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Percy Bushby (27 May 1919 – 29 August 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

He played in the Essendon premiership teams in 1942 and 1946. He won the Essendon best and fairest award in 1944.

Bushby captain-coached Stawell to a premiership in 1950 and led Ararat to four flags from 1955 to 1958.

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Essendon Football Club 1942 VFL premiers
Essendon 19.18 (132) defeated Richmond 11.13 (79), at Princes Park
1. Coward 3. D. Reynolds (c) 4. Exelby 5. Caesar 6. Hird 7. Hutchison 8. Plummer 10. Dearle 14. Leehane 15. Buttsworth 19. Cassin 20. Torney 21. Ruddell 22. Lane 25. Abbott 28. Silk 29. T. Reynolds 30. Flanigan 35. Bushby
Coach: D. Reynolds

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

1947 Sporting Life All-Australian
Defenders Max Oppy (Richmond) Shane McGrath (Melbourne) Perc Bushby (Essendon) Wally Lock (Melbourne) Wally Buttsworth (Essendon) Bert Deacon (Carlton)
Midfielders Sam Gallagher (Norwood) Ern Henfry (Carlton) Billy King (South Melbourne)
Forwards Bill Hutchison (Essendon) Gordon Lane (Essendon) Bob Hank (West Torrens) Jack Howell (Carlton) Fred Fanning (Melbourne) Lou Richards (Collingwood)
Followers Merv McIntosh (Perth) Don Cordner (Melbourne) Bob Quinn (Port Adelaide) (Captain)

Victorian (VFA) squad – 1966 Interstate Carnival
Western Australia 26.18 (174) defeated Victoria (VFA) 5.11 (41), at North Hobart Oval, 9 June 1966, crowd: 20,047 Tasmania 19.27 (141) defeated Victoria (VFA) 7.11 (53), at North Hobart Oval, 11 June 1966, crowd: 23,764 Victoria (VFL) 14.17 (101) defeated Victoria (VFA) 9.7 (61), at North Hobart Oval, 13 June 1966, crowd: 13,969 South Australia 21.20 (146) defeated Victoria (VFA) 9.11 (65), at North Hobart Oval, 16 June 1966, crowd: 10,199
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Coach: Bushby