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{{short description|English footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Herbert Butler
|name = Hubert Butler
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| birth_date = 11 July 1906
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{birth date|1906|7|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Atherton, Greater Manchester|Atherton]], England
|birth_place = [[Atherton, Greater Manchester|Atherton]], [[Lancashire]], England
| death_date = ''Unknown''
| position = [[Inside left]]
|height =
|position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =
|youthyears1 = ?–1928
| youthclubs1 =
|youthclubs1 = [[Chorley F.C.|Chorley]]
| years1 =
| clubs1 = Atherton Collieries
|years1 = 1928–1932
| caps1 = ?
|clubs1 = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
| goals1 = ?
|caps1 = 108
| years2 = 1923–1926
|goals1 = 31
| clubs2 = [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
|years2 = 1928–?
| caps2 = 45
|clubs2 = [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]]
| goals2 = 13
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| years3 = 1927
|goals2 =
| clubs3 = [[Southport F.C.|Southport]]
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 =
| clubs4 = [[Chorley F.C.|Chorley]]
| caps4 = ?
| goals4 = ?
| years5 = 1928–1931
| clubs5 = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
| caps5 = 108
| goals5 = 31
| years6 = 1932
| clubs6 = [[Chester City F.C.|Chester]]
| caps6 = 2
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 1933
| clubs7 = [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]]
| caps7 = 2
| goals7 = 0
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'''Hubert Butler''' (11 July 1906<ref name=P320/> – ''unknown'') was an English professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]].
'''Herbert Butler''' (11 July 1906 – ''unknown'') was an English professional [[association footballer|footballer]]. An [[inside left]], he played in [[the Football League]] for [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]], [[Southport F.C.|Southport]], [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]], [[Chester City F.C.|Chester]] and [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |last=Joyce |first=Michael |year=2004 |publisher=Tony Brown |location=Nottingham |isbn=1-899468-67-6|page=65}}</ref>


==References==
==Playing career==
Butler was born in [[Atherton, Greater Manchester|Atherton]], then in [[Lancashire]] but subsequently part of [[Greater Manchester]]. He began his career in [[non-league football]] at [[Chorley F.C.]] and in June 1928<ref name=P320/> signed for [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]], then playing in the [[Football League Third Division South]]. He made his debut in an away defeat to [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] in October and then became a regular in the side which finished second in the table in 1928–9 making 26 League appearances and scoring 10 times.<ref>{{cite book|last1 =Purkiss|first1 =Mike|last2 =Sands|first2 =Nigel|title=Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989|year =1989|publisher =The Breedon Books Publishing Company|pages=150–51|isbn=0907969542}}</ref> Over the following three seasons, Butler made 22 appearances (four goals), 39 appearances (14 goals) and 21 appearances (3 goals) respectively.<ref>{{cite book|last1 =Purkiss|first1 =Mike|last2 =Sands|first2 =Nigel|title=Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989|year=1989|publisher =The Breedon Books Publishing Company|pages=152–7|isbn=0907969542}}</ref> In June 1932, Butler moved on to [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]]. He had made 124 appearances in all competitions for Palace, scoring 39 times.<ref name=P320>{{cite book|last1 =Purkiss|first1 =Mike|last2 =Sands|first2 =Nigel|title=Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989|year =1989|publisher =The Breedon Books Publishing Company|page=320|isbn=0907969542}}</ref>
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== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://www.holmesdale.net/page.php?id=111&player=705 Butler at holmesdale.com]

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Latest revision as of 02:23, 24 September 2023

Hubert Butler
Personal information
Date of birth (1906-07-11)11 July 1906
Place of birth Atherton, Lancashire, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
?–1928 Chorley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1932 Crystal Palace 108 (31)
1928–? Chester City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hubert Butler (11 July 1906[1] – unknown) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.

Playing career

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Butler was born in Atherton, then in Lancashire but subsequently part of Greater Manchester. He began his career in non-league football at Chorley F.C. and in June 1928[1] signed for Crystal Palace, then playing in the Football League Third Division South. He made his debut in an away defeat to Northampton Town in October and then became a regular in the side which finished second in the table in 1928–9 making 26 League appearances and scoring 10 times.[2] Over the following three seasons, Butler made 22 appearances (four goals), 39 appearances (14 goals) and 21 appearances (3 goals) respectively.[3] In June 1932, Butler moved on to Chester City. He had made 124 appearances in all competitions for Palace, scoring 39 times.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 320. ISBN 0907969542.
  2. ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 150–51. ISBN 0907969542.
  3. ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 152–7. ISBN 0907969542.
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