Trevor Ranson

Vincent Trevor Ranson was an Australian rules footballer who played for Launceston and Scottsdale in the Northern Tasmanian [Football Association (1886–1986)|Northern Tasmanian Football Association] and St Kilda in the Victorian [Football League (1897–1989)|Victorian Football League]. He was inducted into the Tasmanian [Football Hall of Fame] in 2005.
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.
Ranson also served in the Australian Army during World War II.