Dennis Michael Butler (born 7 March 1943) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis Michael Butler[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Fulham, London, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Surrey Boys | |||
| 1958–1961 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1963 | Chelsea | 18 | (0) |
| 1963–1969 | Hull City | 217 | (0) |
| 1969–1974 | Reading | 169 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | Margate | ||
| Total | 404 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in Fulham, Butler started his career with Surrey Boys before joining Chelsea, where he won the FA Youth Cup in 1960 and 1961.[2] He made his first-team debut on 18 November 1961, in a 2–2 draw at Manchester City.[2][3] He went on to make eighteen appearances before moving to Hull City in June 1963.[1] After 217 league appearances, he moved to Reading, where he made 169 league appearances.[1]
After leaving the professional game, Butler moved to non-League side Margate in 1974.[4]
Coaching career edit
Honours edit
Chelsea
- FA Youth Cup: 1960, 1961[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Dennis Butler". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ a b c d "Dennis Butler Player Profile on Stamford-Bridge.com". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Hull City Programme Notes". star-reading.org. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Dennis Butler". margatefootballclubhistory.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Fissler, Neil (23 February 2016). "Where Are They Now? Hull City's Div 3 Champions 1965/66". theleaguepaper.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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