Wally Buttsworth
Wally Buttsworth | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Wallace Francis Buttsworth | ||
Date of birth | 21 January 1917 | ||
Place of birth | North Perth, Western Australia | ||
Date of death | 22 May 2002 85) | (aged||
Place of death | Milton, New South Wales | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1935–1937 | West Perth | 51 (10) | |
1939–1949 | Essendon | 188 | (2)|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Wallace Francis 'Wally' Buttsworth (21 January 1917 – 22 May 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
His younger brother Fred Buttsworth was also a cricketer and footballer.[2] Their father, Frederick Richard Buttsworth, was himself a first-class cricketer.[3]
Football
Before he joined Essendon, Buttsworth played for the West Perth Football Club.[4]
A defender, Buttsworth was a best and fairest winner for Essendon on three occasions and played in two VFL premiership teams.[5] He is the centre half-back in Essendon's 'Team of the Century'.[5]
Cricket
He represented Western Australia in two first-class cricket matches.[6]
Champions of Essendon
In 2002 an Essendon panel ranked him at 12 in their Champions of Essendon list of the 25 greatest players ever to have played for Essendon.
See also
References
- ↑ "Wallace Buttsworth (West Perth)". WAFL Online.
- ↑ Devaney, John. Full Points Footy's WA Football Companion. Full Points Publications. ISBN 0-9556897-1-6.
- ↑ "Frederick Buttsworth". CricketArchive.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- 1 2 Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Wallace Buttsworth (2)". CricketArchive.
External links
- Wally Buttsworth's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Wally Buttsworth at ESPNcricinfo
- Wally Buttsworth at CricketArchive (subscription required)