Percy Wilson (footballer)

Percy Wilson
Personal information
Full name	Percy Wilson
Date of birth	31 March 1889
Date of death	28 March 1941 (aged 51)
Original team(s)	Collingwood Trades
Height/Weight	168 cm / 70 kg
Position(s)	Rover, forward
Playing career^1
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 career^3
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1921–1923	Melbourne	48 (16–30–2)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924 season. ^3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1923.
Career highlights
2× VFL premierships: 1910, 1917 Collingwood captain: 1917–1918 Melbourne captain: 1921–1923

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.

External links

• Percy Wilson's statistics from AFL Tables