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


Essendon Football Club 1946 VFL premiers
Essendon Football Club 1949/50 VFL premiers
Essendon Football Club · leading goalkickers
1950 Sporting Life Team of the Year
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