| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis Michael Butler [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Fulham, London, England [1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Surrey Boys | |||
| 1958–1961 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1961–1963 | Chelsea | 18 | (0) |
| 1963–1969 | Hull City | 217 | (0) |
| 1969–1974 | Reading | 169 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | Margate | ||
| Total | 404 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dennis Michael Butler (born 7 March 1943) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Born in Fulham, Butler started his career with Surrey Boys before joining Chelsea, where he won the FA Youth Cup in 1960 and 1961. [2] He made his first-team debut on 18 November 1961, in a 2–2 draw at Manchester City. [2] [3] He went on to make eighteen appearances before moving to Hull City in June 1963. [1] After 217 league appearances, he moved to Reading, where he made 169 league appearances. [1]
After leaving the professional game, Butler moved to non-League side Margate in 1974. [4]
Butler coached at Rochdale and Bury. [5]
Chelsea
- FA Youth Cup: 1960, 1961 [2]
- ^ a b c d "Dennis Butler". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ a b c d "Dennis Butler Player Profile on Stamford-Bridge.com". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Hull City Programme Notes". star-reading.org. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Dennis Butler". margatefootballclubhistory.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Fissler, Neil (23 February 2016). "Where Are They Now? Hull City's Div 3 Champions 1965/66". theleaguepaper.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
 | This biographical article related to association football in England, about a defender born in the 1940s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- People from Fulham
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Margate F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football defender, 1940s birth stubs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis Michael Butler [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Fulham, London, England [1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Surrey Boys | |||
| 1958–1961 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| 1961–1963 | Chelsea | 18 | (0) |
| 1963–1969 | Hull City | 217 | (0) |
| 1969–1974 | Reading | 169 | (0) |
| 1974–1975 | Margate | ||
| Total | 404 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dennis Michael Butler (born 7 March 1943) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Born in Fulham, Butler started his career with Surrey Boys before joining Chelsea, where he won the FA Youth Cup in 1960 and 1961. [2] He made his first-team debut on 18 November 1961, in a 2–2 draw at Manchester City. [2] [3] He went on to make eighteen appearances before moving to Hull City in June 1963. [1] After 217 league appearances, he moved to Reading, where he made 169 league appearances. [1]
After leaving the professional game, Butler moved to non-League side Margate in 1974. [4]
Butler coached at Rochdale and Bury. [5]
Chelsea
- FA Youth Cup: 1960, 1961 [2]
- ^ a b c d "Dennis Butler". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ a b c d "Dennis Butler Player Profile on Stamford-Bridge.com". stamford-bridge.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Hull City Programme Notes". star-reading.org. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Dennis Butler". margatefootballclubhistory.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ Fissler, Neil (23 February 2016). "Where Are They Now? Hull City's Div 3 Champions 1965/66". theleaguepaper.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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| This biographical article related to association football in England, about a defender born in the 1940s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1943 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- People from Fulham
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Margate F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football defender, 1940s birth stubs