Herbert Wilson (footballer) explained

Herbert Wilson
Fullname:Herbert Norman Wilson
Birth Date:26 December 1893
Birth Place:Oakleigh, Victoria
Death Place:Perth, Western Australia
Originalteam:Hawthorn (VJFA)
Statsend:1913
Years1:1913
Games Goals1:1 (0)

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]

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.

He later fought in France during World War I.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 961.
  2. Web site: Discovering Anzacs: Herbert Norman Wilson . National Archives of Australia.