Geoff Butler

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 ] — Wikipedia

Position

DF

Nationality

United Kingdom

Birthplace

Middlesbrough

Born

26 Sept 1947