Malcolm Butler (Irish footballer)
Northern Irish footballer (1913–1987)
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Malcolm Partridge Butler (6 August 1913 – December 1987) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a full-back in The Football League for Blackpool and Accrington Stanley. He also won one cap for Ireland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malcolm Partridge Butler | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Date of death | December 1987 (age 74) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Elmgrove | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1935 | Belfast Celtic | ||
| 1935–1939 | Blackpool | 25 | (0) |
| 1947–1948 | Accrington Stanley | 32 | (0) |
| Total | 57 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1939 | Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Belfast-born Butler left Belfast Celtic to sign for Blackpool in January 1935.[2] His four-year career with the club was ended by the outbreak of the Second World War.
During the war he guested for both Chelsea and Brighton, playing around his time as a Flight-Lieutenant navigator in the Royal Air Force.
In July 1947 he signed with Accrington Stanley, and captained the club to a sixth-place finish in the Football League Third Division North before retiring in May 1948.
International career
On 15 March 1939, he played for Ireland in their 3–1 defeat to Wales.[3] It was the country's last match before World War II.
Post-retirement
After leaving the game he became a licensee in Blackpool.