Jack Butler (footballer, born 1894)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Dennis Butler | ||
Date of birth | 14 August 1894 | ||
Place of birth |
Ceylon | ||
Date of death | 5 January 1961 | (aged 66)||
Place of death | London, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Centre half | ||
Youth career | |||
Dartford | |||
Fulham Thursday | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1913–1914 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
1914–1930 | Arsenal | 267 | (7) |
1930–1932 | Torquay United | 50 | (2) |
Total | 317 | (9) | |
International career | |||
1924 | England | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1932–???? | Royal Daring | ||
1935–1939 | Belgium | ||
1946 | Denmark | ||
1946–1947 | Torquay United | ||
1947–1949 | Crystal Palace | ||
1953–1955 | Colchester United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Dennis Butler (14 August 1894 – 5 January 1961) was an English
Football career
Born in Colombo (in what is now Sri Lanka) to English parents, Butler moved back to Britain as a child. He played for Dartford and Fulham Thursday as a youth, before signing for Fulham in 1913 and moving to Arsenal in 1914. He played in Arsenal's' reserve side in his first season, before World War I intervened. Butler duly signed up for the Royal Artillery and served in France during the war, and returned to Arsenal after the end of hostilities. By then he had come of age, and with the resumption of first-class football, he made his first-team debut for Arsenal, against Bolton Wanderers on 15 November 1919.
A tall, elegant and clean player, Butler initially played as a traditional "centre half" — i.e. as a central, deep-lying
He made a total of 296 appearances for Arsenal, scoring eight goals.[2]
After Arsenal he joined Torquay United, and stayed there for two seasons before becoming a coach at Belgian club Royal Daring, and was coach of the Belgian national side. He later had a spell as a trainer-coach at Leicester City, and the Danish national side in 1946.[3][4] He later managed Torquay United, Crystal Palace and Colchester United.[2]
He died in 1961, at the age of 66.
Honours
Arsenal
- 1926–27
References
- ^ The Vagrant (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Arsenal". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ a b "Jack Butler: Profile". Arsenal. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ^ Lundberg, Knud: "Dansk Fodbold" (1989)
- ^ "Tidligere trænere". www.dbu.dk. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- George Allison, ed. (1914). Arsenal Football Club Officialhandbook for Season 1914-15. Arsenal Football Club. N/A.
- Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony (ed.). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.