Ian Montgomery (born 3 May 1944) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with Collingwood in the

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(VFL) during the 1960s. Montgomery, in 1965, broke into the Collingwood side for the first time in round six and played every game for the rest of the year, including two finals.AFL Tables: Ian Montgomery
/ref> He made 17 appearances the following season and played from the

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in the

1966 VFL Grand Final The 1966 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and St Kilda Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 24 September 1966. It was the 69th annual grand final ...

, which Collingwood lost by a point. After two more seasons at Collingwood, Montgomery embarked on a coaching career and was the first ever coach of Rythdale-Officer-Cardinia. He also spent some time as an assistant coach at

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in the

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.''The Age'
"Saints win - Colling returns"
5 April 1979, p. 27

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Montgomery, Ian 1944 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players Wangaratta Football Club players Living people