Col Williamson

Col Williamson
Personal information
Full name	Colin M. Williamson
Date of birth	31 December 1913
Date of death	29 May 1997(1997-05-29) (aged 83)
Original team(s)	Northcote (VFA)
Height/Weight	185 cm / 85 kg
Position(s)	Utility
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1937-1946	St Kilda	165 (44)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1952-1953	St Kilda	37 (7-30-0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946 season.

Colin 'Col' Williamson (31 December 1913 – 29 May 1997)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Although primarily a ruckman, Williamson also spent a lot of time in defense. He started out at Northcote where he was a member of a premiership team and kicked 18 goals in his debut season at St Kilda. Perhaps his best year was 1939 when he finished the Brownlow Medal count as his club's top vote getter. Williamson coached Brighton to their first and only VFA premiership in 1948. St Kilda signed him on as their coach for the 1952 season and he remained in the role for two years.

References

↑ "Col Williamson - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

Col Williamson's statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

Coaches of the St Kilda Football Club

1906: Hall 1908: Grace 1909: J. Smith 1911: Drohan 1913: Sparrow 1914: McNamara 1915; 1918:* J. Smith 1919: Eicke 1920: Sparrow 1920–1921: Ricketts 1922–1923: McNamara 1924: Eicke 1925–1926: Clark 1927: Heinz 1928–1929: Sparrow 1930: Cubbins 1931–1932: Hardy 1932: King 1933: Deane 1934: C. Watson 1935–1937: Minogue 1938–1940: Clarke 1938: B. Patterson 1941: Knight 1942–1943: Garvin 1944–1945: H. Thomas 1946–1947: Hird 1948–1950: Froude 1951: Green 1952–1953: Williamson 1954–1955: Foote 1956–1958: Killigrew 1959–1960: Francis 1961–1976: Jeans 1972; 1974: Guy 1977: R. Smith 1978–1980: M. Patterson 1980–1982: Jesaulenko 1983–1984: Jewell 1984–1986: Gellie 1987–1989: Baldock 1987: Davis 1990–1993: Sheldon 1994–1998: Alves 1999–2000: T. Watson 2001: Blight 2001–2006: G. Thomas 2007–2011: Lyon 2012–2013: Watters 2014–: Richardson

St Kilda did not participate in the VFL from 1916–1917 due to World War I Italics* denote caretaker coach

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