Ted Staniland

Edward Staniland (30 October 1874 – 1 September 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Ted Staniland
Personal information
Full name	Edward Staniland
Born	30 October 1874 Yorkshire, England
Died	1 September 1917(1917-09-01) (aged 42) Fitzroy, Victoria
Original team	Fitzroy Juniors
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1895–1896	Fitzroy (VFA)	19 (12)
1897	Fitzroy	05 0(3)
1900–1903	Williamstown (VFA)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Recruited from Fitzroy Juniors in 1895,^[2] Staniland played for Fitzroy for three years, the final year being the first year of the Victorian Football League competition. He subsequently returned to Fitzroy Juniors before playing for Williamstown in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) from 1900 to 1903. He played 44 games and kicked 64 goals for Williamstown and was Club leading goalkicker in 1900 (16 goals), 1901 (25 goals) and 1902 (13 goals).

In June 1903 his senior career ended following a workplace accident^[3] and his club raised funds to support him as he was unable to work for some time.^[4]

He died at his home in Fitzroy in September 1917.^[5]