Bill Brittingham

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Bill Brittingham
Personal information
Date of birth 5 September 1923
Date of death 18 June 1996(1996-06-18) (aged 72)
Original team(s) Warrnambool (HFL)
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1943–1952 Essendon 172 (181)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952.
Career highlights
  • Essendon premiership player: 1946, 1949 & 1950
  • Essendon best and fairest runner-up: 1950
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bill Brittingham (5 September 1923 – 18 June 1996) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

He played in the Essendon premiership teams of 1946, 1949 and 1950. He originally played at full forward, winning the league goal kicking award in 1946, then switched full back in his latter years.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Brittingham to retire". The Herald. No. 23, 453. Victoria, Australia. 25 July 1952. p. 12. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

  • Bill Brittingham's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Bill Brittingham at AustralianFootball.com
  • Bill Brittingham's profile at Essendon FC
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Essendon Football Club 1946 VFL premiers
Essendon 22.18 (150) defeated Melbourne 13.9 (87), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
  • 1. Tonkes
  • 2. Rawle
  • 3. Reynolds (c)
  • 5. H. Lambert
  • 6. Hassell
  • 7. Hutchison
  • 13. Harper
  • 14. C. Lambert
  • 15. Buttsworth
  • 18. Gardiner
  • 19. Cassin
  • 20. Pearson
  • 21. Ruddell
  • 22. Lane
  • 23. Brittingham
  • 24. Jones
  • 25. Abbott
  • 31. McClure
  • 32. Equid
  • 35. Bushby
Coach: Reynolds
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Essendon Football Club 1949/50 VFL premiers
1949: Essendon 18.17 (125) defeated Carlton 6.16 (52), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1950: Essendon 13.14 (92) defeated North Melbourne 7.12 (54), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Coach: Reynolds
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Essendon Football Club · leading goalkickers
VFL/AFL
AFL Women's
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1950 Sporting Life Team of the Year
Midfielders
  • Arthur Hodgson (Carlton)
  • Bob Hank (West Torrens)
  • Doug Olds (Norwood)
  • Forwards
  • Bob Davis (Geelong)
  • Fred Flanagan (Geelong)
  • Len Dockett (Melbourne)
  • Followers
  • Bill Morris (Richmond) (Captain)
  • Jack Whelan (Brunswick)
  • Bill Hutchison (Essendon)

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