Desire Montgomery Butler (born 5 January 1967) is a former association football and cricket player from British Virgin Islands (BVI). In football, he played as a goalkeeper for Islanders FC and for the BVI national team. In cricket he played as a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper for the BVI national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Desire Montgomery Butler | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | British Virgin Islands | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Islanders FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Veterans | ||
| 2009–2018 | Islanders FC | ||
| International career | |||
| 2000–2012 | British Virgin Islands | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cricket edit
The BVI were invited to take part in the 2006 Stanford 20/20, whose matches held official Twenty20 status. Butler made a single appearance in the tournament against Saint Lucia in a preliminary round defeat,[1] with him ending the British Virgin Islands innings of 105/9 unbeaten without scoring.[2]
Football edit
Butler played in both BVI qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cups of 2002, 2006, and 2010.[3] He was captain of the BVI side in the 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification match against St Kitts and Nevis.[4][5]
Career Statistics edit
International
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Virgin Islands[6] | |||
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 |
References edit
- ^ "Twenty20 Matches played by Montgomery Butler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "British Virgin Islands v Saint Lucia, 2006 Stanford 20/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "British Virgin Islands Desire BUTLER (05/01/1967)". World football: statistics and records. FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 March 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ Williams, Lesroy W. (26 September 2008). "ST. KITTS-NEVIS THRASHES BVI IN DIGICEL CARIBBEAN CHAMPS 2008". SKN Observer. pp. No. 726. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "St Kitts waltz to 4-0 victory over BVI". caribbeannewsnow. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "Butler, Montgomery Desire". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
External links edit
- Desire Montgomery Butler at National-Football-Teams.com
- Desire Butler at ESPNcricinfo
- Desire Butler at CricketArchive
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