Bill Brittingham

Bill Brittingham played 172 senior VFL games for Essendon between 1943 and 1952, lining up most often as a forward. On 23-0, Bill Brittingham's career spans 2 decades, from the 1940s to the 1950s of football.

Our era-fair model rates Bill Brittingham at a peak of 81 out of 100, reached in the 1940s. That figure measures Bill Brittingham only against the players of that same era — the teammates and opponents actually faced — using standardised output, honours and finals impact, so a 1940s forward can be compared fairly with players from any other decade of the game.

Honours on the record for Bill Brittingham include 3 premierships and 1 league leading-goalkicker award. Bill Brittingham also polled 8 Brownlow votes across the career.

Season by season, the data credits Bill Brittingham with 181 career goals. The full year-by-year breakdown is below.