Charles Sutton Medal
Players who have received the club champion award for Footscray / Western Bulldogs during a season in which the club participated in the VFL/AFL premiership.
Recipient List
| Season | Recipient(s) | Vote(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 VFL Season | Ivan McAlpine | ? |
| 1928 VFL Season | Alby Outen | ? |
| 1929 VFL Season | Bill Russ | ? |
| 1930 VFL Season | Ivan McAlpine | ? |
| 1931 VFL Season | Allan Hopkins | ? |
| 1932 VFL Season | Ivan McAlpine | ? |
| 1933 VFL Season | Alby Morrison | ? |
| 1934 VFL Season | Norm Ware | ? |
| 1935 VFL Season | George Bennett | ? |
| 1936 VFL Season | Alby Morrison | ? |
| 1937 VFL Season | Norm Ware | ? |
| 1938 VFL Season | Norm Ware | ? |
| 1939 VFL Season | Harry Hickey | ? |
| 1940 VFL Season | Norm Ware | ? |
| 1941 VFL Season | Arthur Olliver | ? |
| Norm Ware* | ? | |
| 1942 VFL Season | Ted Ellis | ? |
| 1943 VFL Season | Alan Collins | ? |
| 1944 VFL Season | Arthur Olliver | ? |
| 1945 VFL Season | Harry Hickey | ? |
| 1946 VFL Season | Joe Ryan | ? |
| 1947 VFL Season | Joe Ryan | ? |
| 1948 VFL Season | Harry Hickey | ? |
| 1949 VFL Season | Wally Donald | ? |
| 1950 VFL Season | Charlie Sutton | ? |
| 1951 VFL Season | Jack Collins | ? |
| 1952 VFL Season | Jack Collins | ? |
| 1953 VFL Season | Harvey Stevens | ? |
| 1954 VFL Season | Ted Whitten | ? |
| 1955 VFL Season | Peter Box | ? |
| 1956 VFL Season | Don Ross | ? |
| 1957 VFL Season | Ted Whitten | ? |
| 1958 VFL Season | Ted Whitten | ? |
| 1959 VFL Season | Ted Whitten | ? |
| 1960 VFL Season | John Schultz* | ? |
| 1961 VFL Season | Ted Whitten | ? |
| 1962 VFL Season | John Schultz | ? |
| 1963 VFL Season | Ray Walker | ? |
| 1964 VFL Season | John Schultz | ? |
| 1965 VFL Season | John Schultz | ? |
| 1966 VFL Season | John Schultz | ? |
| 1967 VFL Season | John Jillard | ? |
| 1968 VFL Season | David Thorpe | ? |
| 1969 VFL Season | George Bisset | ? |
| 1970 VFL Season | Gary Dempsey | ? |
| 1971 VFL Season | David Thorpe | ? |
| 1972 VFL Season | Peter Welsh | ? |
| 1973 VFL Season | Gary Dempsey | ? |
| 1974 VFL Season | Gary Dempsey | ? |
| 1975 VFL Season | Gary Dempsey* | ? |
| 1976 VFL Season | Gary Dempsey | ? |
| 1977 VFL Season | Gary Dempsey | ? |
| 1978 VFL Season | Kelvin Templeton | ? |
| 1979 VFL Season | Ian Dunstan | ? |
| 1980 VFL Season | Kelvin Templeton* | ? |
| 1981 VFL Season | Ian Dunstan | ? |
| 1982 VFL Season | Ian Dunstan | ? |
| 1983 VFL Season | Brian Royal | ? |
| 1984 VFL Season | Andrew Purser | ? |
| 1985 VFL Season | Doug Hawkins | ? |
| 1986 VFL Season | Brad Hardie | ? |
| 1987 VFL Season | Tony McGuinness | ? |
| 1988 VFL Season | Terry Wallace | ? |
| 1989 VFL Season | Terry Wallace | ? |
| 1990 AFL Season | Peter Foster | ? |
| 1991 AFL Season | Tony Liberatore | ? |
| 1992 AFL Season | Scott Wynd* | ? |
| 1993 AFL Season | Leon Cameron | ? |
| 1994 AFL Season | Chris Grant | ? |
| 1995 AFL Season | Scott West | ? |
| 1996 AFL Season | Chris Grant | ? |
| 1997 AFL Season | Scott West | ? |
| 1998 AFL Season | Scott West | ? |
| 1999 AFL Season | Brad Johnson | ? |
| 2000 AFL Season | Scott West | ? |
| 2001 AFL Season | Luke Darcy | ? |
| 2002 AFL Season | Brad Johnson | ? |
| 2003 AFL Season | Scott West | ? |
| 2004 AFL Season | Scott West | ? |
| 2005 AFL Season | Scott West | ? |
| 2006 AFL Season | Brad Johnson | ? |
| 2007 AFL Season | Brian Lake | ? |
| 2008 AFL Season | Daniel Cross | ? |
| 2009 AFL Season | Matthew Boyd | ? |
| 2010 AFL Season | Ryan Griffen | ? |
| 2011 AFL Season | Matthew Boyd | ? |
| 2012 AFL Season | Matthew Boyd | ? |
| 2013 AFL Season | Ryan Griffen | ? |
| 2014 AFL Season | Tom Liberatore | ? |
| 2015 AFL Season | Easton Wood | ? |
| 2016 AFL Season | Marcus Bontempelli | ? |
| 2017 AFL Season | Marcus Bontempelli | ? |
| 2018 AFL Season | Lachie Hunter | ? |
| 2019 AFL Season | Marcus Bontempelli | ? |
| 2020 AFL Season | Caleb Daniel | ? |
| 2021 AFL Season | Marcus Bontempelli^ | ? |
| 2022 AFL Season | Josh Dunkley | 231.0 |
*:
Player also received the Brownlow Medal in the same season.
^:
Player also received the Leigh Matthews Trophy in the same season.
Multiple Award Recipient List
| Recipient(s) | Medals | Season(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Scott West | 7 | 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Gary Dempsey | 6 | 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 |
| Norm Ware | 5 | 1934, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941 |
| Ted Whitten | 5 | 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961 |
| John Schultz | 5 | 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966 |
| Marcus Bontempelli | 4 | 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 |
| Ivan McAlpine | 3 | 1927, 1930, 1932 |
| Harry Hickey | 3 | 1939, 1945, 1948 |
| Ian Dunstan | 3 | 1979, 1981, 1982 |
| Brad Johnson | 3 | 1999, 2002, 2006 |
| Matthew Boyd | 3 | 2009, 2011, 2012 |
| Alby Morrison | 2 | 1933, 1936 |
| Arthur Olliver | 2 | 1941, 1944 |
| Joe Ryan | 2 | 1946, 1947 |
| Jack Collins | 2 | 1951, 1952 |
| David Thorpe | 2 | 1968, 1971 |
| Kelvin Templeton | 2 | 1978, 1980 |
| Terry Wallace | 2 | 1988, 1989 |
| Chris Grant | 2 | 1994, 1996 |
| Ryan Griffen | 2 | 2010, 2013 |
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