Ernest Butler
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Full name
Ernest Butler
Date of birth
13 May 1919
Place of birth
Box, Wiltshire, England
Date of death
31 January 2002 (aged 82)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Butler | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Box, Wiltshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 31 January 2002 (aged 82) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Box | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1953 | Portsmouth | 222 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ernest Butler (13 May 1919 – 31 January 2002) was an English footballer.
He signed for Portsmouth from Bath City and served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War and was a guest goalkeeper for Tranmere Rovers when stationed on Merseyside .[1] Whilst at Portsmouth he won back-to-back Football League Championships.
