Guy Butters

Guy Butters
Personal information
Full nameGuy Butters
Date of birth30 October 1969
Place of birthHillingdon, England
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Eastleigh (Assistant Manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1990Tottenham Hotspur35(1)
1990Southend United (loan)16(3)
1990–1996Portsmouth154(6)
1994→ Oxford United (loan)3(1)
1996–2002Gillingham159(16)
2002–2008Brighton & Hove Albion187(8)
2003Barnet (loan)7(0)
2008-2010Havant & Waterlooville3(0)
2009Lewes (loan)7(0)
National team
1989England U-213(0)
Teams managed
2010–2012Winchester City
2012–Eastleigh (Assistant Manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).

Guy Butters (born 30 October 1969 in Hillingdon) is a former football manager and professional footballer, currently assistant manager with Conference South side Eastleigh [1] after leaving his role as manager at Winchester City. Butters took over at Winchester City in the Wessex League, having been appointed to replace Glenn Cockerill in September 2010.

Playing career

Butters initially joined Winchester on loan as a player from Havant & Waterlooville in the Conference South following his release from Brighton & Hove Albion. Butters joined Brighton on 29 August 2002 on a free transfer from Gillingham.

One of the highlights of his career would be his winning goal against West Ham United, in the Championship, in 2005.

Butters played his 600th professional game during 2006 having been runner-up in the club's official player of the season awards for the two previous years.

On 6 May 2008, it was confirmed that Butters, along with experienced trio Kerry Mayo, Gary Hart and Paul Reid were to be released from the club.[2]

Butters agreed to join Conference South team Havant & Waterlooville on 30 May 2008, signing a one-year contract.[3] He signed for Lewes on loan in January 2009.[4]

Managerial career

Butters left his job as manager of Winchester City on 1 October 2012, to go back to Brighton & Hove Albion, where he was to work for their charity arm, 'Albion in the Community'.[5] But this move was short-lived, when less than a week later he joined Conference South club Eastleigh as assistant manager to newly appointed manager Richard Hill.[6]

External links

References

  1. "New Manager At Winchester City". Southern League Clubs. 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
  2. Albion release experienced quartet The Argus, 6 May 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2008
  3. Butters to Bring Experience to Westleigh Park Hawks.net, 30 May 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2008
  4. "Rooks borrow Butters". NonLeagueDaily.com. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  5. Butters Leaves City for Brighton, 1 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012
  6. Guy Butters, 5 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012