Trevor Ranson
Personal information
Full name Vincent Trevor Ranson
Date of birth 29 March 1912
Place of birth Scottsdale, Tasmania
Date of death 6 October 1996(1996-10-06) (aged 84)
Place of death Launceston, Tasmania
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

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.[2]

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.[3]

Ranson also served in the Australian Army during World War II.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Vincent Trevor Ranson". Find a Grave.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 730. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ↑ "SCOTTSDALE'S COACH". The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 3 March 1948. p. 10. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "World War II Roll: RANSON, Vincent Trevor". Department of Veterans Affairs.


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