Percy Wilson (footballer)
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| Percy Wilson | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Percival Edward Wilson | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton North, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 28 March 1941 (aged 51) | ||
| Place of death | Prahran, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Collingwood Trades | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Rover, forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1909–1920 | Collingwood | 183 (71) | |
| 1921–1924 | Melbourne | 51 (20) | |
| Total | 234 (91) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| Victoria | 2 (?) | ||
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1921–1923 | Melbourne | 48 (16–30–2) | |
| 1930–1931 | Camberwell | ? | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1923. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Percival Edward Wilson (31 March 1889 – 28 March 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1900s.
A rover, Wilson won two premierships with Collingwood. The latter, in 1917, was a captain. In 1921 he moved to the Demons where he became captain and coach of the club.
Wilson coached Camberwell in 1930–31.
Death
[edit]Having been ill for several months, he died on 28 March 1941.[1][2]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Deaths: Wilson, The Argus, (Saturday, 29 March 1941), p.4.
- ^ "Former champion dies". The Argus. 29 March 1941. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
References
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- Percy Wilson, Collingwood Forever.
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