Chester Butler (rugby league)

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Chester Butler
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Personal information
Full nameChester Butler
Born (1995-10-03) 3 October 1995 (age 30)
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England [a]
Height6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)
Weight15 st 6 lb (98 kg)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016–19 Halifax 48230092
2017(loan)→ South Wales Ironmen 20000
2019–22 Huddersfield Giants 10000
2022(loan)→ Bradford Bulls 1960024
2023–24 Bradford Bulls 53160064
Total1234500180
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017– Wales 82008
Source: [1] [2]
As of 22 November 2025
Father Peter Butler
Relatives Colin Dixon (maternal grandfather)

Chester Butler also known as Chezzy (born 3 October 1995) is a Wales international rugby league footballer who last played as a second-row forward or centre for the Bradford Bulls in the Championship.

Contents

He previously played for on loan from the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League, Halifax in the Championship, and spent time on loan from 'Fax at the South Wales Ironmen in League 1.

Background

Butler was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. [a]

Butler's father Peter Butler was a professional footballer, [5] and his maternal grandfather, Colin Dixon, was a Wales international rugby league footballer. [6]

Career

Chester came through the system at his hometown club Halifax, graduating through the reserve system at The Shay to become a regular first teamer.

Butler was named in the Wales squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. [6]

On 20 May 2019, Butler signed for Huddersfield. [6] On 11 February 2022, it was announced Butler had signed for Championship club Bradford on a season long loan. On 19 August 2022, it was announced Butler had signed a permanent two-year deal with Bradford club.

Notes and references

Notes

  1. 1 2 Butler's birthplace is listed as Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England by Rugby League Project [3] and Wales Rugby League. [4] Rugby League Project lists Nottingham as his birthplace. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Chester Butler - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Shaw, Matthew (20 May 2019). "Giants move for Butler". Total Rugby League. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Chester Butler". rugbyleague.wales. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Obituary: Colin Dixon at independent.co.uk". independent.co.uk. 31 December 1993. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 Woods, Dave (12 October 2017). "Chester Butler: 'No-one believed my grandad was Colin Dixon'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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