Fred Buttsworth
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Frederick James Buttsworth (born May 29, 1927 in North Perth) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for for West Perth in the WAFL and briefly for Essendon in the VFL. He is the younger brother of footballer Wally Buttsworth.
Buttsworth started his career with West Perth during the Second World War and was their best and fairest winner in 1944. He joined the navy in 1945 and was posted in Melbourne which gave him a chance to play in the VFL with Essendon, playing 8 games and kicking 9 goals.
In 1946 he returned to West Perth and established himself as one of the best centre half backs in the competition. He was a member of premiership sides in 1949 and again in 1951 when he won another best and fairest as well as a Sandover Medal.
Buttsworth regularly represented Western Australia at interstate football, winning a Simpson Medal for his performance in the 1947 Carnival. He also represented his state at cricket, appearing in 8 first class matches from 1947/48 to 1949/50.
He was just 25 years of age when he retired, finishing with a tally of 182 WANFL games.
