Name Edwin Wilson | ||
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Born 28 March 1861 (age 90) Died 24 November 1951 (age 90 years) Founder Collingwood Football Club Nationality Australian Similar Graeme Allan, Bruce Andrew, Eddie McGuire | ||
Edwin Lionel Wilson (E. L Wilson) (28 March 1861 – 24 November 1951), along with Alan Mansfield was the founder of Collingwood Football Club. He went on to become the first secretary of the Collingwood Football Club and also the first secretary of the Victorian Football League when the VFL was established in 1897. He served as the secretary of the Victorian Football League (VFL) for a duration of thirty-four years, spanning from 1897 to 1929.
In 1930, the E. L. Wilson Shield was created to be awarded to each year's premiership winning team. It was initially discontinued in 1978, when there was no room remaining on the shield, but expanded and reintroduced as a perpetual trophy in 2016.
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