Ron Wilson (Australian footballer)

Ron Wilson (5 June 1915 – 20 September 1984)[1] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] He also played for Victorian Football Association club Coburg, crossing without a clearance in 1941 during the throw-pass era,[3] before returning to St Kilda in 1945 after his suspension for crossing without a clearance had expired.

Ron Wilson
Personal information
Full name Ron Wilson
Date of birth (1915-06-05)5 June 1915
Date of death 20 September 1984(1984-09-20) (aged 69)
Original team(s) Donald
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1934 Melbourne 01 (0)
1937–40, 1945 St Kilda 58 (6)
1941 Coburg unknown
1950–55 Sorrento 60 (unknown)
Total 119 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Career highlights

1953 Premiership with Sorrento

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Notes
  1. "Ron Wilson - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 902. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  3. "League players for Coburg". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 17 April 1941. p. 12.
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