Wally Buttsworth
Australian rules footballer and cricketer
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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 career 1 | ||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) |
1935–1937 | West Perth | 0 51 (10) |
1939–1949 | Essendon | 188 0 (2) |
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Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
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Sources: AFL Tables , AustralianFootball.com |
Wallace Francis Buttsworth (21 January 1917 – 22 May 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
Wally had 2 younger brothers Fred and Brian Buttsworth. Fred Buttsworth was also a cricketer and footballer . [2] Brian Buttsworth played for West Perth Football Club . 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 inn 1942 and 1946. [5] He is the centre half-back in Essendon's 'Team of the Century'. [5] He was broadly considered best on ground in the club's one point 1947 grand final loss against Carlton , taking 25 marks at centre half-back for the game. [6] [7] [8]
Cricket
He represented Western Australia in two first-class cricket matches. [9]
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
- ↑ "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 .
- ↑ "Carlton's snap on bell wins pennant". The Age . Melbourne, VIC. 29 September 1947. p. 14.
- ↑ Alf Brown (27 September 1947). "Carlton snatch win in hectic finish". The Herald . Melbourne, VIC. p. 26.
- ↑ Dick Reynolds. "Carlton win premiership in last few seconds". The Argus . Melbourne, VIC. p. 18.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Wallace Buttsworth (2)" . CricketArchive.
External links
- Wally Buttsworth's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Wally Buttsworth at ESPNcricinfo
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