Percival Edward Wilson (31 March 1889 – 28 March 1941) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played with
Collingwood and
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(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.
Wilson coached
Camberwell
Camberwell () is a district of South London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark, southeast of Charing Cross.
Camberwell was first a village associated with the church of St Giles and a common of which Goose Green is a remnant. This e ...
in 1930–31.
Death
Having been ill for several months, he died on 28 March 1941.
Footnotes
References
'Fairplay', "Ornament to the Game: Percy Wilson's Great Record", ''The Sporting Globe'', (Saturday, 7 July 1928), p.6
External links
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Percy Wilson, ''Demonwiki''.Percy Wilson, ''The VFA Project''.Percy Wilson, ''Boyles Football Photos''.Percy Wilson, ''Collingwood Forever''.
1889 births
1941 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
Melbourne Football Club players
Melbourne Football Club captains
Melbourne Football Club coaches
Collingwood Football Club players
Collingwood Football Club Premiership players
Port Melbourne Football Club coaches
Camberwell Football Club coaches
Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
People from Carlton North, Victoria
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