Paul Butler (footballer, born 1964)

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Paul Butler
Personal information
Full name Paul John Butler [1]
Date of birth (1964-06-09) 9 June 1964 (age 59) [1]
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, [1] England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
– Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1982–1985 Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 (2)
1984 → Hereford United (loan) 16 (2)
1985–1987 Hereford United 64 (2)
1987–1988 Hartlepool United 9 (0)
1988–1989 Brandon United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul John Butler (born 9 June 1964) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Hereford United and Hartlepool United. [3]

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Career

Butler was born in Stockton-on-Tees, and began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers as an apprentice. [3] He made his senior debut for the club on 28 August 1982 as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Blackburn Rovers, the first of ten appearances during the 1982–83 season. [4]

After making just three substitute appearances in the top flight, [5] he was loaned to Hereford United in the second half of the 1983–84 season to gain playing time. He returned to Wolves first team contention during the next season, playing 21 times and scoring his only two goals for the club. [6] However, he returned to Hereford on a permanent basis before the end of the season. [3]

He finished his league career with a season at Hartlepool United in 1987–88 before moving into non-league football with Brandon United for the 1988–89 season. [3] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Paul Butler". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  190. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Paul Butler". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  4. ↑ "Team Details: 1982–1983". Wolves-Stats. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  5. ↑ "Team Details: 1983–1984". Wolves-Stats. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "General Stats: 1984–1985". Wolves-Stats. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
  7. ↑ Paul Butler at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)


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