Fred Buttsworth
Essendon
AFL career
8 games9 goals
- Debut
- R8 1945 v FSC9 June 1945
- Most recent
- R20 1945 v NTH1 Sept 1945
Stats
Bio
Hailing from North Perth, Fred Buttsworth is best remembered as a giant of West Australian football, though he briefly competed in the VFL as a teenager with Essendon during the final year of the Second World War. He played eight games for the Bombers in 1945, showing early promise as a goal-kicking forward before returning to his home state to join West Perth. While his Victorian tenure was short, Buttsworth evolved into a formidable utility in the WAFL, renowned for his strength and judgment as a centre half-back who could also pinch-hit in the ruck. His legacy is defined by his dominance in the west, where he captured the 1951 Sandover Medal and earned induction into the Australian Football Hall of Fame, leaving his time at Windy Hill as a notable footnote in a decorated career.
Profile
- Born
- 29 May 1927
- Died
- 11 May 2021 (aged 93y 347d)
- Birthplace
- North Perth, WA
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
Teams
Family
- Brother:Wally Buttsworth
Bio
1 revisionHailing from North Perth, Fred Buttsworth is best remembered as a giant of West Australian football, though he briefly competed in the VFL as a teenager with Essendon during the final year of the Second World War. He played eight games for the Bombers in 1945, showing early promise as a goal-kicking forward before returning to his home state to join West Perth. While his Victorian tenure was short, Buttsworth evolved into a formidable utility in the WAFL, renowned for his strength and judgment as a centre half-back who could also pinch-hit in the ruck. His legacy is defined by his dominance in the west, where he captured the 1951 Sandover Medal and earned induction into the Australian Football Hall of Fame, leaving his time at Windy Hill as a notable footnote in a decorated career.