Ian Butterworth

Infobox Football biography
playername = Ian Butterworth


fullname = Ian Stuart Butterworth
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|1|25|df=y
cityofbirth = Crewe
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=6|in=1
position = Defender
currentclub = Hartlepool United "(reserve team)"
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1981–1985
1985–1986
1986
1986–1994
1995
1996
1997
1997
1998
clubs = Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
→ Norwich City (loan)
Norwich City
King's Lynn
Colorado Rapids
IK Brage
Stafford Rangers
Cobh Ramblers
Total
caps(goals) = 090 (0)
027 (0)
004 (0)
231 (4)
00? (?)
0017 (0)
011 (0)
00? (?)
00? (?)
363 (4)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears = 1997
1998
1998–2000
2000–2004
2005
2006–
managerclubs = IK Brage
Cobh Ramblers
Darlington "(assistant)"
Cardiff "(assistant)"
Bristol Rovers "(coach)"
Hartlepool United "(reserve team)"

Ian Stuart Butterworth (born 25 January 1964 in Nantwich) is a former professional footballer and currently reserve team manager at Hartlepool United.

Butterworth was a central defender who started his career at Coventry City then joined Nottingham Forest as part of a deal that also took future England international Stuart Pearce to Forest from Coventry. At the start of the 1986-87 season Butterworth spent a month on loan at Norwich City before signing for the club permanently for a fee of £160,000.

He was a regular for 8 years at Norwich in the centre of defence until knee injuries forced him to retire. An attempt to resurrect his career at King's Lynn failed and Ian moved to the USA to play for the Colorado Rapids.

Butterworth restarted his career in Sweden with IK Brage (11 apps 0 goals) and in September 1997 he became Player Manager but wanted to return home and joined Stafford Rangers as a player. In the early part of 1998 He joined Cobh Ramblers as Player Manager.

In May 1998 he joined Darlington as assistant manager but resigned on 2 July 2000. In October 2000 he joined Cardiff as assistant he was there to 2004 until Sam Hammam sacked him. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Cardiff sack Butterworth |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/3624698.stm |work= |publisher="BBC Sport" |date=2004-09-03 |accessdate=2004-09-03 ]

He had a stint as coach at Bristol Rovers and the FA before joining Hartlepool United as reserve team manager. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Butterworth handed Pools position |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hartlepool_united/5144594.stm |work= |publisher="BBC Sport" |date=2006-07-04 |accessdate=2006-07-04 ]

In 2004, Norwich supporters voted Butterworth into the club's Hall of Fame.

References

External links

*soccerbase|1201
* [http://www.hartlepool.vitalfootball.co.uk/player.asp?p=364 Vital Hartlepool Profile: Ian Butterworth]
* [http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/butterworth.htm Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk]