Herbert Wilson (footballer)

Herbert Norman Wilson (26 December 1893 – 17 December 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Herbert Wilson
Personal information
Full name Herbert Norman Wilson
Date of birth (1893-12-26)26 December 1893
Place of birth Oakleigh, Victoria
Date of death 17 December 1956(1956-12-17) (aged 62)
Place of death Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s) Hawthorn (VJFA)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1913 Essendon 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

A wingman recruited from Hawthorn, Wilson played his one only VFL match for Essendon against Melbourne in Round 9 of the 1913 VFL season after Essendon made wholesale changes to its side that had played two matches on the previous long weekend (a regular Saturday fixture and another on the King's Birthday Monday). He did not play another senior game for the club.[2]

He later fought in France during World War I.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 961. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ Herbert Wilson at AustralianFootball.com
  3. ^ "Discovering Anzacs: Herbert Norman Wilson". National Archives of Australia.
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