Malcolm_Butler_(footballer)

Malcolm Butler (Irish footballer)

Malcolm Butler (Irish footballer)

Northern Irish footballer (1913–1987)

Malcolm Partridge Butler (6 August 1913 – December 1987) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a full-back in The Football League for Blackpool and Accrington Stanley. He also won one cap for Ireland.

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Club career

Belfast-born Butler left Belfast Celtic to sign for Blackpool in January 1935.[2] His four-year career with the club was ended by the outbreak of the Second World War.

During the war he guested for both Chelsea and Brighton, playing around his time as a Flight-Lieutenant navigator in the Royal Air Force.

In July 1947 he signed with Accrington Stanley, and captained the club to a sixth-place finish in the Football League Third Division North before retiring in May 1948.

International career

On 15 March 1939, he played for Ireland in their 3–1 defeat to Wales.[3] It was the country's last match before World War II.

Post-retirement

After leaving the game he became a licensee in Blackpool.

References

  1. [1]
    "Blackpool. Brightest chances for three years: seasoned recruits". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vi – via Newspapers.com.
  2. [2]
    Hugman, Barry (2005). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press.
  3. [3]
    "Malcolm Butler". nifootball.blogspot.com. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
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