Edward Arthur "Ted" Tyson (born 4 February 1910) was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with West Perth

West Perth Football Club

The West Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Falcons, is an Australian rules football club located in Joondalup, Western Australia, competing in the West Australian Football League . It is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia. It competes in the West Australian...

 in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL).

Tyson topped the goal-kicking at West Perth every year from 1930 to 1941. Only in 1945, when he returned from wartime service with the Royal Australian Air Force

Royal Australian Air Force

The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...

, did he not win the club's goal-kicking honours. He was invariably beaten by George Doig

George Doig

George Doig , was a full forward for the East Fremantle Football Club from 1933 to 1945.Born in Fremantle, Western Australia, George Doig's football career started in the South Suburban Football Competition in and around Fremantle. In one game in 1931 he kicked the whole score of his team - 26.21 -...

 for the league's leading goal-kicker award

Bernie Naylor Medal

The Bernie Naylor Medal is an Australian rules football award which is given to the leading goalkicker at the end of each home and away season in the West Australian Football League. It is named after South Fremantle full-forward Bernie Naylor...

 but managed to win it twice, in 1932 with 96 goals and in 1936 with 126 goals. His final tally of 1197 goals is bettered only by Austin Robertson, Jr.

Austin Robertson, Jr.

Austin Christian Robertson was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the VFL and Subiaco in the WANFL...

He was a member of four West Perth premiership teams, in 1932, 1934, 1935 and 1941.

Tyson made four appearances for Western Australia in interstate football, all at the 1933 Sydney Carnival

1933 Sydney Carnival

The 1933 Sydney Carnival was the eighth edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition....

, where he kicked 13 goals.

In 2004 he was one of the inaugural inductees in the West Australian Football Hall of Fame

West Australian Football Hall of Fame

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. He is the full-forward

Full-forward

Full-forward is a position in Australian rules football and Gaelic football with a key focus on kicking goals.Leading full-forwards of the Australian Football League are usually among those awarded with the Coleman Medal for the most goals in an AFL season....

in West Perth's official "Team of the Century".