Wally Buttsworth

This is the player profile for Wallace Francis Buttsworth (a.k.a. Wally Buttsworth), born in North Perth, Western Australia in 1917. He played for Essendon in the VFL/AFL, winning two premierships with Essendon (1942, 1946). He played for West Perth in the WAFL, winning a premiership with West Perth in 1935.

Player Details

Name: Wallace Buttsworth
Full Name: Wallace Francis Buttsworth
Alias: Wally Buttsworth
DOB: 21/01/1917
POB: North Perth, Western Australia
DOD: 22/05/2002
POD: Milton, New South Wales
Height: 185cm
Weight: 91kg

Player History

  • VFL/AFL History: (1939-1949) - 188 matches, 2 goals
  • WAFL History: (1935-1937) - 53 matches, 0 goals

Player Accolades

  • VFL/AFL Accolades:
    • Essendon (1939-1949)
      • 188 matches played for Essendon in the VFL/AFL, with 1 as captain
      • 1942, 1946 premierships won with Essendon in the VFL/AFL
  • WAFL Accolades:
    • West Perth (1935-1937)
      • 53 matches played for West Perth in the WAFL
      • 1935 premiership won with West Perth in the WAFL

Season History

Season Premiership Team Matches Goals Rounds
1935 WANFL Season West Perth 15 0 R01-05, R11-12, R14-18, SF, PF, GF
1936 WANFL Season West Perth 18 0 R01-02, R04-13, R15-20
1937 WANFL Season West Perth 20 0 R01-07, R09-21
1939 VFL Season Essendon 12 0 R01, R07, R09-18
1940 VFL Season Essendon 19 1 R01-17, SF, PF
1941 VFL Season Essendon 20 0 R01-15, R17-18, SF, PF, GF
1942 VFL Season Essendon 18 0 R01-06, R08-16, SF, PF, GF
1943 VFL Season Essendon 14 0 R01-04, R06-08, R10-11, Q01-03, SF, GF
1944 VFL Season Essendon 16 0 R05-18, SF, PF
1945 VFL Season Essendon 20 1 R01-20
1946 VFL Season Essendon 22 0 R01-19, SF, SR, GF
1947 VFL Season Essendon 21 0 R01-08, R10-19, SF, PF, GF
1948 VFL Season Essendon 16 0 R01-14, R19, GF
1949 VFL Season Essendon 10 0 R01-07, R09, R14-15

Captain History

The season history for match day captaincy.

Season Premiership Team Matches Rounds
1949 VFL Season Essendon 1 R07

Vice-Captain History

The season history for match day vice-captaincy.

Season Premiership Team Matches Rounds
1941 VFL Season Essendon 1 R11