Trevor Ranson

Trevor Vincent 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.

Trevor Ranson
Personal information
Full name Trevor V. Ranson
Date of birth 29 March 1912
Date of death 6 October 1996(1996-10-06) (aged 84)
Original team(s) Launceston
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1932–33, 1935–45 Launceston 140 (?)
1934 St Kilda 002 (0)
1948 Scottsdale 00? (?)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]

References

  1. http://www.launceston.tas.gov.au/lcc/index.php?c=30&burial_record=52817
  2. "SCOTTSDALE'S COACH". The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 3 March 1948. p. 10. Retrieved 19 February 2013 via National Library of Australia.


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