Tony Butler (footballer)

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Tony Butler
Personal information
Full name Anthony Butler
Date of birth 28 September 1972 (1972-09-28) (age 35)
Place of birth    Stockport, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Alfreton Town
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1991–1996
1996–1999
1999–2000
2000–2002
2002
2002–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2006–2007
2007
2007-		 Gillingham
Blackpool
Port Vale
West Brom
→ Bristol City (loan)
Bristol City
Blackpool
Forest Green
→ Newport County (loan)
Hinckley United
Alfreton Town		 148 (5)
101 (0)
019 (0)
070 (1)
011 (1)
087 (3)
032 (1)
009 (2)
00? (?)
032 (0)
00? (?)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 17:37, 17 November 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Anthony "Tony" Butler (born September 28, 1972 in Stockport, Greater Manchester) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Alfreton Town.

[edit] Career

As a child Butler moved to Redcar with his family - his father was a bank manager - and attended Ryehills School. He started his professional career at Gillingham before moving to Blackpool and Port Vale.

He joined West Bromwich Albion in March 2000, one of four deadline-day signings made by manager Gary Megson. Butler's Albion debut came in a 2-1 defeat at Manchester City. Following Albion's promotion to the Premiership, Butler found himself surplus to requirements and was loaned out to Bristol City, whom he subsequently signed for permanently. In February 2005 he signed for Blackpool on a free transfer.[1]

Butler joined Forest Green on 6 July 2006 on a free transfer from Blackpool. During the 2006-07 season he was loaned out to Conference South side Newport County.[2] On February 27, 2007, Butler joined Hinckley United.[3] He was released by Hinckley in November 2007, and subsequently signed for Conference North side Alfreton Town.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Butler completes Blackpool move", BBC Sport, 2005-02-07. Retrieved on 2007-08-28. 
  2. ^ "Butler leaves Rovers for Newport", BBC Sport, 2006-09-13. Retrieved on 2007-08-28. 
  3. ^ February 2007 transfers - BBC Sport
  4. ^ Law calls for Butler

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Persondata
NAME Butler, Anthony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Butler, Tony
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 28 September 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockport, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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