Arthur Buttery

Arthur Buttery

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Buttery
Date of birth	(1908-12-20)20 December 1908
Place of birth	Hednesford, England
Date of death	July 6, 1990(1990-07-06) (aged 81)
Place of death	Heath Hayes, Staffordshire, England
Height	5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)
Position(s)	Inside left
Youth career
	St. Peter's Church
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Hednesford Town
1929–1932	Wolverhampton Wanderers	10	(6)
1932–1937	Bury	104	(38)
1937–1938	Bradford City	35	(13)
1938–1939	Walsall	15	(4)
1939–19??	Bristol Rovers	3	(0)
	→ Wolverhampton Wanderers (war guest)
	Stafford Rangers
Total		167	(61)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Buttery (20 December 1908 – 6 July 1990) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left. He scored 61 goals from 167 appearances in the Football League. He was nicknamed "The Gentleman."

Career

Born in Hednesford, Buttery played for St. Peter's Church, Hednesford Town. His performance at Hednesford – 18 goals in seven games – was quickly noticed and he was signed to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1929 for £450 (equivalent to £35,000 in 2023). He later played for Bury, Bradford City, Walsall, Bristol Rovers and Stafford Rangers. He joined Bradford City in January 1937, and left the club in June 1938. For them he made 35 appearances in the Football League, scoring 13 goals.

Buttery became a respected scout in his retirement, one of his recruits being English international Gerry Hitchens.

Sources

• Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.