John Butler (footballer, born 1937)

John Herbert Butler[1] (1937 – 2010) was a footballer who played as a central defender in the Football League for Notts County and Chester.[2] He was ever present when Notts County won promotion from Division Four in the 1959–60 season.[1] Butler moved on a free transfer from Notts County to Chester in 1962.[1]

John Butler
Personal information
Date of birth 10 March 1937
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Date of death 2010 (aged 72–73)
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Bestwood Colliery
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1962 Notts County 109 (0)
1962–1968 Chester 222 (0)
Total 331 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Declined the opportunity to manage Nantwich on the club's return to the Cheshire County League in 1968[3] but signed as a player before injury forced him to retire early in the 1968/69 campaign.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Maurice Golesworth (1965). Soccer Who's Who. The Sportsmans Book Club.
  2. ^ Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "John Butler". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Crewe Chronicle". 16 May 1968.