Garth Butler

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Garth Butler
Personal information
Full name Walter Garth Butler[1]
Date of birth (1923-02-07)7 February 1923[1]
Place of birth Birmingham, England[1]
Date of death 13 July 1995(1995-07-13) (aged 72)
Place of death Ilfracombe, England
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1951 Port Vale 128 (0)
Total 128 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Garth Butler (7 February 1923 – 13 July 1995) was an English footballer. He was nicknamed "the assassin" for his habit of taking several different coloured pills before a match.

Career

Butler joined

The Old Recreation Ground / Vale Park.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1946–47 Third Division South 12 0 0 0 12 0
1947–48 Third Division South 39 0 1 0 40 0
1948–49 Third Division South 33 0 1 0 34 0
1949–50 Third Division South 39 0 4 0 43 0
1950–51 Third Division South 5 0 0 0 5 0
1951–52 Third Division South 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 128 0 6 0 134 0

References

  1. ^ .
  2. ^ Garth Butler at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)