Garth Butler
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Walter Garth Butler[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 February 1923||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 13 July 1995 | (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
Career statistics
Source:[2]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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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
- ^ ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Garth Butler at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)