Steve Butler (footballer)

Steve Butler
Personal information
Full name	Stephen Butler
Date of birth	27 January 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1984	Windsor & Eton
1984–1986	Brentford
1986–1991	Maidstone United
1991–1992	Watford
1992	→ Bournemouth (loan)
1992–1995	Cambridge United
1995–1998	Gillingham
1998–1999	Peterborough United
1999	→ Stevenage Borough (loan)
1999–2000	Gillingham
2002	Maidstone United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen "Steve" Butler (born 27 January 1962 in Birmingham) is an English former footballer. During his professional career he played over 400 matches and scored over 150 goals for Brentford, Maidstone United, Watford, Bournemouth, Cambridge United, Gillingham and Peterborough United,^[1] including eight goals in two consecutive games that were only two days apart.^[2]

In 2000, at the age of 38, Butler scored his last professional goal for Gillingham in the Football League Second Division play-off final at Wembley Stadium as the Kent club secured its first ever promotion to the second tier of English football.^[3]

References

^ Steve Butler at Soccerbase
^ Morgan, John (June 2004). "The strange case of... Steve Butler". When Saturday Comes (208). Retrieved 13 February 2009.
^ "Play-Off Finals". The Football League. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2007.

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[1] Steve Butler at Soccerbase

[wsc-2] Morgan, John (June 2004). "The strange case of... Steve Butler". When Saturday Comes (208). Retrieved 13 February 2009.

[TFL-3] "Play-Off Finals". The Football League. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2007.

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