.19 (79) defeated Collingwood 9.15 (69), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 6. Rankin \| 3. Ferguson \| 4. Hall \| 8. Chambers \| 9. Johns \| 11. Fleming \| 12. Warren \| 14. Hagger \| 15. Stevenson \| 16. Smith \| 19. Todd \| 20. Greeves \| 23. Fitzmaurice \| 24. Williams \| 25. Leahy \| 28. Rayson \| 29. Heagney \| 31. Hudd

Coach: Rankin

Captains of the Geelong Football Club

1897–1899: Conway • 1900: Burns • 1901–1909: Young • 1910–1913: Eason • 1914–1915: Orchard • 1917: Marsham • 1918: Kearney • 1919: Kearney/Eason • 1920: Eason • 1921–1922: Craven • 1923: B. Rankin • 1924: Hagger • 1925–1927: C. Rankin • 1928: Fitzmaurice • 1929–1930: Coghlan • 1931: Baker • 1932–1940: Hickey • 1941: Arklay • 1944: Butcher • 1945: Butcher/White • 1946: Grant • 1947: Gniel • 1948: White • 1949: Fitzgerald/Morrow • 1950: White/Smith • 1951–1953: Flanagan • 1954: Smith/Flanagan • 1955–1958: Davis • 1959: Trezise • 1960: Hovey/Rice • 1961–1962: Yeates • 1963–1964: Wooler • 1965–1967: Farmer • 1968–1971: Goggin • 1972: Wade • 1973: Ainsworth • 1974–1975: Newman • 1976–1977: B. Nankervis • 1978–1981: I. Nankervis • 1982: Peake • 1983: I. Nankervis • 1984–1986: Turner • 1987–1989: Bourke • 1990–1991: Bews • 1992–1994: Bairstow • 1995: Ablett/Hinkley/Hocking/Stoneham • 1996: Ablett/Stoneham • 1997–1998: Stoneham • 1999: Hocking/Colbert • 2000–2002: Graham • 2003–2006: King • 2007–2009: Harley • 2010–2011: Ling

Coaches of the Geelong Football Club

1910–1911: Hickinbotham • 1912–1913: Eason • 1914: Orchard • 1923: Taylor • 1924: Hagger • 1925–1927: Rankin • 1928: Fitzmaurice • 1929–1930: Coghlan • 1931: Clymo • 1932: Hickey • 1933–1934: Coghlan • 1935: Parratt • 1936: Dibbs • 1936–1940: Hickey • 1940: Everett • 1940: Laver • 1941: Metherell • 1944: Arklay • 1945–1959: Hickey • 1956; 1960–1965: Davis • 1963: Trezise • 1966–1970: Pianto • 1971–1972: McMaster • 1973–1975: Farmer • 1976–1979: Olsson • 1980–1982: Goggin • 1983–1985: Hafey • 1986–1988: Devine • 1989–1994: Blight • 1995–1999: Ayres • 2000–2010: Thompson • 2011–: Scott

Italics denote caretaker coach

VFL Leading Goalkicker Medal winners

The Leading Goalkicker Medal was awarded from the VFL's first season, in 1897, until 1954, when the award was renamed the Coleman Medal.

1897: Leith & James • 1898: Smith • 1899: James • 1900: Lockwood & Thurgood • 1901: Hiskins • 1902: Baker • 1903: Lockwood • 1904: Coutie • 1905: Pannam • 1906: Grace • 1907: Lee • 1908: Lee • 1909: Lee • 1910: Lee & Martini • 1911: Brereton • 1912: Brereton • 1913: Park • 1914: Lee • 1915: Freake • 1916: Lee • 1917: Lee • 1918: Cowley • 1919: Lee • 1920: Bayliss • 1921: Rankin • 1922: Clover • 1923: Stockdale • 1924: Moriarty • 1925: Hagger • 1926: Coventry • 1927: Coventry • 1928: Coventry • 1929: Coventry • 1930: Coventry • 1931: Vallence • 1932: Moloney • 1933: Coventry • 1934: Pratt • 1935: Pratt • 1936: Mohr • 1937: Harris • 1938: Todd • 1939: Todd • 1940: Titus • 1941: Murray • 1942: White • 1943: Fanning • 1944: Fanning • 1945: Fanning • 1946: Fothergill • 1947: Fanning • 1948: White • 1949: Coleman • 1950: Coleman • 1951: Coleman • 1952: Coleman • 1953: Coleman • 1954: Collins

Geelong Football Club • Team of the Century

Backs	Bernie Smith "Jocka" Todd Sam Newman

Half Backs	Dick Grigg Reg Hickey Joe Slater

Centres:	Michael Turner "Carji" Greeves Leo Turner

Half Forwards	Gary Ablett, Sr. Fred Flanagan Bob Davis

Forwards	Henry Young Doug Wade Peter Pianto

Followers	Graham Farmer Garry Hocking Bill Goggin

Interchange	David Clarke Paul Couch Alec Eason Les Hardiman

Emergencies	Ian Nankervis Jack Collins Tom Quinn Cliff Rankin

Geelong Football Club • Leading Goalkickers

1897: James • 1898: James • 1899: James • 1900: Lockwood • 1901: Coles • 1902: Woods • 1903: Woods • 1904: Woods • 1905: Woods • 1906: Roebuck • 1907: Sherry • 1908: Hardiman • 1909: Martini • 1910: Martini • 1911: Martini • 1912: Martini • 1913: Martini • 1914: Martini • 1915: Brownlees • 1917: Martini • 1918: Martini • 1919: Martini • 1920: Rankin • 1921: Rankin • 1922: Rankin • 1923: Rankin • 1924: Hagger • 1925: Hagger • 1926: Hagger • 1927: Hagger • 1928: Chambers • 1929: Plunkett • 1930: Kuhlken • 1931: Moloney • 1932: Moloney • 1933: Moloney • 1934: Metherell • 1935: Evans • 1936: Metherell • 1937: Metherell • 1938: Helmer • 1939: Glenister • 1940: Grant • 1941: White • 1944: White • 1945: V. Nankervis • 1946: Renfrey • 1947: White • 1948: White • 1949: White • 1950: Gonion • 1951: Gonion • 1952: Gonion • 1953: Gonion • 1954: Flanagan • 1955: Rayson • 1956: Rayson • 1957: Rayson • 1958: Trezise • 1959: Wooler • 1960: Wooler • 1961: Wade • 1962: Wade • 1963: Wade • 1964: Wade • 1965: Andrews • 1966: Wade • 1967: Wade • 1968: Wade • 1969: Wade • 1970: Wade • 1971: Wade • 1972: Wade • 1973: Clarke • 1974: Sarah • 1975: I. Nankveris/Donohue • 1976: Donohue • 1977: Donohue • 1978: Donohue • 1979: Clarke • 1980: Bright • 1981: Bright • 1982: Turner • 1983: Bright • 1984: Jackson • 1985: Ablett, Sr. • 1986: Ablett, Sr. • 1987: Lidner • 1988: Ablett, Sr. • 1989: Ablett, Sr. • 1990: Ablett, Sr. • 1991: Brownless • 1992: Brownless • 1993: Ablett, Sr. • 1994: Ablett, Sr. • 1995: Ablett, Sr. • 1996: Ablett, Sr. • 1997: Burns • 1998: Burns/Spinks • 1999: Burns • 2000: Burns/Mensch • 2001: Burns/Graham • 2002: Kingsley • 2003: Kingsley • 2004: Kingsley • 2005: Kingsley • 2006: Ablett, Jr. • 2007: Mooney • 2008: Johnson • 2009: Mooney • 2010: Johnson • 2011: Podsiadly

Persondata
Name	Rankin, Cliff
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	4 December 1896
Place of birth
Date of death	12 February 1975
Place of death	Geelong