Recruited from Portland to Geelong, Hampshire made his VFL debut in 1968 and played with the club for eight seasons. He moved to Footscray in 1976 where he acted as a secondary ruckman to Gary Dempsey. Dempsey left the club three seasons later and Hampshire became Footscray's first choice in the ruck, finishing second in the club's best and fairest. In 1981 he was selected to represent Victoria.
In round 20, 1981, against Fitzroy (Hampshire's 100th game for Footscray and 13 weeks after his 200th career game) he became the first VFL/AFL player to play 100 games at two clubs.[2]
Hampshire represented Victoria on one occasion, against Tasmania at North Hobart Oval on 4 July 1981 (Vic 31.20.206 def Tas 16.12.108).
During the 1982 VFL season, Footscray coach Royce Hart left the club and Hampshire was given the role of coach. He retired as a player and coached the club until the end of the following season when they finished 7th. He maintained his plumbing business in Geelong while playing and coaching at Footscray.[3]
He and his wife Jan had a son and a daughter.[2] He suffered severe strokes in 2006 and 2014 that affected his mobility.[3]
hampshire, james, bluey, hampshire, 1948, september, 2018, australian, rules, footballer, played, geelong, footscray, played, ruckman, personal, informationfull, nameian, james, hampshire, nickname, blueydate, birth, 1948, 1948date, death2, september, 2018, 20. Ian James Bluey Hampshire 9 May 1948 2 September 2018 was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong and Footscray He played as a ruckman Ian HampshirePersonal informationFull nameIan James Hampshire 1 Nickname s BlueyDate of birth 1948 05 09 9 May 1948Date of death2 September 2018 2018 09 02 aged 70 Original team s PortlandHeight196 cm 6 ft 5 in Weight104 kg 229 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1968 1975Geelong113 0 22 1976 1982Footscray111 0 73 Total224 95 Coaching careerYearsClubGames W L D 1982 1983Footscray33 12 21 0 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1982 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comRecruited from Portland to Geelong Hampshire made his VFL debut in 1968 and played with the club for eight seasons He moved to Footscray in 1976 where he acted as a secondary ruckman to Gary Dempsey Dempsey left the club three seasons later and Hampshire became Footscray s first choice in the ruck finishing second in the club s best and fairest In 1981 he was selected to represent Victoria In round 20 1981 against Fitzroy Hampshire s 100th game for Footscray and 13 weeks after his 200th career game he became the first VFL AFL player to play 100 games at two clubs 2 Hampshire represented Victoria on one occasion against Tasmania at North Hobart Oval on 4 July 1981 Vic 31 20 206 def Tas 16 12 108 During the 1982 VFL season Footscray coach Royce Hart left the club and Hampshire was given the role of coach He retired as a player and coached the club until the end of the following season when they finished 7th He maintained his plumbing business in Geelong while playing and coaching at Footscray 3 He and his wife Jan had a son and a daughter 2 He suffered severe strokes in 2006 and 2014 that affected his mobility 3 References edit HAMPSHIRE Ian James Herald Sun a b Bulldogs mourn loss of Ian Hampshire Western Bulldogs 5 September 2018 Retrieved 2 October 2018 a b Lannen Danny 20 April 2015 Ian Bluey Hampshire tackles life after a severe stroke Geelong Advertiser Retrieved 2 October 2018 External links editIan Hampshire at AustralianFootball com Ian Hampshire s coaching record at AFL Tables nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ian Hampshire amp oldid 1161175064, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
