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The W.S. Crichton Medal is the name given to Best and Fairest award for Australian rules football team the Essendon Football Club. The naming of the award is to honour Walter S. Crichton, a former administrator for Essendon (who was a committeeman from 1926-1931, vice-president from 1932-1940, and president from 1941-1959).

The Best and Fairest award has been awarded since 1897, although before 1921 records of winners are patchy; the award was suspended during World War I.

Recipients:

Year	Winner
2009	Jobe Watson
2008	David Hille
2007	James Hird
2006	Scott Lucas
2005	Jason Johnson
2004	Adam McPhee
2003	James Hird, Scott Lucas (tied)
2002	Mark Johnson
2001	Jason Johnson
2000	Dustin Fletcher
1999	Mark Mercuri
1998	Damien Hardwick
1997	Sean Denham
1996	James Hird
1995	James Hird
1994	James Hird
1993	Gary O'Donnell
1992	Mark Harvey
1991	Alan Ezard
1990	Mark Thompson
1989	Tim Watson
1988	Tim Watson
1987	Mark Thompson
1986	Glenn Hawker
1985	Tim Watson
1984	Simon Madden
1983	Simon Madden
1982	Terry Daniher
1981	Neale Daniher
1980	Tim Watson
1979	Simon Madden
1978	Ken Fletcher
1977	Simon Madden
1976	Graham Moss
1975	Graham Moss
1974	Graham Moss
1973	Andrew Wilson
1972	Neville Fields
1971	Barry Davis
1970	Daryl Gerlach
1969	Barry Davis
1968	Barry Davis
1967	John Birt
1966	Don McKenzie
1965	John Birt
1964	Ken Fraser
1963	Ken Fraser
1962	Jack Clarke
1961	John Birt
1960	Reg Burgess
1959	Hugh Mitchell
1958	Jack Clarke
1957	Reg Burgess
1956	Bill Hutchison
1955	Bill Hutchison
1954	John Gill
1953	Bill Hutchison
1952	Bill Hutchison
1951	Norm McDonald
1950	Bill Hutchison
1949	John Coleman
1948	Bill Hutchison
1947	Bill Hutchison
1946	Wally Buttsworth
1945	Wally Buttsworth
1944	Perc Bushby
1943	Dick Reynolds
1942	Dick Reynolds
1941	Wally Buttsworth
1940	Hugh Torney
1939	Dick Reynolds
1938	Dick Reynolds
1937	Dick Reynolds
1936	Dick Reynolds
1935	Keith Forbes
1934	Dick Reynolds
1933	Paddy Walsh
1932	Syd Carman
1931	Tom Clarke
1930	Keith Forbes
1929	Howard Okey
1928	Norm Beckton
1927	Frank Maher
1926	Joe Harrison
1925	Greg Stockdale
1924	Tom Fitzmaurice
1923	Tom Fitzmaurice
1922	Tom Fitzmaurice
1920	Jack Garden
1913	Fred Baring
1912	Ernie Cameron
1911	Ernie Cameron
1909	Bill Busbridge
1908	Bill Busbridge
1906	Jack McKenzie
1903	Hugh Gavin
1901	Albert Thurgood

[edit] References

Essendon official Club Honours page