Col Williamson

Col Williamson
Personal information
Full name Colin Magnus Williamson
Date of birth 31 December 1913
Place of birth Collingwood, Victoria
Date of death 29 May 1997(1997-05-29) (aged 83)
Original team(s) Northcote (VFA)
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1937–1946 St Kilda 165 (44)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1952–1953 St Kilda 37 (7–30–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Colin Magnus Williamson (31 December 1913 – 29 May 1997)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Football

Although primarily a ruckman, Williamson also spent a lot of time in defence.

Northcote (VFA)

He started out at Northcote, where he was a member of a premiership team.

St Kilda (VFL)

He kicked 18 goals in his debut season at St Kilda. Perhaps his best year was 1939 when he finished the Brownlow Medal count as his club's top vote getter.

Brighton (VFA)

Williamson coached Brighton to their first and only VFA premiership in 1948.

St Kilda (VFL)

St Kilda signed him on as their coach for the 1952 season and he remained in the role for two years.

1937 Best First-Year Players

In September 1937, The Argus selected Williamson in its team of 1937's first-year players.[2]

Best First-Year Players (1937)
Backs Bernie Treweek
(Fitzroy) 		Reg Henderson
(Richmond) 		Lawrence Morgan
(Fitzroy)
H/Backs Gordon Waters
(Hawthorn) 		Bill Cahill
(Essendon) 		Eddie Morcom
(North Melbourne)
Centre Line Ted Buckley
(Melbourne) 		George Bates
(Richmond) 		Jack Kelly
(St Kilda)
H/Forwards Col Williamson
(St Kilda) 		Ray Watts
(Essendon) 		Don Dilks
(Footscray)
Forwards Lou Sleeth
(Richmond) 		Sel Murray
(North Melbourne) 		Charlie Pierce
(Hawthorn)
Rucks/Rover Reg Garvin
(St Kilda) 		Sandy Patterson
(South Melbourne) 		Des Fothergill
(Collingwood)
Second Ruck Lawrence Morgan Col Williamson Lou Sleeth

Notes

  1. ^ "Col Williamson – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ^ Football Season's Many Good Recruits, The Argus, (Tuesday, 7 September 1937), p.14.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.


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