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Trevor Ranson
Trevor Ranson
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Full name	Vincent Trevor Ranson
Date of birth	29 March 1912
Place of birth	Scottsdale, Tasmania
Date of death	6 October 1996 (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
1932–33, 1935–45	Launceston
1934	St Kilda
1948	Scottsdale
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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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

^ "Vincent Trevor Ranson". Find a Grave.
^ 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.
^ "SCOTTSDALE'S COACH". The Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 3 March 1948. p. 10. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
^ "World War II Roll: RANSON, Vincent Trevor". Department of Veterans Affairs.

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[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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+{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1912}}
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-{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2011}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
 {{Infobox AFL biography
 | name = Trevor Ranson
 | image =
-| fullname = Trevor V. Ranson
+| fullname = Vincent Trevor Ranson
 | birth_date = 29 March 1912
-| birth_place =
+| birth_place = [[Scottsdale, Tasmania]]
 | death_date = {{death date and age|1996|10|6|1912|3|29|df=yes}}
-| death_place =
+| death_place = [[Launceston, Tasmania]]
 | originalteam = [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
-| heightweight = 187 cm / 85 kg
+| height = 187 cm
+| weight = 85 kg
 | position = Defender
-| years = 1932–33, 1935–45 <br /> 1934 <br /> 1948
-| clubs = [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]] <br /> [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] <br /> [[Scottsdale Football Club|Scottsdale]]
-| games(goals) = 140 (?) <br /> {{0|00}}2 (0) <br /> {{0|00}}? (?)
 | statsend = 1948
+| years1 = 1932–33, 1935–45
+| club1 = [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]]
+| games_goals1 = 140 (?)
+| years2 = 1934
+| club2 = [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
+| games_goals2 = {{0|00}}2 (0)
+| years3 = 1948
+| club3 = [[Scottsdale Football Club|Scottsdale]]
+| games_goals3 = {{0|00}}? (?)
+| careerhighlights =
 }}
-'''Trevor Ranson''' (29 March 1912 - 6 October 1996<ref>http://www.launceston.tas.gov.au/lcc/index.php?c=30&burial_record=52817</ref>) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played for [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]] and [[Scottsdale Football Club|Scottsdale]] in the [[Northern Tasmanian Football Association (1886 - 1986)|Northern Tasmanian Football Association]] (NTFA) and [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL). He was inducted into the [[Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame]] in 2005.
+'''Vincent Trevor Ranson''' (29 March 1912 &ndash; 6 October 1996<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212938446/vincent-trevor-ranson |title=Vincent Trevor Ranson |publisher=Find a Grave}}</ref>) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played for [[Launceston Football Club|Launceston]] and [[Scottsdale Football Club|Scottsdale]] in the [[Northern Tasmanian Football Association (1886–1986)|Northern Tasmanian Football Association]] (NTFA) and [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] in the [[Victorian Football League (1897–1989)|Victorian Football League]] (VFL). He was inducted into the [[Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame]] in 2005.<ref>{{Ref AFL Encyc|10th|730}}</ref>
-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 Scottdale as their inaugural captain-coach in 1948.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52629109 |title=SCOTTSDALE'S COACH. |newspaper=[[The Examiner (Tasmania)|Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954)]] |location=Launceston, Tas. |date=3 March 1948 |accessdate=19 February 2013 |page=10 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
+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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52629109 |title=SCOTTSDALE'S COACH. |newspaper=The Examiner |location=Launceston, Tasmania |date=3 March 1948 |accessdate=19 February 2013 |page=10}}</ref>
+Ranson also served in the Australian Army during World War II.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=800506&c=WW2#R |title=World War II Roll: RANSON, Vincent Trevor |publisher=Department of Veterans Affairs}}</reF>
 ==References==
 <references/>
-*{{AflRleague|ref=T/Trevor_Ranson.html}}
-*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
+==External links==
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
+*{{AFL Tables | T/Trevor_Ranson }}
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-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian rules footballer
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-| DATE OF DEATH     = 6 October 1996
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+[[Category:Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees]]
+[[Category:People from Scottsdale, Tasmania]]
+{{AFL-bio-1912-stub}}