Charles Joseph Wells Butler (10 October 1897 – September 1963), sometimes known as Joe Butler,[2] was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. After a brief spell with Manchester United in which he failed to break into the first-team, he played for Brentford and Gillingham between 1923 and 1928.[3]
 Butler while with Brentford in 1927. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Joseph Wells Butler[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Watford, England | ||
| Date of death | September 1963 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | Harrow, England | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ton Pentre | |||
| 1922–1923 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 1923 | Gillingham | 13 | (0) |
| 1924 | → Grays Thurrock (loan) | ||
| 1924–1926 | Gillingham | 63 | (0) |
| 1926–1928 | Brentford | 67 | (0) |
| 1928 | Montreal Carsteel | ||
| International career | |||
| England Schoolboys | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gillingham | 1923–24[4] | Third Division South | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1924–25[4] | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 1925–26[4] | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 1926–27[4] | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 76 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 0 | ||
| Brentford | 1926–27[5] | Third Division South | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1927–28[5] | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Total | 67 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 75 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 143 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 157 | 0 | ||
References edit
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 47. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 32. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 12. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ a b c d "Gillingham FC Career Details". Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 369. ISBN 0951526200.
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