Ted Buckley

Edmund Thomas "Ted" Buckley (23 June 1912 – 4 February 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family The son of Patrick Joseph Buckley (1857-1917), Catherine Amelia Buckley (1874-1944), née Welch, Edmund Thomas Buckley was born at Lauriston, Victoria on 23 June 1912.

He married Mabel Elizabeth Spears on 6 July 1940.

Football Kyneton (BFL) He played for five seasons with the Kyneton Football Club in the Bendigo Football League.

Melbourne (VFL) He made his debut for Melbourne against Collingwood, at the MCG, on 22 May 1937.

1937 Best First-Year Players In September 1937, The Argus selected Buckley in its team of 1937's first-year players.

Best First-Year Players (1937)BacksBernie Treweek(Fitzroy)Reg Henderson(Richmond)Lawrence Morgan(Fitzroy)H/BacksGordon Waters(Hawthorn)Bill Cahill(Essendon)Eddie Morcom(North Melbourne)Centre LineTed Buckley(Melbourne)George Bates(Richmond)Jack Kelly(St Kilda)H/ForwardsCol Williamson(St Kilda)Ray Watts(Essendon)Don Dilks(Footscray)ForwardsLou Sleeth(Richmond)Sel Murray(North Melbourne)Charlie Pierce(Hawthorn)Rucks/RoverReg Garvin(St Kilda)Sandy Patterson(South Melbourne)Des Fothergill(Collingwood)Second RuckLawrence MorganCol WilliamsonLou Sleeth

Brighton (VFA) On 30 April 1941, he was cleared from Melbourne to the Brighton Football Club.

Death He died at the Alfred Hospital, in Prahran, Victoria, on 4 February 1984.