Dennis Butler (footballer, born 1943)

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Dennis Butler
Personal information
Full name Dennis Michael Butler [1]
Date of birth (1943-03-07) 7 March 1943 (age 81)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1961–1963 Chelsea 18 (0)
1963–1969 Hull City 217 (0)
1969–1974 Reading 169 (0)
1974–1975 Margate
Total404(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dennis Michael Butler (born 7 March 1943) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

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Club career

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

Butler coached at Rochdale and Bury. [5]

Honours

Chelsea

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dennis Butler". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Dennis Butler Player Profile on Stamford-Bridge.com". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Hull City Programme Notes". star-reading.org. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Dennis Butler". margatefootballclubhistory.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  5. ↑ 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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