Malcolm Butler (Irish footballer)

Malcolm Butler
Personal information
Full name	Malcolm Partridge Butler
Date of birth	6 August 1913
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death	December 1987 (age 75)
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Full Back
Youth career
	Elmgrove
	Belfast Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team
1935–1939	Blackpool
1947–1948	Accrington Stanley
Total
International career
1939	Ireland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malcolm Partridge Butler (6 August 1913 – December 1987) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a full-back in The Football League for Blackpool and Accrington Stanley. He also won one cap for Ireland.

Club career[edit]

Belfast-born Butler left Belfast Celtic to sign for Blackpool in January 1935.^[2] His four-year career with the club was ended by the outbreak of the Second World War.

During the war he guested for both Chelsea and Brighton, playing around his time as a Flight-Lieutenant navigator in the Royal Air Force.

In July 1947 he signed with Accrington Stanley, and captained the club to a sixth-place finish in the Football League Third Division North before retiring in May 1948.

On 15 March 1939, he played for Ireland in their 3–1 defeat to Wales.^[3] It was the country's last match before World War II.

After leaving the game he became a licensee in Blackpool.

^ "Blackpool. Brightest chances for three years: seasoned recruits". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vi – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hugman, Barry (2005). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press.
^ "Malcolm Butler". nifootball.blogspot.com. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2010.