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Terry Butcher

Ipswich Town FC, Rangers FC

 77 appearances, 3 goals

P 77 W 45 D 22 L 10 F 137: A 40
*(actual F 133: A 40)
73% successful
1980-90

disciplined: 2
captain: seven
minutes played: 6896

Profile
Full name Terence Ian Butcher

(*Actual for and against are the goals scored
while the player was on the field.)
Born 28 December 1958 at the British Military Hospital in Alexandra Park, Singapore [registered by The Army GRO Indices, 1960]. Son of Leonard Charles, a Naval Officer, and Valerie May. Attended Fen Park Primary School and Lowestoft Grammar School.
Married to Rita M. Adams, on 20 January 1980 in St. Peter's Church, Lowestoft [registered in Waveney, Suffolk, March 1980]. Three sons, Christopher Charles, Edward John and Alistair Ian.
Height/Weight 6' 4", 14st. 5lbs [1984].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com
Biographies Both Sides of the Border: An Autobiography - Terry Butcher with Andy Cairns (Arthur Baker, London 1987)*
Butcher: My Autobiography - Terry Butcher with Bob Harris (Highdown, Newbury 2005)
 

* In July 1986 Terry Butcher signed for Rangers following ten years at Ipswich Town. The autobiography of the England defender offers interesting observations on the differences in the game in England and Scotland. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).

Club Career
Club(s) Represented Lowestoft Schools and Suffolk Schools, as well as having trials for England Schoolboy's. He joined Ipswich Town FC in August 1976 after a three week trial, despite being offered terms by Norwich City FC. He made 271 league appearances, scoring sixteen goals. Ipswich were relegated at the end of the 1985-86 season and had decided to sell Butcher, so they could finalise payments on their new stand. Butcher wanted to go to Manchester United FC, where there was interest, Tottenham Hotspur FC also expressed a desire, but he was who became the part of Graeme Souness' Rangers FC English revolution when he paid £725,000 on 1 August 1986, a record fee received for Ipswich, as the club captain. He made 127 SPL appearances, scoring nine goals. Leeds United AFC failed in a bid to bring him back south of the border, but the lure of management was strong, as Butcher was appointed as player-manager of Coventry City FC on 15 November 1990. He made six league appearances until he was sacked in January 1992. But in a bid to keep himself fit, he trained with Trevor Francis' Sheffield Wednesday FC, even playing a couple of reserve matches. He then joined Sunderland AFC in August 1992, becoming the club's player-manager from 1 February 1993. He made 38 league appearances before being retiring from playing at the season. He made a final three Scottish League appearances for Clydebank FC in November 1993.
Club honours FA Cup winners 1977-78 (unplayed); FA Charity Shield runners-up 1978 (injured); UEFA Cup winners 1980-81; Football League runners-up 1980-81, 1981-82; Scottish Premier League Champions 1986-87, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91; Scottish League Cup winners 1986-87, 1988-89, 1990-91 (unplayed), runners-up 1989-90; Scottish FA Cup runners-up 1988-89;
Individual honours Scottish Player of the Year runner-up 1986-87;
Distinctions None

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Management Career
Club(s) After retiring from playing, Butcher continued as manager of Coventry City FC until he was sacked on 6 January 1992. Appointed player-manager of Sunderland AFC in 1 February 1993, again being sacked on 26 November 1993.  Butcher did not return to coaching until the summer of 1997. Raith Rovers FC hired Butcher as a youth coach and then a reserve team coach. In August 1998, Butcher joined Dundee United FC as a youth-team coach, but was released in early 2000. On 16 October 2001, he was appointed assistant manager at Motherwell FC, appointed manager in December 2002. He was appointed manager of Australian side Sydney FC on 17 May 2006, and sacked on 7 February 2007. On 30 March 2007, Butcher returned to Scotland and became the assistant manager of Partick Thistle FC, only to be appointed the next manager of Brentford AFC on 24 April 2007, effective on 7 May. He left by 'mutual consent' on 10 December 2007.  Butcher was then appointed as Craig Burley's assistant during Scotland's 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign. During which, he was appointed manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC on 27 January 2009. After Scotland's failure to qualify in November 2009, Burley was sacked and Butcher left with consent.  Butcher turned down the opportunity to manage Barnsley FC in January 2013, preferring to stay with ICT. However, he joined relegated-threatened Hibernian FC in November 2013, in an attempt to secure their Premier League future. He failed, and was sacked on 10 June 2014.
Club honours Scottish League Division One winners 2009-10;

England Career
Player number One of four who became 944th players (944) to appear for England.
Position(s) Right-back, central defender
First match No. 543, 31 May 1980, Australia 1 England 2, a pre-tournament warm-up match at Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park, Sydney, aged 21 years 155 days.
Last match No. 663, 4 July 1990, West Germany 1 England 1, a World Cup Finals semi-final match at Stadio delle Alpi, Torino, Piedmont, Italy, aged 31 years 188 days.
Major tournaments World Cup Finals 1982, 1986, 1990;
British Championship 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84; Rous Cup 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989;
Team honours British Championship winners 1981-82, 1982-83; Rous Cup runners-up 1985, 1987, winners 1986, 1989;
Individual honours England B (one appearance, 1979), England U21 (seven appearances)
Distinctions The 25th player to represent England who was not born in the country.
It was not until Butcher's 72nd England appearance that he was substituted.  Going on to be substituted twice more in his remaining six matches.
Has been the most appearanced Englishman at Ipswich Town since 1986, before becoming the same at Rangers FC.

Beyond England
While he was living in Suffolk, Butcher owned a chain of Insurance Brokers, which were bought by Norwich & Peterborough Building Society. Entered into management, more successfully in Scotland than he was in England. Also has a fair bit to say on the current England team. Continues to summarise for the BBC on radio and television and Channel 5. In between his managements between England and Scotland, he ran a hotel business, as well as failed internet ventures.

 

Terry Butcher - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
90+ 77 51 77 0 3 6896 3 2299 min 3 7 2
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Terry Butcher - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 28 19 5 4 60 14 +46 5 18 2.143 0.50 76.8 +15
Away 33 18 12 3 52 16 +36 10 20 1.575 0.485 72.7 +15
Neutral 16 8 5 3 25 10 +15 4 9 1.563 0.625 65.6 +5
All 77 45 22 10 137 40 +97 19 47 1.779 0.519 72.7 +35

 

Terry Butcher - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 67 40 19 8 121 34 +87 15 42 1.806 0.507 73.9 +32
Red 10 5 3 2 16 6 +10 4 5 1.60 0.60 65.0 +3
All 77 45 22 10 137 40 +97 19 47 1.779 0.519 72.7 +35

 

Terry Butcher - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L

WCP

 11 6 5 0 25 1 +24 4 10 2.273 0.091 77.3 +6
WCF 14 6 6 2 18 8 +10 5 8 1.286 0.571 64.3 +4
World Cup 25 12 11 2 43 9 +34 9 18 1.72 0.36 70.0 +10

ECP

 12 9 2 1 39 4 +35 2 9 3.25 0.333 83.3 +8
ECF 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
European Championship 12 9 2 1 39 4 +35 2 9 3.25 0.333 83.3 +8
Britsih Championship 6 5 1 0 7 1 +6 1 5 1.167 0.167 91.7 +5
Rous Cup 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 3 3 0.833 0.50 58.3 +1
Minor Tournament 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 0 1 2.00 1.00 50.0 =0
Friendly 26 16 5 5 39 21 +18 4 11 1.50 0.809 71.2 +11
All 77 45 22 10 137 40 +97 19 47 1.779 0.519 72.7 +35

 

Terry Butcher - Match Record - Tournament Matches
World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 1984-86 5 3 2 0 15 1 +14 1 4 3.00 0.20 80.0 +3
WCP 1988-90 6 3 3 0 10 0 +10 3 6 1.667 0.00 75.0 +3
WCP All 11 6 5 0 25 1 +24 4 10 2.273 0.091 77.3 +6
World Cup Final Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCF 1982 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 2 3 1.25 0.25 75.0 +2
WCF 1986 5 2 1 2 7 3 +4 2 3 1.40 0.60 50.0 =0
WCF 1990 5 2 3 0 6 4 +2 1 2 1.20 0.80 70.0 +2
WCF All 14 6 6 2 18 8 +10 5 8 1.286 0.571 64.3 +4
World Cup
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 1980-82 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 2 3 1.25 0.25 75.0 +2
WC 1984-86 10 5 3 2 22 4 +18 3 7 2.20 0.40 65.0 +3
WC 1988-90 11 5 6 0 16 4 +12 4 8 1.455 0.364 72.7 +5
WC All 25 12 11 2 43 9 +34 9 18 1.72 0.36 70.0 +10
European Championship Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
ECP 1982-84 7 4 2 1 20 3 +17 2 5 2.857 0.429 71.4 +3
ECP 1986-88 5 5 0 0 19 1 +18 0 4 3.80 0.20 100.0 +5
ECP All 12 9 2 1 39 4 +35 2 9 3.25 0.333 83.3 +8
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1981-82 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 0 2 1.00 0.00 100.0 +2
BC 1982-83 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 1 2 1.333 0.333 83.3 +2
BC 1983-84 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 0 1 1.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC All 6 5 1 0 7 1 +6 1 5 1.167 0.167 91.7 +5
Rous Cup Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
RC 1985 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1 0 0.00 1.00 0.00 -1
RC 1986 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1
RC 1987 2 0 2 0 1 1 =0 1 1 0.50 0.50 50.0 =0
RC 1989 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 1 2 1.00 0.00 75.0 +1
RC All 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 3 3 0.833 0.50 58.3 +1
Minor Tournament and Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Ciudad de México 1985 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
Azteca 2000 1985 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3.00 0.00 100.0 +1
TC All 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 0 1 2.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 25 12 11 2 43 9 +34 9 18 1.72 0.36 70.0 +10
EC 12 9 2 1 39 4 +35 2 9 3.25 0.333 83.3 +8
BC 6 5 1 0 7 1 +6 1 5 1.167 0.167 91.7 +5
RC 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 3 3 0.833 0.50 58.3 +1
TC 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 0 1 2.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All 51 29 17 5 98 19 +79 15 36 1.922 0.373 73.5 +24

 

Terry Butcher - Match History
 Club: Ipswich Town F.C. - 45 full appearances

manager: Ron Greenwood - 8 full capsx

Age 20
1 b 12 June 1979 - Austria 0 England 1, Klagenfurt - abandoned after 60 mins Fr AabW Start 6
Age 21
1 543 31 May 1980 - Australia 1 England 2, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Fr AW Start 2
- 547 10 September 1980 - England 4 Norway 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW squad member
- 548 15 October 1980 - Romania 2 England 1, Stadionul 23 August, Bucureşti WCP AL squad member
- 549 19 November 1980 - England 2 Switzerland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW squad member
Age 22
2 550 25 March 1981 - England 1 Spain 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HL Start 6
- 558 18 November 1981 - England 1 Hungary 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW squad member
Age 23
3 560 27 April 1982 - Wales 0 England 1, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC AW Start 5
- 561 25 May 1982 - England 2 Netherlands 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW squad/sub ?
4 562 29 May 1982 - Scotland 0 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow BC AW Start 5
- 563 2 June 1982 - Iceland 1 England 1, Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Fr AD squad member
- 564 3 June 1982 - Finland 1 England 4, Olympiastadion, Helsinki Fr AW unused sub ?
5 565 16 June 1982 - England 3 France 1, Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao WCF NW Start 4
6 566 20 June 1982 - England 2 Czechoslovakia 0, Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao NW Start
- 567 25 June 1982 - England 1 Kuwait 0, Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao NW squad member
7 568 29 June 1982 - West Germany 0 England 0, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid ND Start
8 569 5 July 1982 - Spain 0 England 0, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid AD Start
 

manager: Bobby Robson - 69 full appearances - seven captainx

9 570 22 September 1982 - Denmark 2 England 2, Idrætsparken, København ECP AD Start 6
10 571 13 October 1982 - England 1 West Germany 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HL Start 5
11 573 15 December 1982 - England 9 Luxembourg 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW Start 6
Age 24
12 574 23 February 1983 - England 2 Wales 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley BC HW Start 39 6
13 575 30 March 1983 - England 0 Greece 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HD Start 6
14 576 27 April 1983 - England 2 Hungary 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW Start 6
15 577 28 May 1983 - Northern Ireland 0 England 0, Windsor Park, Belfast BC AD Start 6
16 578 1 June 1983 - England 2 Scotland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HW Start 6
17 579 12 June 1983 - Australia 0 England 0, Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney tour AD Start 6
18 580 15 June 1983 - Australia 0 England 1, Lang Park, Brisbane AW Start 6
19 581 19 June 1983 - Australia 1 England 1, Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne AD Start 6
20 582 21 September 1983 - England 0 Denmark 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HL Start 6
21 583 12 October 1983 - Hungary 0 England 3, Népstadion, Budapest ECP AW Start 6
22 584 16 November 1983 - Luxembourg 0 England 4, Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg ECP AW Start 50 6
Age 25
23 585 29 February 1984 - France 2 England 0, Parc des Princes, Paris Fr AL Start 6
24 586 4 April 1984 - England 1 Northern Ireland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley BC HW Start 6
25 593 12 September 1984 - England 1 GDR 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start 6
26 594 17 October 1984 - England 5 Finland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW Start 6
27 595 14 November 1984 - Turkey 0 England 8, Inönü Stadyumu, Ístanbul WCP AW Start 6
Age 26
28 596 27 February 1985 - Northern Ireland 0 England 1, Windsor Park, Belfast WCP AW Start 6
29 597 26 March 1985 - England 2 Republic of Ireland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start 6
30 598 1 May 1985 - Romania 0 England 0, Stadionul 23 August, Bucureşti WCP AD Start 6
31 599 22 May 1985 - Finland 1 England 1, Olympiastadion, Helsinki WCP AD Start 6
32 600 25 May 1985 - Scotland 1 England 0, Hampden Park, Glasgow RC AL Start 6
33 601 6 June 1985 - Italy 2 England 1, Estádio Azteca, Ciudad de México TC NL Start 6
- 602 9 June 1985 - Mexico 1 England 0, Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México AL squad/sub ?
34 603 12 June 1985 - England 3 West Germany 0, Estádio Azteca, Ciudad de México NW Start 6
35 604 16 June 1985 - United States 0 England 5, LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Fr AW Start 6
- 605 11 September 1985 - England 1 Romania 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HD withdrawn squad member
Age 27
36 609 26 February 1986 - Israel 1 England 2, The National Stadium, Ramat Gan Fr AW Start 6
37 610 26 March 1986 - USSR 0 England 1, Dinamo Stadion, Tbilisi Fr AW Start 6
38 611 23 April 1986 - England 2 Scotland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley RC HW Start 27 2
39 612 17 May 1986 - Mexico 0 England 3, LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Fr NW Start 6
40 613 24 May 1986 - Canada 0 England 1, Swangard Stadium, British Columbia Fr AW Start 6
41 614 3 June 1986 - Portugal 1 England 0, Estadio Tecnologico, Monterrey WCF NL Start 6
42 615 6 June 1986 - England 0 Morocco 0, Estadio Tecnologico, Monterrey ND Start
43 616 11 June 1986 - England 3 Poland 0, Estadio Universitario de Nuevo León, Monterrey NW Start
44 617 18 June 1986 - England 3 Paraguay 0, Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México NW Start
45 618 22 June 1986 - Argentina 2 England 1, Estadio Azteca, Ciudad de México NL Start
 Club: Rangers F.C. - 32 full appearances  
46 619 10 September 1986 - Sweden 1 England 0, Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna Fr AL Start 6
47 620 15 October 1986 - England 3 Northern Ireland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW Start 6
48 621 12 November 1986 - England 2 Yugoslavia 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW captain 6
Age 28
49 622 18 February 1987 - Spain 2 England 4, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Fr AW Start 6
50 623 1 April 1987 - Northern Ireland 0 England 2, Windsor Park, Belfast ECP AW Start 6
- 624 29 April 1987 - Turkey 0 England 0, Atatürk Stadyumu, İzmir ECP AD withdrawn squad member
51 625 19 May 1987 - England 1 Brazil 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley RC HD Start 6
52 626 23 May 1987 - Scotland 0 England 0, Hampden Park, Glasgow AD Start 6
53 628 14 October 1987 - England 8 Turkey 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW Start 6
54 629 11 November 1987 - Yugoslavia 1 England 4, Stadion Crvena zvezda, Beograd ECP AW Start 6
Age 29
55 639 14 September 1988 - England 1 Denmark 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start 6
56 640 19 October 1988 - England 0 Sweden 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HD Start 6
Age 30
57 642 8 February 1989 - Greece 1 England 2, Olympiako Stadio Athínas Spyros Louis, Athína Fr AW Start 6
58 643 8 March 1989 - Albania 0 England 2, Stadiumi Kombetar, Tiranë WCP AW Start 6
59 644 26 April 1989 - England 5 Albania 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW Start 6
60 645 23 May 1989 - England 0 Chile 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley RC HD Start 6
61 646 27 May 1989 - Scotland 0 England 2, Hampden Park, Glasgow AW Start 6
62 647 3 June 1989 - England 3 Poland 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HW Start 6
63 648 7 June 1989 - Denmark 1 England 1, Idrætsparken, København Fr AD Start 6
64 649 6 September 1989 - Sweden 0 England 0, Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna WCP AD captain 6
65 650 11 October 1989 - Poland 0 England 0, Stadion Śląski, Chorzów WCP AD Start 6
66 651 15 November 1989 - England 0 Italy 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD Start 6
67 652 13 December 1989 - England 2 Yugoslavia 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start 6
Age 31
68 653 28 March 1990 - England 1 Brazil 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW captain 6
69 654 25 April 1990 - England 4 Czechoslovakia 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW Start 6
70 655 15 May 1990 - England 1 Denmark 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW captain 6
71 656 22 May 1990 - England 1 Uruguay 2, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HL Start 6
72 657 2 June 1990 - Tunisia 1 England 1, Stade Olympique El Menzah, Tunis Fr AD Start off 62 6
1-0 when substituted
73 658 11 June 1990 - England 1 Republic of Ireland 1, Stadio Comunale Sant'Elia, Sardigna WCF ND Start 6
74 659 16 June 1990 - Netherlands 0 England 0, Stadio Comunale Sant'Elia, Sardigna ND Start
- 660 21 June 1990 - England 1 Egypt 0, Stadio Comunale Sant'Elia, Sardigna NW squad/sub
75 661 26 June 1990 - England 1 Belgium 0, Stadio Renato Dall' Ara, Bologna NW captain
76 662 1 July 1990 - Cameroon 2 England 3, Stadio San Paolo, Napoli NW Capt off 74
2-1 when subbed
77 663 4 July 1990 - West Germany 1 England 1, Stadio delle Alpi, Torino ND Capt off 70
1-0 when subbed
- 664 7 July 1990 - Italy 2 England 1, Stadio San Nicola, Bari AL squad/sub

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