| Ian Monks | |
| Fullname: | Ian Monks |
| Birth Date: | 6 August 1931 |
| Originalteam: | Essendon High School Old Boys |
| Height: | 173 cm |
| Weight: | 67 kg |
| Position: | Rover, wingman |
| Statsend: | 1957 |
| Years1: | 1953, 1955 |
| Games Goals1: | 16 (19) |
| Years2: | 1956–57 |
| Games Goals2: | 14 (7) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 30 (26) |
Ian Monks (6 August 1931 – 6 January 2009) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] He won a reserves premiership with Essendon in 1952. After his time in the VFL, he played for Port Melbourne and Caulfield in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
Monks also had a long district cricket career for Essendon, playing 214 First XI games between 1949/50 and 1968/69, averaging 22.44 with the bat,[2] and served as captain.