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

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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 {{AFL-bio-1889-stub