Geoff Butler
Geoffrey Butler (born 26 September 1946) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender in The Football League between the 1960s and 1980s. He started out with his hometown club Middlesbrough and made 55 league appearances for them before a transfer to Chelsea in September 1967. He only made a total of nine appearances for Chelsea. He later played for Sunderland and Norwich City, and whilst at Norwich he played for the Baltimore Comets of the North American Soccer League in the 1974 and 1975 NASL summer seasons, making a total of 40 appearances. He also played for AFC Bournemouth. While at Norwich, he was a member of the team that reached the final of the League Cup in 1973. In 1983, Butler was appointed as player/manager of Salisbury in the Southern League, later also becoming commercial manager. In 1992, it was revealed that South Africa national team manager Jeff Butler had been sacked from his post for passing off Geoffrey Butler's playing career as his own.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geoffrey Butler | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1967 | Middlesbrough | 55 | (1) |
| 1967 | Chelsea | 9 | (0) |
| 1967–1969 | Sunderland | 3 | (0) |
| 1969–1976 | Norwich City | 153 | (1) |
| 1974–1975 | → Baltimore Comets (loan) | 40 | (2) |
| 1975–1981 | AFC Bournemouth | 119 | (1) |
| 1981–1982 | Peterborough United | 39 | (0) |
| Total | 418 | (5) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1983–2000 | Salisbury City | ||
| 2002–2003 | Weymouth | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Geoffrey Butler (born 26 September 1946) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender in The Football League between the 1960s and 1980s.[1]
He started out with his hometown club Middlesbrough and made 55 league appearances for them before a transfer to Chelsea in September 1967.[2] He only made a total of nine appearances for Chelsea.[3] He later played for Sunderland and Norwich City,[1] and whilst at Norwich he played for the Baltimore Comets of the North American Soccer League in the 1974 and 1975 NASL summer seasons, making a total of 40 appearances.[4] He also played for AFC Bournemouth.[2] While at Norwich, he was a member of the team that reached the final of the League Cup in 1973.[5]
In 1983, Butler was appointed as player/manager of Salisbury in the Southern League, later also becoming commercial manager.[6]
In 1992, it was revealed that South Africa national team manager Jeff Butler had been sacked from his post for passing off Geoffrey Butler's playing career as his own.[7]
Honours
[edit]Norwich City
- Second Division Championship 1971-72
References
[edit]- ^ a b Geoff Butler at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b Geoffrey Butler League Stats and 1973 photo at football-heroes. Sporting Heroes Photographic Encyclopedia. Retrieved on: 23 November 2010.
- ^ Chelsea Player Database
- ^ NASL stats at nasljerseys.com
- ^ "1973 Football League Cup Final line-ups at soccerbase". Archived from the original on 27 November 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ The official centenary history of the Southern League. Paper Plane Publishing Ltd. 1993. p. 146. ISBN 1871872081.
- ^ Hawkey, Ian (2009). Feet of the Chameleon : the Story of African Football. London: Pavilion Books Company Limited. ISBN 9781909396067. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- Mike Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt (2001). Canary Citizens. Jarrold Publishing. ISBN 0-7117-2020-7.
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