Jack Butler (footballer)

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Jack Butler
Personal information
Full name	John Dennis Butler
Date of birth	(1894-08-14)14 August 1894
Place of birth	Colombo, Ceylon
Date of death	5 January 1961(1961-01-05) (aged 66)
Height	5' 11"
Playing position	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)
National team
1924	England	1	(0)
Teams managed
1932–????	Royal Daring
1935-1940	Belgium
1946–1947	Torquay United
1947–1949	Crystal Palace
1953–1955	Colchester United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

John Dennis "Jack" Butler (14 August 1894 – 5 January 1961) was an English footballer.

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 the Gunners' 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 soon made his first-team debut for the Gunners, 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 midfielder; he was in competition with the Gunner's regular centre halves, Chris Buckley and Alex Graham, but by 1924-25, he was the undisputed first-choice centre half, playing in all but three games of the club's League campaign that season. He also won his first and only cap for England, against Belgium on 8 December 1924.

Butler continued to be a near ever-present for the next four seasons, playing in every match of the Gunners' FA Cup run in 1927, where they reached the final but lost 1–0 to Cardiff City. By now, Arsenal had taken advantage of a relaxation in the offside law and had changed formation, from the traditional 2–3–5 to the new "WM"; the centre half now played in defence with the full backs as a "stopper". Although Butler had some success in the role, Arsenal's manager Herbert Chapman thought the side could do better, and in 1929–30 replaced Butler with Herbie Roberts.

Butler left Arsenal in the summer of 1930. In all he played 296 matches for the Gunners, scoring eight goals. 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 at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He later had a spell as a trainer at Leicester City, and went on to manage Torquay United (1946–1947), Crystal Palace (1947–1949) and Colchester United (1953–1955).

He died in 1961, at the age of 66.

Honours

As a player

Arsenal

FA Cup finalist - 1927

References

George Allison (ed.) (1914). Arsenal Football Club Officialhandbook for Season 1914-15. Arsenal Football Club. N/A.
Harris, Jeff & Hogg, Tony (ed.) (1995). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.

v t e Belgium squad – 1938 FIFA World Cup

GK Badjou GK Braet FW Braine FW Buyle FW Capelle FW Ceuleers MF Dalem MF De Winter FW Fievez DF Gommers MF Henry FW Isemborghs FW Nelis DF Paverick DF Petit DF Seys DF Smellinckx MF Stijnen MF Van Alphen FW Vanden Wouwer GK Vandeweyer FW Voorhoof Coach: Butler

Belgium national football team – managers

de Laveleye^{(on behalf of the Belgian FA)} (1904–10)
Maxwell (1910–13)
Bunyan (1914)
de Laveleye^{(on behalf of the Belgian FA)} (1914–20)
Maxwell (1920–28)
Löwenfelt (1928–30)
Goetinck (1930–34)
Turnauer (1935)
Butler (1935–40)
van Kesbeeck^{(on behalf of the Belgian FA)} (1940–44)
Demol (1944–46)
Gormlie (1947–53)
Livingstone (1953–54)
Vandeweyer (1955–57)
Nicolay^(c) (1957)
Toldi (1957–58)
Vanden Stock (1958–68)
Goethals (1968–76)
Thys (1976–89)
Meeuws (1989–90)
Thys (1990–91)
van Himst (1991–96)
van Moer (1996)
Leekens (1997–99)
Waseige (1999–02)
Anthuenis (2002–05)
Vandereycken (2006–09)
Vercauteren^(a.i.) (2009)
Advocaat (2009–10)
Leekens (2010–12)
Wilmots (2012–)

v t e R.W.D. Molenbeek managers

Royal Racing White	Höfling (1964–67) Vliers (1967–69) Week (1969–73)

R. Daring Club Molenbeek	Butler (1932) Riou (1958–61) Denayer () Langrand (1964–66) Elliott (1966–68) Renders (1968) Béres (1968–69) Höfling (1969–71) Hornig (1971–73)

R.W.D. Molenbeek	Week (1973–76) de Visser (1976–77) Horváth (1977–79) Borremans (1979–81) Boskamp (1981) Brom (1981–82) Dockx (1982–83) Vermeersch (1983–84) Garot (1984–86) Frivaldszky (1986–87) Horváth (1987) Van Himst (1987–88) Vandendaele (1988) Broos (1988–91) Novák (1991) Smets (1991–94) Vandereycken (1994–97) Renders (1997–98) Vandersmissen (1998) Jacobs (1998–2001) Thairet (2001) Ferrera (2001–02)

Torquay United F.C. – managers

Evans (1921–24)
Raymond (1924–25)
Mackrill (1925–29)
Womack (1929–32)
F. Brown (1932–38)
Steward (1938–40)
B. Butler (1945–46)
J. Butler (1946–47)
McNeil (1947–50)
John (1950)
Massie (1950–51)
Webber (1951–65)
O'Farrell (1965–68)
A. Brown (1969–71)
Edwards (1971–73)
Musgrove (1973–76)
O'Farrell (1976–77)
Green (1977–81)
O'Farrell (1981–82)
Rioch (1982–84)
Webb (1984–85)
Sims (1985)
Morgan (1985–87)
Knowles (1987–89)
Smith (1989–91)
Impey (1991)
Saunders (1991–92)
Golac (1992)
Compton (1992–93)
Warnock (1993)
O'Riordan (1993–95)
May (1995–96)
Hodges (1996–98)
Saunders (1998–2001)
Lee (2001)
McFarland (2001–02)
Rosenior (2002–06)
Cornforth (2006)
Atkins (2006)
Kubik (2006–07)
Curle (2007)
Buckle (2007–11)
Ling (2011–13)
Knill (2013–14)
Hargreaves (2014–)

Crystal Palace F.C. – managers

Robson (1905–07)
Goodman (1907–25)
Maley (1925–27)
Maven (1927–30)
Tresadern (1930–35)
Bromilow (1935–36)
Moyes (1936)
Bromilow (1936–39)
Irwin (1939–47)
Butler (1947–49)
Rooke (1949–50)
Dawes (1950–51)
Slade (1950–51)
Scott (1951–54)
Spiers (1954–58)
G. Smith (1958–60)
Rowe (1960–62)
Graham (1963–66)
Head (1966–72)
Allison (1973–76)
Venables (1976–80)
Walley (1980)
Allison (1980–81)
Gradi (1981)
Kember (1981–82)
Mullery (1982–84)
Bassett (1984)
Coppell (1984–93)
A. Smith (1993–95)
Coppell (1995–96)
Bassett (1996–97)
Coppell (1997–98)
Lombardo and Brolin (1998)
Noades and Lewington (1998)
Venables (1998–99)
Coppell (1999–2000)
A. Smith (2000–01)
Kember (2001)
Bruce (2001)
Kember and Bullivant (2001)
Francis (2001–03)
Kember (2003)
Symons (2003)
Dowie (2003–06)
Taylor (2006–07)
Symons (2007)
Warnock (2007–10)
Hart (2010)
Burley (2010–11)
Freedman (2011–12)
Lawrence and Fleming (2012)
Holloway (2012–13)
Millen (2013)
Pulis (2013–)

Colchester United F.C. – managers

T. Fenton (1946–48)
Allen (1948–53)
Butler (1953–55)
B. Fenton (1955–63)
Franklin (1963–68)
Graham (1968–72)
Mochan (1972)
Smith (1972–75)
Roberts (1975–82)
Hunter (1982–83)
Lea (1983–86)
Walker (1986–87)
Brown (1987–88)
Foley (1988–89)
Wallace (1989)
Foley (1989–90)
Mills (1990)
Atkins (1990–91)
McDonough (1991–94)
Burley (1994)
Roberts (1994–1995)
Wignall (1995–99)
Cook (1999)
Whitton (1999)
Wadsworth (1999)
Whitton (1999–2003)
Williams (2003)
Parkinson (2003–06)
Williams (2006–08)
Symons (2008)
Lambert (2008–09)
Dunne (2009)
Boothroyd (2009–10)
Ward (2010–12)
Dunne (2012–)

Persondata
Name	Butler, Jack
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer and manager
Date of birth	14 August 1894
Place of birth	Colombo, Ceylon
Date of death	5 January 1961
Place of death

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