| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1944-02-01) 1 February 1944 (age 80) | ||
| Place of birth | Darton, England | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–1960 | Rotherham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1965 | Rotherham United | 102 | (27) |
| 1964–1973 | Hull City | 305 | (66) |
| 1973–1975 | York City | 46 | (2) |
| 1975–1976 | → Barnsley (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| Bridlington Town | |||
| Total | 453 | (98) | |
| International career | |||
| 1962 | England Youth | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ian Butler (born 1 February 1944 in Darton, Barnsley) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a left winger for Rotherham United, Hull City, York City and Barnsley. His son, Martin Butler, also played for York City.
Club career
Butler began his career at Rotherham United where he established himself down the left wing and played alongside players such as Ken Houghton in a highly promising team with a significant number of locally developed players. Together with Houghton, he moved to Hull City during the 1964–65 season, much to the displeasure of Rotherham's fans. He became part of a formidable attacking line including Ray Henderson, Ken Wagstaff and Chris Chilton, whose performances took Hull City to the Third Division title in 1966 and established the side as a Second Division force in the 1960s and 1970s. He finished his League career with York City and a loan spell at Barnsley.
International career
He was capped by the England national youth team in 1962.
References
- ^ "Ian Butler". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- Batters, Dave (1990). York City: A Complete Record 1922-1990. Breedon Books. p. 147. ISBN 0-907969-69-0.
- "A-Z Past Players". Rotherham United F.C. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
- "History Of The Tigers". Hull City A.F.C. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- Rollin, Jack, ed. (1988). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1988–89. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 747. ISBN 978-0-356-15880-8.
External links
- Ian Butler at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Bridlington Town A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- People from Darton
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
- Footballers from South Yorkshire
- English football forward, 1940s birth stubs