Col Williamson
{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1913}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Col Williamson
| image =
| fullname = Colin Magnus Williamson
| birth_date = 31 December 1913
| birth_place = Collingwood, Victoria
| death_date = {{death date and age|1997|5|29|1913|12|31|df=yes}}
| death_place =
| originalteam = Northcote (VFA)
| height = 185 cm
| weight = 85 kg
| position = Utility
| statsend = 1946
| years1 = 1937–1946
| club1 = St Kilda
| games_goals1 = 165 (44)
| coachyears1 = 1952–1953
| coachclub1 = St Kilda
| coachgames_wins1 = 37 (7–30–0)
| careerhighlights =
}}
Colin Magnus Williamson (31 December 1913 – 29 May 1997){{cite web |url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/Col%2BWilliamson/6216 |title=Col Williamson – Player Bio|publisher=Australian Football|access-date=27 December 2014}} 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.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11080747 Football Season's Many Good Recruits, The Argus, (Tuesday, 7 September 1937), p.14.]
| class="wikitable"
! ! !Best First-Year Players (1937) ! |
| Backs
|align=center|Bernie Treweek |align=center|Reg Henderson |align=center|Lawrence Morgan |
| H/Backs
|align=center|Gordon Waters |align=center|Bill Cahill |align=center|Eddie Morcom |
| Centre Line
|align=center|Ted Buckley |align=center|George Bates |align=center|Jack Kelly |
| H/Forwards
|align=center|Col Williamson |align=center|Ray Watts |align=center|Don Dilks |
| Forwards
|align=center|Lou Sleeth |align=center|Sel Murray |align=center|Charlie Pierce |
| Rucks/Rover
|align=center|Reg Garvin |align=center|Sandy Patterson |align=center|Des Fothergill |
| Second Ruck
|align=center|Lawrence Morgan |align=center|Col Williamson |align=center|Lou Sleeth |
Notes
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References
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
- {{AFL Tables|ref=C/Col_Williamson.html}}
- {{AustralianFootball|ref=Col%2BWilliamson/6216}}
- [http://www.thevfaproject.org/pages/Players/Williamson,_Col.php Col Williamson, at The VFA Project.]
{{St Kilda Football Club coaches}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Category:Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
Category:Northcote Football Club players
Category:St Kilda Football Club players
Category:St Kilda Football Club coaches
Category:Brighton Football Club coaches
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