Matt Butcher (footballer)

Matthew David Butcher (born 14 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for St Johnstone on loan from AFC Bournemouth.

Matt Butcher
Personal information
Full name Matthew David Butcher[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997
Place of birth Portsmouth, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 St Johnstone
(on loan from AFC Bournemouth)
Number 16
Youth career
2010–2015 AFC Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– AFC Bournemouth 0 (0)
2015 → Gosport Borough (loan) 1 (0)
2015 → Poole Town (loan) 8 (0)
2016 → Woking (loan) 10 (2)
2016–2017 → Yeovil Town (loan) 34 (2)
2020– → St Johnstone (loan) 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:24, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

AFC Bournemouth

Since joining AFC Bournemouth in 2010 at the age of thirteen, Butcher has continued to surge through the under-18 and under-21 sides.[2] On 1 April 2015, he and three other Bournemouth youth prospects (including Joe Quigley, Jordan Lee and Jack Simpson) were offered a one-year professional contract.[3]

On 27 August 2015, Butcher made his Bournemouth debut featuring in a 4–0 victory over Hartlepool United in the League Cup, replacing Adam Smith in the 77th minute.[4] On 9 January 2016, he went on to make his first Bournemouth start in a 2–1 victory over Birmingham City in the FA Cup, playing the full 90 minutes.[5]

Non-league loan spells

On 5 February 2015, Butcher joined Conference South side Gosport Borough on a one-month loan on a work experience basis.[6] 2 days later, he made his Gosport Borough debut in a 2–1 defeat against Hemel Hempstead Town, playing the full 90 minutes.[7] On 7 March 2015, after only making one appearance for Gosport Borough, Butcher returned to Bournemouth.

On 26 March 2015, he joined non-league side Poole Town on loan for the remainder of the season.[8] On 4 April 2015, Butcher made his Poole Town debut in a 1–0 defeat to Chippenham Town, playing the full 90 minutes.[9] He went on to make seven more appearances before returning to Bournemouth.

On 26 February 2016, Butcher joined National League side Woking on a one-month loan deal.[10] On 27 February 2016, he made his Woking debut in a 2–0 defeat to Grimsby Town in the FA Trophy, playing the full 90 minutes.[11] On 26 March 2016, after impressing on loan at Woking, Butcher's loan spell was extended until the end of the season.[12] On 2 April 2016, Butcher scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 draw with Southport, in which he got both goals.[13]

Yeovil Town (loan)

On 5 August 2016, Butcher joined League Two side Yeovil Town on a six-month loan deal.[14] The following day, Butcher made his Yeovil Town debut in a 2–0 home victory against Notts County, replacing Kevin Dawson with six minutes remaining.[15] On 9 August 2016, Butcher was given his full Yeovil Town debut by manager Darren Way in a 2–0 away victory against Walsall in the EFL Cup first round.[16] On 5 January 2017, Butcher and his fellow Bournemouth loanee Ben Whitfield's loans were extended until the end of the season.[17]

St Johnstone (loan)

Butcher signed on for Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone on a six-month loan on 31 January 2020.[18]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth 2014–15[19] Championship 000000—00
2015–16[20] Premier League 001010—20
2016–17[21] Premier League 000000—00
2017–18[22] Premier League 000000—00
2018–19[23] Premier League 000000—00
2019–20[24] Premier League 000000—00
Total 0010100020
Gosport Borough (loan) 2014–15[25] Conference South 1000—0010
Poole Town (loan) 2014–15[25] Southern Premier 8000—1[lower-alpha 1]090
Woking (loan) 2015–16[20] National League 10200—1[lower-alpha 2]0112
Yeovil Town (loan) 2016–17[21] League Two 34210205[lower-alpha 3]0422
St Johnstone (loan) 2019–20[24] Scottish Premiership 601000—70
Career total 594303070724
  1. Appearance in Southern Premier Play-offs
  2. Appearance in FA Trophy
  3. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. "AFC Bournemouth: Cherries youngster Matt Butcher seeks inspiration from Frank Lampard". Daily Echo. 27 August 2015.
  3. "Bournemouth offer pro deals to four youngsters". Sky Sports. 1 April 2015.
  4. "Hartlepool United 0–4 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 27 August 2015.
  5. "Birmingham City 1–2 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 9 January 2016.
  6. "AFC Bournemouth: Cherries youngster Matt Butcher makes Gosport loan move". Daily Echo. 5 February 2015.
  7. "Hemel Hempstead Town v Gosport Borough". Soccerway. 7 February 2015.
  8. "We have signed Matthew Butcher from @afcbournemouth on loan". Poole Town F.C. (Facebook). 26 March 2015.
  9. "04/04/15 – Chippenham Town 1 V 0 Poole Town". Poole Town F.C. 4 April 2015.
  10. "Woking sign Bournemouth's Matt Butcher on loan". BBC Sport. 26 February 2016.
  11. "Grimsby Town 2–0 Woking". Grimsby Town F.C. 27 February 2016.
  12. "AFC Bournemouth: Matt Butcher extends Woking stay as emergency loan window slams shut". Daily Echo. 26 March 2016.
  13. "Southport 2–2 Woking". BBC Sport. 2 April 2016.
  14. "Yeovil Town: Bevis Mugabi, Tahvon Campbell & Matt Butcher arrive at Huish Park". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  15. "Yeovil Town 2–0 Notts County". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  16. "Walsall 0–2 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  17. "Yeovil Town: Bournemouth pair Ben Whitfield and Matt Butcher extend loan deals". BBC Sport. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  18. "Butcher joins on-loan". St Johnstone FC. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  19. "Games played by Matt Butcher in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  20. "Games played by Matt Butcher in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  21. "Games played by Matt Butcher in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  22. "Games played by Matt Butcher in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  23. "Games played by Matt Butcher in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  24. "Games played by Matt Butcher in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  25. Matt Butcher at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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