Lee Butler (footballer)

Lee Simon Butler (born 30 May 1966) is an English retired footballer, who is currently goalkeeping coach at Sunderland.

Lee Butler
Personal information
Full name Lee Simon Butler[1]
Date of birth (1966-05-30) 30 May 1966
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Sunderland (coach)
Youth career
1985–1986 Harworth Colliery
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Lincoln City 30 (0)
1986–1987Boston United (loan) 2 (0)
1987–1991 Aston Villa 8 (0)
1991Hull City (loan) 4 (0)
1991–1996 Barnsley 120 (0)
1996Scunthorpe United (loan) 2 (0)
1996–1998 Wigan Athletic 63 (0)
1998–1999 Dunfermline Athletic 35 (0)
1999–2002 Halifax Town 93 (0)
2002 Doncaster Rovers 10 (0)
2002–2003 Halifax Town 37 (0)
2003–2005 Alfreton Town 88 (0)
2005–2008 Halifax Town 3 (0)
Total 495 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

The highest level of football he played was at Aston Villa, although he found his first-team appearances limited there behind first choice goalkeeper Nigel Spink.

He was appointed goalkeeping coach of Bradford City in July 2013.[3] In June 2016, he left Bradford to assume a similar role at Bolton Wanderers, leaving alongside manager Phil Parkinson.[4] On 2 November 2019 Butler once again followed Parkinson, and became Sunderland's goalkeeping coach.[5]

References

  1. "Lee Butler". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. Simon Parker (8 July 2013). "Bradford City sign goalkeeper coach". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. "Club Statement". Bradford City A.F.C. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  5. https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2019/november/club-statement-lee-butler/


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