Percy Wilson (footballer)

Percy Wilson
Personal information
Full name Percy Wilson
Date of birth (1889-03-31)31 March 1889
Date of death 28 March 1941(1941-03-28) (aged 51)
Original team(s) Collingwood Trades
Height / weight 168 cm / 70 kg
Position(s) Rover, forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1909–1920
1921–1924
Total
Collingwood
Melbourne
183 (71)
51 (20)
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)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1923.
Career highlights

Percy Wilson (31 March 1889 – 28 March 1941[1]) 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Former champion dies". The Argus. 29 March 1941. Retrieved 17 March 2012.


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