Career snapshot
Position rank · 99/00
Among 414 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
| Full name | Paul Butler |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Paul John Butler |
| Date of birth | 1972-11-02 (53 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Manchester, Ireland |
| Citizenship | Ireland England |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 191.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2009-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Percentile rank vs 355 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland AFC | 3 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 4,768 |
| Bury FC | 2 | 96/97 | 97/98 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 1,935 |
| Rochdale AFC | 1 | 95/96 | 95/96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chester City (- 2010) | 2 | 07/08 | 08/09 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 1,508 |
| Leeds United | 3 | 04/05 | 06/07 | 106 | 4 | 2 | 2,745 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 06/07 | 06/07 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 00/01 | 03/04 | 135 | 3 | 0 | 9,867 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | League Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Premier League | Sunderland AFC | 32 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2,788 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | First Division | Sunderland AFC | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,980 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Sunderland AFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | FA Cup | Bury FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | First Division | Bury FC | 43 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1,935 |
| 96/97 | Second Division | Bury FC | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | FA Cup | Rochdale AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League Cup | Chester City (- 2010) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League Two | Chester City (- 2010) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | EFL Trophy | Chester City (- 2010) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Chester City (- 2010) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League Cup | Chester City (- 2010) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League Two | Chester City (- 2010) | 35 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1,508 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Leeds United | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,440 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Milton Keynes Dons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League Cup | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League Two | Milton Keynes Dons | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Championship | Leeds United | 44 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1,305 |
| 05/06 | Championship Play-Offs | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League Cup | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Leeds United | 39 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 37 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3,330 |
| 02/03 | FA Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | First Division | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2,764 |
| 02/03 | League Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | First Division | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 43 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3,773 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | League Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Premier League | Sunderland AFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91/92 | 1991-07-05 | Rochdale U18 | Rochdale | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 96/97 | 1996-08-01 | Rochdale | Bury | Transfer | 0 | €150k |
| 98/99 | 1998-07-10 | Bury | Sunderland | Transfer | 0 | €1.50m |
| 00/01 | 2000-11-17 | Sunderland | Wolves | Transfer | 0 | €1.50m |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Wolves | Leeds | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-11-22 | Leeds | MK Dons | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-24 | MK Dons | Chester City | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Chester City | Retired | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3509 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | Championship | Leeds United | 3 | 44 |
| 07/08 | League Two | Chester City (- 2010) | 2 | 35 |
| 97/98 | First Division | Bury FC | 2 | 43 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | Championship | Leeds United | 2 | 39 |
| 99/00 | Premier League | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 32 |
Teams faced most often by Paul Butler's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton FC | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 38 | -17 | 21% |
| Leicester City | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 35% |
| Birmingham City | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 17% |
| Aston Villa | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 25% |
| Manchester United | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 13% |
| Blackburn Rovers | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 38% |
| Everton FC | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 19% |
| Fulham FC | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 31% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 31% |
| Chelsea FC | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 33 | -24 | 6% |
| Ipswich Town | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 44% |
| Arsenal FC | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 44 | -30 | 13% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 01/02 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 34 | 2,788 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 98/99 | 48 | 1,980 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 97/98 | 44 | 1,935 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 96/97 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | 38 | 1,508 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 06/07 | 35 | 1,440 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 05/06 | 48 | 1,305 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.48 |
| 04/05 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | 41 | 3,330 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 02/03 | 37 | 2,764 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 01/02 | 45 | 3,773 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 00/01 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked about Paul Butler
Who is Paul Butler?
Paul Butler is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Paul Butler?
Paul Butler is 53 years old. He was born on November 2, 1972 in Manchester.
What position does Paul Butler play?
Paul Butler plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Paul Butler play for?
Paul Butler currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Paul Butler scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Paul Butler has scored 14 goals in 447 appearances.