John Ramsay (Australian footballer)
# John Ramsay (Australian footballer)

John Thomas Ramsay (18 February 1930 – 13 November 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

## Football

### Essendon (VFL)

He won a reserves premiership with Essendon in 1950; and, in 1952, he played at centre half-back, and was one of the best on the ground, in the highly talented Essendon Seconds Premiership team that beat Collingwood Seconds 7.14 (56) to 4.5 (29):

| | | Essendon | |
| - | - | - | - |
| Backs | Alan Thaw | Jack Knowles | Doug Bigelow |
| H/Backs | Brian Paine | John Ramsay | Bob Taylor |
| Centre Line | Keith McIntosh | Hugh Morris | Alby Law |
| H/Forwards | Greg Sewell | Bill Snell | Ray Martini |
| Forwards | Brian Gilmore | Ken Reed | Stan Booth |
| Rucks/Rover | Allan Hird (c/c) | Geoff Leek | Allan Taylor |
| Reserves | Mal Pascoe | Ian Monks | |

Excluding the senior games that some had already played (or would go on to play) with other VFL clubs, the members of the Essendon 1952 Seconds Premiership Team played an aggregate total of 1072 senior games for Essendon Firsts.

### Williamstown (VFA)

Ramsay later played for Williamstown in the Victorian Football Association, with whom he won four premierships.

