Garth Butler Explained

Garth Butler
Fullname:Walter Garth Butler
Birth Date:7 February 1923
Birth Place:Birmingham, England
Death Place:Ilfracombe, England
Position:Full-back
Youthclubs1:Derby County
Years1:1946–1951
Clubs1:Port Vale
Caps1:128
Goals1:0
Totalcaps:128
Totalgoals:0

Walter Garth Butler (7 February 1923 – 13 July 1995) was an English footballer. He was nicknamed "the assassin" for his habit of taking several different coloured pills before a match.

Career

Butler joined Port Vale from Derby County in June 1946.[1] He played 12 Third Division South games in the 1946–47 season and featured in 39 league and one FA Cup game in the 1947–48 campaign.[1] He continued to be a key part of manager Gordon Hodgson's first-team plans. He played 34 games in the 1948–49 season and made 43 appearances in the 1949–50 campaign.[1] He featured just five times for the "Valiants" in the 1950–51 season. He was forced to retire from professional football in October 1951 after proving unable to recover from a knee injury.[1] He had played 134 league and cup games during his five years at The Old Recreation Ground / Vale Park.[1]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale1946–47Third Division South12000120
1947–48Third Division South39010400
1948–49Third Division South33010340
1949–50Third Division South39040430
1950–51Third Division South500050
1951–52Third Division South000000
Total1280601340

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 49. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.