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Roy Ferguson

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Position(s)
Centre
Full Name
Alan Roy Ferguson
Nickname(s)
Ringo
Born
Friday, 16th March, 1945
Died
Sunday, 18th December, 2022 (Aged 77 years and 277 days)
Place Of Birth
Wyong, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Chunky Wyong centre came to Wests in 1963 and gave great service to the club during the 1960s. Ferguson was almost signed by Manly in 1968 but Wests put an exorbitant $10,000 transfer fee on him and he decided to stay with the club. Joining St George in 1972 he lived up to his reputation as one of the toughest competitors in the game and was one of the few players who could hold his head up after the thrashing the Dragons received in the 1975 grand final.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSW City vs Country -1-1-----------1--100.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) -196620254-54--11164---10390950.99%List
NRL Finals -10-101-1----3---36130.00%List
Preseason Cup -265317-71---23---1513348.39%List
Midweek Cup -7-72-2----6---52-71.43%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 2301124163-631-11193---1241051251.45%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSW City Seconds1968 1-1-----------1--100.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19641964 NSWRFL 617-----------33142.86%List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19651965 NSWRFL 4-4-----------13-25.00%List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19661966 NSWRFL 516-----------42-66.67%List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19671967 NSWRFL 21-213-3----9---109247.62%List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19681968 NSWRFL 17-176-6----18---89-47.06%List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19691969 NSWRFL 17-173-3--1111---116-64.71%List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19701970 NSWRFL 20-2010-10----30---514125.00%List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19711971 NSWRFL 73102-2----6---28-20.00%List
St GeorgeSt George19721972 NSWRFL 24-245-5----15---175270.83%List
St GeorgeSt George19731973 NSWRFL 161178-8----24---97152.94%List
St GeorgeSt George19741974 NSWRFL 10-103-3----9---55-50.00%List
St GeorgeSt George19751975 NSWRFL 25-256-6----18---149256.00%List
St GeorgeSt George19761976 NSWRFL 24-248-8----24---1410-58.33%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Western Suburbs1964-71 97510224-24--1174---4454443.14%List
St George1972-76 99110030-30----90---5936559.00%List

Your Say

  • Tim Goodacre
    30 Nov 2015 5:57pm

    Ferguson was one of the hardest front on tackling centres I have seen

  • Bobby catterson
    18 Feb 2017 9:25pm

    I was roy ferguson off sider on his brewery truck before he got his news agencey in carlton was a top bloke to work for and a great rugby leauge player who loved the dragons sad to hear he had a stroke a few years ago hope you are ok roy your mate bobby catterson

  • Thommo
    30 Jul 2018 6:26pm

    Poor old Roy

    He was never the same when CUB did away with KB long necks.

  • Dean Nethercott
    20 Dec 2022 10:18pm

    Sadly Roy passed away 19/12/2022
    He was my uncle and hero of mine
    A true hard man of league who unfortunately suffered early onset dementia due to many concussion.His brain has been donated to science to study this issue.
    Rest in peace mate

  • ALAN
    1 Mar 2024 9:09am

    I didn't know Roy had passed away. Back in the '60's there wasn't a lot of tv coverage. Yet even in just the newspaper articles some players managed to stand out. Roy was one of those. RIP mate.

  • Anonymous
    27 Dec 2025 4:04pm

    roy was a champion bloke and player remember talking to him in carlton newsagent shop which he ran lovely man tough player.

  • Brad
    1 Jan 2026 9:15am

    I did a paper run at the Carlton Newsagency when Roy owned it. He was a lovely bloke. Sad to read of his passing.

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Tim Costello, Wests Archives, AJ Lucantonio, Derek Farrar

Sources:Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, RFL Player Registers, News Reports