Tommy Butler (footballer)

Thomas Butler (28 April 1918 – 11 September 2009) was an English retired professional footballer who played as a right winger in the Football League.

Tommy Butler
Personal information
Full name Thomas Butler
Date of birth (1918-04-28)28 April 1918
Place of birth Atherton, England
Date of death 11 September 2009(2009-09-11) (aged 91)
Place of death Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Position(s) Right Wing
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1937 Bolton Wanderers 18 (6)
1937 Macclesfield Town 25 (2)
1937–1939 Oldham Athletic 45 (9)
1939 Middlesbrough 2 (0)
1946–1947 Oldham Athletic 30 (3)
1947–1953 Accrington Stanley 218 (26)
1953–1954 Wigan Athletic 32 (6)
Total 370 (52)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References edit

  • Hugman, Barry (2005). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press.
  • Hayes, Dean (1996). The Latics: The Official History of Wigan Athletic F.C. Harefield: Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-91-7.

External links edit

  • Tommy Butler at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  • "Tommy Butler". Barry Hugman's Footballers.