Harry Wilson | |||
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![]() Cigarette card of Wilson in 1909 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Harry Wilson | ||
Date of birth | 16 July 1885 | ||
Date of death | 25 July 1972 | (aged 87)||
Original team(s) | Newtown | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1906 | West Melbourne (VFA) | ||
1907–1908 | South Melbourne | 10 (2) | |
1908–1910 | Prahran (VFA) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1908. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Harry Wilson (16 July 1885 – 25 July 1972) [1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [2]
Wilson came to South Melbourne from West Melbourne at the start of the 1907 season. [3] He was injured at start of season [4] but made his debut against Fitzroy in Round 7. [5] He was a back pocket defender for South Melbourne in their 1907 VFL Grand Final loss to Carlton. [6]
He was dropped after two rounds in 1908 and obtained a permit to move to Prahran in June 1908 [7] where he played for the next few years.