Ron Wilson (Australian footballer)

Ron Wilson
Personal information
Full name Ron Wilson
Born (1915-06-05)5 June 1915
Died 20 September 1984(1984-09-20) (aged 69)
Original team Donald
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1934 Melbourne 1 (0)
1937–40, 1945 St Kilda 58 (6)
1941, 1945-50 Coburg[1] 105 (52)
1950–55 Sorrento 60 (?)
Total 224 (58)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ron Wilson (5 June 1915 – 20 September 1984)[8] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[9]

He also played for Victorian Football Association club Coburg,[10] crossing without a clearance in 1941 during the throw-pass era.[11]

Wilson returned to St Kilda in 1945 after his suspension for crossing without a clearance had expired. Wilson then returned to Coburg for the second half of the 1945 VFA season.

Wilson was captain-coach of Coburg in 1947.[12]

Wilson's father, Arnie Wilson played for St Kilda in 1909 and 1910.

Professional Running

Wilson was a very accomplished athlete and won a number of sprint running events. Wilson was an early favorite for the 1936[13] and 1939 Stawell Gift, but was unplaced in the 1936 semi final[14] and finished 5th in the 1939 final.[15]

Notes

  1. ^ "1950 - Ron Wilson: Coburg FC Profile". The VFA Project. VFA. 1950. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  2. ^ "1936 - Wilson Is Impressive In Dandenong Gift Win". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954). 25 March 1936. p. 11. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  3. ^ "1937 - CITY SALESMAN WINS WANGARATTA GIFT IN LAST STRIDE". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956). 2 February 1937. p. 32. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  4. ^ "1938 - 1937 WANGARATTA GIFT WINNER SUCCESSFUL". Myrtleford Times and Ovens Valley Advertiser (Vic. : 1930 - 1955). 13 April 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  5. ^ "1945 - GIFT TO RON WILSON". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 2 January 1945. p. 14. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  6. ^ "1945 - WILSON WON 7th GIFT AT CROYDON". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954). 5 December 1945. p. 15. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  7. ^ "1953 - Sorrento scores on post". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 28 September 1953. p. 14. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Ron Wilson - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "1945 - RON WILSON AMD STAN OBST TRAIN AT COBURG". The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956). 27 June 1945. p. 15. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  11. ^ "League players for Coburg". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 17 April 1941. p. 12.
  12. ^ "1946 - Wilson Will Coach Coburg". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 20 December 1946. p. 12. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  13. ^ "1936 - RON WILSON FAVORITE". The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 26 March 1936. p. 52. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  14. ^ "1939 - STRONG SUPPORT FOR RON WILSON". The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 5 April 1939. p. 38. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  15. ^ "1939 - SENSATIONAL SUCCESS IN STAWELL GIFT". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954). 12 April 1939. p. 11. Retrieved 2 January 2026.


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