David Butler (footballer born 1953)

David Butler

Personal information
Date of birth	30 March 1953 (1953-03-30) (age 58)
Place of birth	West Bromwich, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1966–	West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
–1973	West Bromwich Albion
1973–1974	Shrewsbury Town	10	(0)
1973–1974	→ Workington (loan)	10	(0)
1974–1978	Seattle Sounders	97	(34)
1979	Portland Timbers	20	(6)
1979–1980	Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor)	11	(6)
1980–1981	Baltimore Blast (indoor)	2	(0)
1981–1982	Kansas City Comets (indoor)	15	(8)
1981–1982	Philadelphia Fever (indoor)	17	(2)
1983	Seattle Sounders	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

David Butler (born 30 March 1953) is an English former football striker who played professionally in England, the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.

Butler began his career as a sixteen year old apprentice with West Bromwich Albion before moving to Shrewsbury Town in 1973. He also played ten games on loan to Workington A.F.C. during the 1973-1974 season. In 1974, Shrewsbury Town released Butler when he received an offer to play for the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League.^[1] He signed with the Sounders and played through the 1978 season with them. In 1979, he played a single season with the Portland Timbers before moving indoors with the Pittsburgh Spirit for the 1979-1980 Major Indoor Soccer League season. In 1983, he returned to the Sounders for a single game.^[2]

References

1. ^ 1974 Seattle Sounders: David Butler
2. ^ David Butler Returns

External links

• NASL career stats

Persondata
Name	Butler, Dave
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	23 March 1945
Place of birth	Thornaby-on-Tees, England
Date of death
Place of death

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