Mac Wilson (footballer, born 1922)

Arthur McLeod "Mac" Wilson (29 July 1922 – 9 October 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Mac Wilson
Personal information
Full name Arthur McLeod Wilson
Date of birth (1922-07-29)29 July 1922
Date of death 9 October 1996(1996-10-09) (aged 74)
Original team(s) Scotch College
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1941 Melbourne 5 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

His father Arthur Wilson played league football for University Football Club and went on to become a leading obstetrician and gynecologist. His maternal grandfather was Bob McLeod, who played Test cricket for Australia.[2]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 901. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. "In School And Out". The Australasian. Melbourne. 12 October 1940. p. 34. Retrieved 23 October 2014 via National Library of Australia.
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