Charlie Butler
English footballer
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Charles Joseph Wells Butler (10 October 1897 – September 1963), sometimes known as Joe Butler,[3] was an English professional footballer who played as a full back. After a brief spell with Manchester United in which he failed to break into the first-team, he played for Brentford and Gillingham between 1923 and 1928.[4][5]
Full name
Charles Joseph Wells Butler[1]
Date of birth
10 October 1897
Place of birth
Watford, England
Date of death
September 1963 (aged 65)[2]
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Butler while with Brentford in 1927. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Joseph Wells Butler[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Watford, England | ||
| Date of death | September 1963 (aged 65)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Harrow, England | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ton Pentre | |||
| 1922–1923 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 1923 | Gillingham | 13 | (0) |
| 1924 | → Grays Thurrock (loan) | ||
| 1924–1926 | Gillingham | 63 | (0) |
| 1926–1928 | Brentford | 67 | (0) |
| 1928 | Montreal Carsteel | ||
| International career | |||
| 1912 | England Schoolboys | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gillingham | 1923–24[6] | Third Division South | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1924–25[6] | Third Division South | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 1925–26[6] | Third Division South | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1926–27[6] | Third Division South | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 76 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 0 | ||
| Brentford | 1926–27[7] | Third Division South | 27 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1927–28[7] | Third Division South | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 75 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 143 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 157 | 0 | ||
