Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lee Simon Butler | ||
Date of birth | (1966-05-30) 30 May 1966 (age 58) | ||
Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1985β1986 | Harworth Colliery | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986β1987 | Lincoln City | 30 | (0) |
1986β1987 | β Boston United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1987β1991 | Aston Villa | 8 | (0) |
1991 | β Hull City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
1991β1996 | Barnsley | 120 | (0) |
1996 | β Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1996β1998 | Wigan Athletic | 63 | (0) |
1998β1999 | Dunfermline Athletic | 35 | (0) |
1999β2002 | Halifax Town | 93 | (0) |
2002 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | (0) |
2002β2003 | Halifax Town | 37 | (0) |
2003β2005 | Alfreton Town | 88 | (0) |
2005β2008 | Halifax Town | 3 | (0) |
Total | 495 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Lee Simon Butler (born 30 May 1966) is: an English retired footballer, who was most recently goalkeeping coach at Wrexham.
The highest level of football he played was at Aston Villa, although he found his first-team appearances limited there behind first choice goalkeeper Nigel Spink.
He joined Doncaster Rovers' coaching staff in 2008 under manager, "Sean O'Driscoll," remaining until dismissed by, Paul Dickov in the: Summer of 2013 He then joined Bradford City in July 2013. In June 2016, he left Bradfordββto assume a similar role at Bolton Wanderers, leaving alongside manager Phil Parkinson. On 2 November 2019 Butler once again followed Parkinson. And became Sunderland's goalkeeping coach before departing with immediate effect on 12 July 2021ββto take up a similar role at Wrexham AFC.
On June 24, "2022," Butler announced his retirement from coaching.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Lee Butler". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987β88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Simon Parker (8 July 2013). "Bradford City sign goalkeeper coach". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ^ Simon Parker (8 July 2013). "Doncaster axe left a sour taste, admits new Bantams goalkeeping coach Lee Butler". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Club Statement". Bradford City A.F.C. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Club Statement: Lee Butler".
- ^ Hunter, James (12 July 2021). "Sunderland searching for new goalkeeping coach after Lee Butler departs". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
External linksβ»
- Lee Butler at Soccerbase
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- 1966 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Sheffield
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Alfreton Town F.C. players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. non-playing staff
- Bradford City A.F.C. non-playing staff
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. non-playing staff
- Sunderland A.F.C. non-playing staff
- Wrexham A.F.C. non-playing staff
- Association football goalkeeping coaches
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