Trevor Ranson Explained

Trevor Ranson
Fullname:Vincent Trevor Ranson
Birth Date:29 March 1912
Birth Place:Scottsdale, Tasmania
Death Place:Launceston, Tasmania
Originalteam:Launceston
Height:187 cm
Weight:85 kg
Position:Defender
Statsend:1948
Years1:1932–33, 1935–45
Club1:Launceston
Games Goals1:140 (?)
Years2:1934
Club2:St Kilda
Games Goals2:2 (0)
Years3:1948
Club3:Scottsdale
Games Goals3:? (?)

Vincent Trevor Ranson (29 March 1912  - 6 October 1996[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Launceston and Scottsdale in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame in 2005.

Ranson appeared in the opening two rounds of the 1934 VFL season before succumbing to a knee injury. He then returned to his original club, Launceston, where he participated in seven premiership teams. A NTFA representative, Ranson also represented Tasmania at the 1933 Sydney Carnival. He played as a defender and won Launceston's 'Best and Fairest' award in 1937. Ranson captain-coached them to the 1945 premiership, and later joined Scottsdale as their inaugural captain-coach in 1948.[2]

Ranson also served in the Australian Army during World War II.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vincent Trevor Ranson . Find a Grave.
  2. News: SCOTTSDALE'S COACH. . The Examiner . Launceston, Tasmania . 3 March 1948 . 19 February 2013 . 10.
  3. Web site: World War II Roll: RANSON, Vincent Trevor . Department of Veterans Affairs.

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