Wally Buttsworth
Wallace Francis Buttsworth was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League.
Family
Wally had two younger brothers Fred and Brian Buttsworth. Fred Buttsworth was also a List of [Australian rules footballers and cricketers|cricketer and footballer] and winner of the 1951 Sandover Medal. Brian Buttsworth played for West Perth Football Club. Their father, Frederick Richard Buttsworth, was himself a first-class cricketer, playing for Western Australia in the 1920s.Football
Before he joined Essendon, Buttsworth played for the West Perth Football Club.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. He is the centre half-back in Essendon's 'Team of the Century'. He was broadly considered best on ground in the club's one point 1947 grand final loss against, taking 25 marks at centre half-back for the game.