Desire Montgomery Butler
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Desire Montgomery Butler | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | British Virgin Islands | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Islanders FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Veterans | ||
| 2009– | Islanders FC | ||
| International career | |||
| 2000– | British Virgin Islands | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Desire Montgomery Butler (born 5 January 1967) is an association football and cricket player from British Virgin Islands (BVI). In football, he plays as goalkeeper for Islanders FC and for the BVI national team. In cricket he played as a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper for the BVI national team.
Cricket
The BVI were invited to take part in the 2006 Stanford 20/20, whose matches held official Twenty20 status. Butler made a single appearance in the tournament against Saint Lucia in a preliminary round defeat,[1] with him ending the British Virgin Islands innings of 105/9 unbeaten without scoring.[2]
Football
Butler played in both BVI qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cups of 2002, 2006, and 2010.[3] He was captain of the BVI side in the 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification match against St Kitts and Nevis.[4][5]
Butler was recalled to the BVI Squad for the qualification round of the 2014 Caribbean Cup.[6]
Career Statistics
International
| British Virgin Islands | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2000 | 3[7] | 0 | |
| 2004 | 7[8] | 0 | |
| 2006 | 2[9] | 0 | |
| 2008 | 4[10] | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2[11] | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1[12] | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1[13] | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Twenty20 Matches played by Montgomery Butler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "British Virgin Islands v Saint Lucia, 2006 Stanford 20/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "British Virgin Islands Desire BUTLER (05/01/1967)". World football: statistics and records. FIFA. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ Williams, Lesroy W. (26 September 2008). "ST. KITTS-NEVIS THRASHES BVI IN DIGICEL CARIBBEAN CHAMPS 2008". SKN Observer. pp. No. 726. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "St Kitts waltz to 4-0 victory over BVI". caribbeannewsnow. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ http://bvinews.com/bvi/footballers-gone-to-caribbean-cup/
- ^ https://www.national-football-teams.com/country/29/2000/British_Virgin_Islands.html
- ^ https://www.national-football-teams.com/country/29/2004/British_Virgin_Islands.html
- ^ https://us.soccerway.com/teams/british-virgin-islands/british-virgin-islands/350/
- ^ https://www.national-football-teams.com/country/29/2008/British_Virgin_Islands.html
- ^ https://us.soccerway.com/teams/british-virgin-islands/british-virgin-islands/350/
- ^ https://www.national-football-teams.com/country/29/2012/British_Virgin_Islands.html
- ^ https://www.11v11.com/teams/british-virgin-islands/tab/stats/option/appearances/season/2015/
External links
- Desire Montgomery Butler at National-Football-Teams.com
- Desire Butler at ESPNcricinfo
- Desire Butler at CricketArchive
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