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Andy Butler

Andy Butler

Defender - Centre-Back  at Retired
Age42
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.83 m
Footleft
BornNovember 4, 1983
👕500+ Apps ⚽50+ Goals ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
03/04
debut season
0.08
goals / match
Doncaster Rovers
top club · 245 apps

Career highs

€325k
peak value · 2007
—
top transfer fee
10
best season · 04/05
—
int'l / penalties

Born the same day

Patrick Huckle
Defender - Left-Back · Retired
Jiri Bilek
Defender - Centre-Back · SK Olympie Dolni Brezany

Shares 1983-11-04 · 2 players total

675Appearances
51Goals
17Assists
104Yellow cards
5Red cards
207Full matches (90′)
Full nameAndy Butler
Name in home countryAndrew Peter Butler
Date of birth1983-11-04 (42 yrs)
Place of birthDoncaster, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height183.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2023-07-01
Contract expires—
AgentStar Management ...
Jul 2023
23/24 — Scunthorpe United
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
Transfer: Farsley → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
Transfer: Career break → Farsley
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Farsley Celtic
39 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Sep 2021
Transfer: Boston Utd → Career break
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
Transfer: Doncaster → Boston Utd
21/22 · Transfer
Sep 2020
Transfer: Scunthorpe Utd. → Doncaster
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Doncaster Rovers
23 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Scunthorpe United
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Doncaster → Scunthorpe Utd.
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Doncaster Rovers
48 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Doncaster Rovers
43 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Doncaster Rovers
46 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Doncaster Rovers
47 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2015
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Doncaster
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 2015
Transfer: Doncaster → Sheff Utd
14/15 · Return from loan
Oct 2014
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Doncaster
14/15 · Loan
Oct 2014
Transfer: Walsall → Sheff Utd
14/15 · Return from loan
Sep 2014
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Walsall
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Doncaster Rovers, Sheffield United, Walsall FC
46 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Walsall → Sheff Utd
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Walsall FC
50 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2013
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Walsall FC
46 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Walsall FC
48 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2010
Transfer: Without Club → Walsall
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Walsall FC
32 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Huddersfield → Without Club
10/11 · Transfer
May 2010
Transfer: Blackpool → Huddersfield
09/10 · Return from loan
Jan 2010
Transfer: Huddersfield → Blackpool
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Blackpool FC, Huddersfield Town
20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Scunthorpe Utd. → Huddersfield
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Huddersfield Town
45 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Scunthorpe United
37 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2006
Transfer: Grimsby Town → Scunthorpe Utd.
06/07 · Return from loan
Oct 2006
Transfer: Scunthorpe Utd. → Grimsby Town
06/07 · Loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — Scunthorpe United, Grimsby Town
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Scunthorpe United
22 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Scunthorpe United
40 matches · 10 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Scunthorpe United
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Scunthorpe U18 → Scunthorpe Utd.
02/03 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €325k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
18,649 min
Minutes played by club
Scunthorpe United 17.1%
Farsley Celtic 9.4%
Doncaster Rovers 43.1%
Sheffield United 0.5%
Walsall FC 24.8%
Huddersfield Town 5.1%
Blackpool FC 0.0%
Grimsby Town 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Scunthorpe United 7 03/04 23/24 138 13 2 3,192
Farsley Celtic 1 22/23 22/23 39 2 0 1,755
Doncaster Rovers 6 14/15 20/21 245 17 11 8,041
Sheffield United 1 14/15 14/15 1 1 0 90
Walsall FC 5 10/11 14/15 183 14 4 4,626
Huddersfield Town 2 08/09 09/10 58 4 0 945
Blackpool FC 1 09/10 09/10 7 0 0 0
Grimsby Town 1 06/07 06/07 4 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€81K5€163K8€244K10€325K04/05 — 10 goals (Scunthorpe United)1004/0505/06 — 1 goals (Scunthorpe United)05/06 — 1 assists205/0607/08 — 2 goals (Scunthorpe United)07/08 — 1 assists307/0808/09 — 4 goals (Huddersfield Town)408/0909/1010/11 — 4 goals (Walsall FC)410/1111/12 — 5 goals (Walsall FC)11/12 — 2 assists711/1212/13 — 3 goals (Walsall FC)312/1313/14 — 2 goals (Walsall FC)13/14 — 1 assists313/1414/15 — 4 goals (Doncaster Rovers)14/15 — 3 assists714/1515/16 — 4 goals (Doncaster Rovers)15/16 — 2 assists615/1616/17 — 3 goals (Doncaster Rovers)16/17 — 2 assists516/1717/18 — 4 goals (Doncaster Rovers)17/18 — 1 assists517/1818/19 — 3 goals (Doncaster Rovers)18/19 — 3 assists618/1920/21 — 1 assists120/2122/23 — 2 goals (Farsley Celtic)222/2307/08 — €325K09/10 — €300K10/11 — €250K15/16 — €250K16/17 — €250KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 101004/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 2207/0808/09: 4408/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 5511/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2122/23: 2222/2323/24: 0023/24

Assists by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 1107/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/2122/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 National League North Scunthorpe United 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 National League North Farsley Celtic 39 2 0 9 0 1,755
20/21 EFL Trophy Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Doncaster Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 League One Doncaster Rovers 20 0 1 3 0 0
19/20 EFL Cup Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 EFL Trophy Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 League Two Scunthorpe United 18 0 0 4 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 EFL Trophy Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Doncaster Rovers 4 1 1 2 0 360
18/19 League One Doncaster Rovers 40 1 2 10 0 3,570
18/19 League One Play-Offs Doncaster Rovers 2 1 0 1 0 210
17/18 EFL Cup Doncaster Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Trophy Doncaster Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Doncaster Rovers 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 League One Doncaster Rovers 36 4 1 3 0 751
16/17 EFL Cup Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 EFL Trophy Doncaster Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 League Two Doncaster Rovers 44 3 2 10 0 1,299
15/16 FA Cup Doncaster Rovers 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FL Trophy Doncaster Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Doncaster Rovers 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League One Doncaster Rovers 40 4 2 5 0 861
14/15 EFL Trophy Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Doncaster Rovers 4 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Sheffield United 1 1 0 0 0 90
14/15 League One Doncaster Rovers 33 3 1 6 0 990
14/15 League One Walsall FC 7 0 1 2 0 0
14/15 League One Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 EFL Trophy Walsall FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Walsall FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Walsall FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League One Walsall FC 45 2 1 2 2 1,966
12/13 EFL Trophy Walsall FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 FA Cup Walsall FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Walsall FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League One Walsall FC 41 3 0 9 0 1,227
11/12 EFL Trophy Walsall FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Walsall FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 League Cup Walsall FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League One Walsall FC 42 5 2 7 2 735
10/11 FA Cup Walsall FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League One Walsall FC 31 4 0 8 0 698
09/10 Championship Blackpool FC 7 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 EFL Trophy Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 League One Huddersfield Town 11 0 0 2 0 0
08/09 EFL Trophy Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup Huddersfield Town 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League One Huddersfield Town 42 4 0 3 0 945
07/08 Championship Scunthorpe United 36 2 1 6 0 1,564
07/08 League Cup Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 FA Cup Scunthorpe United 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League One Scunthorpe United 11 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 League Two Grimsby Town 4 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 EFL Trophy Scunthorpe United 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 FA Cup Scunthorpe United 3 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 League Cup Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 League One Scunthorpe United 16 1 1 2 0 1,314
04/05 FA Cup Scunthorpe United 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League Cup Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League Two Scunthorpe United 37 10 0 2 1 314
03/04 EFL Trophy Scunthorpe United 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 FA Cup Scunthorpe United 3 0 0 1 0 0
03/04 League Cup Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 League Two Scunthorpe United 1 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
02/03 2002-07-01 Scunthorpe U18 Scunthorpe Utd. Transfer 0 —
06/07 2006-10-01 Scunthorpe Utd. Grimsby Town Loan 0 —
06/07 2006-11-01 Grimsby Town Scunthorpe Utd. Return from loan 0 —
08/09 2008-07-02 Scunthorpe Utd. Huddersfield Transfer 325000 —
09/10 2010-01-07 Huddersfield Blackpool Loan 300000 —
09/10 2010-05-31 Blackpool Huddersfield Return from loan 300000 —
10/11 2010-07-01 Huddersfield Without Club Transfer 300000 —
10/11 2010-11-12 Without Club Walsall Transfer 250000 —
14/15 2014-07-01 Walsall Sheff Utd Transfer 250000 —
14/15 2014-09-11 Sheff Utd Walsall Loan 250000 —
14/15 2014-10-18 Walsall Sheff Utd Return from loan 250000 —
14/15 2014-10-23 Sheff Utd Doncaster Loan 250000 —
14/15 2015-01-05 Doncaster Sheff Utd Return from loan 250000 —
14/15 2015-01-06 Sheff Utd Doncaster Transfer 250000 —
19/20 2019-07-01 Doncaster Scunthorpe Utd. Transfer 100000 —
20/21 2020-09-11 Scunthorpe Utd. Doncaster Transfer 100000 —
21/22 2021-07-09 Doncaster Boston Utd Transfer 100000 —
21/22 2021-09-03 Boston Utd Career break Transfer 0 —
22/23 2022-07-22 Career break Farsley Transfer 0 —
23/24 2023-07-01 Farsley Retired Transfer 0 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
12/13 Broken toe 2013-04-10 2013-05-01 22 3
Current—
Peak€325k
Low—
Δ since start−€325k
—€81k€163k€244k€325k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €325k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
John Marquis 2 4 0
Tommy Rowe 2 1 0
Paul Downing 1 0 0
Andy Williams 1 1 0
Will Grigg 1 1 0
Jamie Paterson 1 1 0
Ben Whiteman 1 1 0
Sam Mantom 1 1 0
Joe Wright 2 0 0
James Baxendale 1 2 0
Alfie May 1 0 0
Marko Marosi 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
04/05 League Two Scunthorpe United 10 37
11/12 League One Walsall FC 5 42
10/11 League One Walsall FC 4 31

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
11/12 League One Walsall FC 2 42
14/15 League One Walsall FC 2 40
15/16 League One Doncaster Rovers 2 40

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
14/15 2015-01-05 Doncaster Sheff Utd Return from loan — €250k
14/15 2014-10-23 Sheff Utd Doncaster Loan — €250k
14/15 2014-10-18 Walsall Sheff Utd Return from loan — €250k
14/15 2014-09-11 Sheff Utd Walsall Loan — €250k
09/10 2010-05-31 Blackpool Huddersfield Return from loan — €300k
09/10 2010-01-07 Huddersfield Blackpool Loan — €300k
06/07 2006-11-01 Grimsby Town Scunthorpe Utd. Return from loan — —
06/07 2006-10-01 Scunthorpe Utd. Grimsby Town Loan — —

Teams faced most often by Andy Butler's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Oldham Athletic 80 27 30 23 103 97 +6 34%
Colchester United 70 28 29 13 95 74 +21 40%
Swindon Town 69 32 19 18 113 80 +33 46%
Milton Keynes Dons 66 26 19 21 78 71 +7 39%
Barnsley FC 62 22 18 22 80 78 +2 35%
Coventry City 60 27 14 19 77 70 +7 45%
Gillingham FC 58 20 20 18 70 62 +8 34%
Yeovil Town 58 27 12 19 83 62 +21 47%
Peterborough United 58 25 17 16 74 67 +7 43%
Bradford City 56 13 22 21 60 79 -19 23%
Tranmere Rovers 55 19 16 20 60 64 -4 35%
Blackpool FC 55 17 20 18 69 71 -2 31%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
03/04 Senior debut season
04/05 First senior goal
22/23 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
22/23 39 1,755 9 0 0 0.46
20/21 23 0 3 0 0 0
19/20 21 0 4 0 0 0
18/19 48 4,140 14 0 0 0.3
17/18 43 751 3 0 0 0.36
16/17 46 1,299 10 0 0 0.69
15/16 47 861 5 0 0 0.52
14/15 46 1,080 8 0 0 0.67
13/14 50 1,966 2 0 2 0.18
12/13 46 1,227 9 1 0 0.73
11/12 48 735 8 0 2 1.22
10/11 32 698 8 0 0 1.03
09/10 20 0 4 0 0 0
08/09 45 945 3 0 0 0.29
07/08 37 1,564 6 1 0 0.4
06/07 15 0 2 0 0 0
05/06 22 1,314 2 0 0 0.14
04/05 40 314 2 0 1 0.86
03/04 7 0 2 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League One
415 apps
31 G
12 A
League Two
104 apps
13 G
2 A
Championship
43 apps
2 G
1 A
National League North
39 apps
2 G
0 A
FA Cup
35 apps
1 G
2 A
League Cup
19 apps
1 G
0 A
League One Play-Offs
2 apps
1 G
0 A
FL Trophy
18 apps
0 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about Andy Butler

Who is Andy Butler?

Andy Butler is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.

How old is Andy Butler?

Andy Butler is 42 years old. He was born on November 4, 1983 in Doncaster.

What position does Andy Butler play?

Andy Butler plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Andy Butler play for?

Andy Butler currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Andy Butler scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Andy Butler has scored 51 goals in 675 appearances.