Geoff Butler
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Geoffrey Butler (born 26 September 1946) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender in The Football League between the 1960s and 1980s.[1]
He started out with his hometown club Middlesbrough and made 55 league appearances for them before a transfer to Chelsea in September 1967.[2] He only made a total of nine appearances for Chelsea.[3] He later played for Sunderland and Norwich City,[1] and whilst at Norwich he played for the Baltimore Comets of the North American Soccer League in the 1974 and 1975 NASL summer seasons, making a total of 40 appearances.[4] He also played for AFC Bournemouth.[2] While at Norwich, he was a member of the team that reached the final of the League Cup in 1973.[5]
In 1983, Butler was appointed as player/manager of Salisbury in the Southern League, later also becoming commercial manager.[6]
In 1992, it was revealed that South Africa national team manager Jeff Butler had been sacked from his post for passing off Geoffrey Butler's playing career as his own.[7]
Honours
Norwich City
- Second Division Championship 1971-72
References
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- ↑ a b Geoffrey Butler League Stats and 1973 photo at football-heroes. Sporting Heroes Photographic Encyclopedia. Retrieved on: 23 November 2010.
- ↑ Chelsea Player Database
- ↑ NASL stats at nasljerseys.com
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