| Syd Tate | |
| Fullname: | Sydney Tate |
| Birth Date: | 13 February 1925 |
| Birth Place: | England[1] |
| Death Place: | Hamlyn Heights, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Yallourn |
| Height: | 173 cm |
| Weight: | 75 kg |
| Statsend: | 1951 |
| Years1: | 1947–1951 |
| Club1: | Geelong |
| Games Goals1: | 85 (13) |
Sydney "Spudda" Tate (13 February 1925 – 15 May 2015[2] [3]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the VFL.
Tate was a wingman in Geelong's 1951 premiership side, his last year in the league. He could also play as a rover and was originally from the Victorian town of Yallourn.