Dan Butler (English footballer)

Daniel Butler (born 26 August 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a wing back for Peterborough United.

This article is about the English footballer. For people of the same name, see Daniel Butler.

Dan Butler
Personal information
Full name Daniel Butler[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-26) 26 August 1994
Place of birth Cowes, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Peterborough United
Number 3
Youth career
2004–2012 Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Portsmouth 48 (0)
2012–2013 → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 8 (0)
2013–2014 → Aldershot Town (loan) 13 (0)
2015–2016 Torquay United 45 (2)
2016–2019 Newport County 129 (7)
2019– Peterborough United 48 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:30, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Butler joined Portsmouth's youth categories in 2004, aged 10, and signed a two-year scholarship with Pompey on 15 July 2010.[2] On 26 June 2012, he signed a one-year professional deal.[3]

On 14 August 2012, he made his debut in the League Cup in a 3–0 defeat at Plymouth Argyle.[4]

Loan to Havant & Waterlooville

On 2 November 2012, Butler joined Havant & Waterlooville on a one-month youth loan deal from Portsmouth.[5][6] He was assigned the number 3 shirt. In the following day, he made his debut for the Hawks in a 1–0 loss to Welling in a Conference South match.[7] He was named the Hawks' player of the month for November.[8] In the following month, he was named again as player of the month.[9] He went on to make eight appearances during his time at Hawks.

Breakthrough

Butler was recalled on 8 January 2013, and was included on first-team squad due to player shortage.[10] On 26 January 2013 he made his senior league debut in a League One match at Fratton Park, against Hartlepool United, starting the match.[11]

Butler finished the season with 17 league appearances, 15 as a starter. On 14 May 2013, he signed a new two-year contract with Pompey, running until June 2015.[12] After struggling to find his old form, Butler signed with Aldershot Town on loan on 31 October.[13] He returned to Portsmouth in December, after suffering a knee injury while on loan at Aldershot.[14]

On 11 March of the following year, after being fully recovered from injury, Butler rejoined Aldershot.[15] He was a first-choice for Pompey in the 2014–15 season, but was still released on 18 May 2015.[16]

Torquay United

In July 2015, Butler joined Torquay United.[17]

Newport County

On 28 June 2016, Butler joined League Two club Newport County on a two-year contract. He made his debut for Newport on 6 August 2016 against Mansfield Town.[18] He scored his first goal for Newport on 7 January 2017 in the League Two match against Stevenage which Newport lost 3–1.[19] In April 2018, Butler signed a new one-year contract to remain at Newport County.[20]

Butler was part of the Newport squad that completed the 'Great Escape' with a 2–1 victory at home to Notts County on the final dat of the 2016–17 season, which ensured Newport's survival in League Two.[21][22] In May 2017, Butler was selected as Newport County Player of the Year[23] and for the second successive season in May 2018.[24] He was part of the team that reached the League Two playoff final at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2019. Newport lost to Tranmere Rovers, 1-0 after a goal in the 119th minute.[25]

During his time at the club, Butler was awarded the English Football League (EFL) player in the community two seasons in a row, due to his outstanding work in local community with the disabled and with young people suffering mental health issues.[26]

Peterborough United

On 30 May 2019, it was announced that Butler had signed for League One club Peterborough United on a 3-year deal and would join the club in July.[27]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 3 February 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Portsmouth 2012–13[28] League One 170001000180
2013–14[29] League Two 1000100020
2014–15[30] 30000202[lower-alpha 1]0340
Total 480004020540
Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 2012–13[31] Conference South 8000~~3[lower-alpha 2]0110
Total 80000030110
Aldershot (loan) 2013–14[32] Conference Premier 13000~~2[lower-alpha 2]0150
Total 130000020150
Torquay United 2015–16[32] Conference Premier 45200~~6[lower-alpha 2]1513
Total 45200~~61513
Newport County 2016–17[21] League Two 40330103[lower-alpha 1]0473
2017–18[33] 29040103[lower-alpha 1]0370
Total 693702040843
Career total 184570601712156
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in the FA Trophy

References
  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. "Pompey Unveil New Scholars". Portsmouth FC. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  3. "Isle of Wight Trio Sign Deals". Portsmouth FC. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  4. "Plymouth 3–0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  5. "Bradbury borrows Pompey youngster". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  6. "Butler Loaned To Hawks". Portsmouth FC. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  7. "Havant & Waterlooville vs. Welling United". Global Sports Media. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  8. "On-loan Pompey defender scoops Hawks award". The News. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  9. Dan Butler has been named December player of the month; Twitter, 11 January 2013
  10. Pompey Recall Butler Archived 11 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine; Portsmouth's official website, 8 January 2013
  11. "Portsmouth v Hartlepool". BBC Sport. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  12. "Butler Pens Blues Deal". 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  13. "Aldershot Town sign Jonathan Henly & Dan Butler on loan". BBC Sport. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  14. Butler to learn extent of knee injury; Portsmouth News, 9 December 2013
  15. Butler rejoins non-league Shots; Sky Sports, 11 March 2014
  16. Eight players released; Portsmouth FC, 18 May 2015
  17. "Dan Butler: Defender joins Torquay United from Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  18. "Newport County 2-3 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  19. "Stevenage 3-1 Newport County". BBC Sport. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  20. "Exiles ace Dan Butler 'delighted' to sign new contract". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  21. "Games played by Dan Butler in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  22. "Newport County 2–1 Notts County". BBC Sport. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  23. "NEWPORT COUNTY AFC 2016/17 AWARDS". www.newport-county.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  24. "Dan Butler takes home the main prize at Newport County AFC 2017-18 End of Season Awards". www.newport-county.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  25. Pearlman, Michael (25 May 2019). "League Two play-off final: Newport County 0-1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  26. Penman, Andrew (18 March 2019). "Newport County defender Dan Butler wins EFL player in the community award". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  27. "Peterborough United sign Newport County defender". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  28. "Games played by Dan Butler in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  29. "Games played by Dan Butler in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  30. "Games played by Dan Butler in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  31. "Player apps for Dan Butler". Hawks.net. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  32. Dan Butler at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  33. "Games played by Dan Butler in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
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