Wally Buttsworth

Wally Buttsworth
Personal information
Full nameWallace Francis Buttsworth
Date of birth21 January 1917
Place of birthNorth Perth, Western Australia
Date of death22 May 2002 (aged 85)
Place of deathMilton, New South Wales
Height/Weight185 cm / 91 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1935-1937
1939-1949		West Perth
Essendon		51 (10)
188 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1949 season.
Career highlights

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).

Career

A defender, Buttsworth was a best and fairest winner for Essendon on three occasions and played in two VFL premiership teams.[2] He is the centre half-back in Essendon's 'Team of the Century'.[2]

Before he joined Essendon, Buttsworth played for the West Perth Football Club and also represented Western Australia in two first-class cricket matches.[3][4]

Family

His younger brother Fred Buttsworth was also a cricketer and footballer.[5] Their father, Frederick Richard Buttsworth, was himself a first-class cricketer.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Wallace Buttsworth (West Perth)". WAFL Online.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
  3. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  4. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Wallace Buttsworth (2)". CricketArchive.
  5. ↑ Devaney, John. Full Points Footy's WA Football Companion. Full Points Publications. ISBN 0-9556897-1-6.
  6. ↑ "Frederick Buttsworth". CricketArchive.

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