Wally Buttsworth

Wallace Francis Buttsworth (21 January 1917 – 22 May 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Wally Buttsworth
Personal information
Full name Wallace Francis Buttsworth
Date of birth (1917-01-21)21 January 1917
Place of birth North Perth, Western Australia
Date of death 22 May 2002(2002-05-22) (aged 85)
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 051 (10)
1939–1949 Essendon 188 0(2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.

References
  1. "Wallace Buttsworth (West Perth)". WAFL Online.
  2. Devaney, John. Full Points Footy's WA Football Companion. Full Points Publications. ISBN 0-9556897-1-6.
  3. "Frederick Buttsworth". CricketArchive.
  4. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  5. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  6. "First-Class Matches played by Wallace Buttsworth (2)". CricketArchive.
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