Cliff Rankin
This is the player profile for Cliff Rankin, born in Geelong, Victoria in 1896. He played for Geelong in the VFL/AFL, winning a premiership with Geelong in 1925. He also represented Victoria at national football carnivals / championships. Cliff Rankin also coached Geelong.
Player Details
Name:
Clifford Rankin
Full Name:
Clifford Egerton Laure Rankin
Alias:
Cliff Rankin
DOB:
04/12/1896
POB:
Geelong, Victoria
DOD:
12/02/1975
POD:
Geelong, Victoria
Height:
175cm
Weight:
69kg
VFL/AFL Position (est.):
Forward
Player History
Full Team History:
Geelong
Total Matches (Goals):
153 (399)
VFL/AFL Team History:
Geelong (1915, 1919-1928)
VFL/AFL Matches (Goals):
153 (399)
Football Carnival Representation:
Victoria (1921)
Player Accolades
VFL/AFL Debutant:
242nd player to debut for Geelong in the VFL/AFL
VFL/AFL Matches Played:
153 matches played for Geelong in the VFL/AFL (1915, 1919-1928), with 57 as captain
VFL/AFL Premierships:
1925 (c) premiership won with Geelong in the VFL/AFL
VFL/AFL Leadership:
Geelong team vice-captain (1923)
Football Carnival Representation:
Victoria
Season Chart
This chart is based on available data and may not reflect the true tallies of matches played.
Relatives Details
Grandparents
- Walter Rankin - paternal grandfather
- Sarah Rankin (née Austin) - paternal grandmother
Parents
- Edwin Walter Rankin (b. 1872, d. 1944) - father
- Louisa Jane Rankin (née Johns) (b. 1873, d. 1906) - mother
Siblings
- Albert Vivian Rankin (b. 1893, d. 1971) - brother
- Edwin Douglas Rankin (b. 1915, d. 1987) - half-brother
- Eileen Isobel O'Donnell (née Rankin) (b. 1911, d. 2012) - half-sister
Other (Blood Relatives)
- Graeme Charles O'Donnell (b. 1938, d. 2023) - half-nephew
- Thomas Charles Rankin (b. 1881, d. 1958) - paternal uncle
Distant (Blood Relatives)
- Gary O'Donnell (b. 1965) - 4th degree