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Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

128

Reserve Appearances

0

Reserve
Goals

10

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Youth Appearances

Reserve Appearances

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🟥 26 Aug 1987 Villa 1-2 Hull

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 2 Sep 1987 Villa 1-3 Sheffield United

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 9 Sep 1987 Everton 5-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟨 6 Oct 1987 Sunderland 0-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 14 Oct 1987 Villa 0-4 Liverpool

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟨 29 Oct 1987 Coventry 2-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 25 Nov 1987 Villa 2-0 Wednesday

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 28 Nov 1987 Northfield Town 1-6 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup 2nd Round

Reserves

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🟥 1 Dec 1987 United 3-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 9 Dec 1987 Villa 5-1 Grimsby

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 16 Dec 1987 Forest 5-1 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 19 Dec 1987 Paget Rangers 0-5 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup 3rd Round

Reserves

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🟩 6 Jan 1988 Villa 3-0 Bradford

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 20 Jan 1988 Villa 3-1 Manchester City

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 30 Jan 1988 Hull 4-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟨 3 Feb 1988 Sheffield United 4-4 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 8 Feb 1988 Redditch United 1-0 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup Quarter Final

Reserves

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🟨 10 Feb 1988 Villa 1-1 Huddersfield

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 15 Feb 1988 Leicester 3-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 23 Feb 1988 Liverpool 4-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 29 Feb 1988 Villa 3-1 Leeds

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 2 Mar 1988 Villa 2-0 Sunderland

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 9 Mar 1988 Leeds 0-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 16 Mar 1988 Villa 1-0 Coventry

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 19 Mar 1988 Villa 0-1 Everton

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 22 Mar 1988 Blackpool 1-3 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 28 Mar 1988 Villa 2-0 Derby

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 12 Apr 1988 Bradford 3-1 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 19 Apr 1988 Grimsby 0-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 27 Apr 1988 Villa 0-6 Forest

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 29 Apr 1988 Villa 8-0 Blackpool

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 4 May 1988 Villa 2-3 United

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟨 9 May 1988 Wednesday 4-4 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 31 Aug 1988 Villa 2-0 Huddersfield

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟨 7 Sep 1988 Newcastle 2-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 14 Sep 1988 Villa 6-2 Manchester City

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 21 Sep 1988 Blackburn 1-3 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟨 28 Sep 1988 Villa 1-1 Wednesday

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 5 Oct 1988 Sunderland 0-3 Aston Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 18 Oct 1988 Everton 7-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 26 Oct 1988 Villa 1-2 United

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 8 Nov 1988 Coventry 2-4 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 21 Nov 1988 Villa 2-1 Sutton Coldfield Town

Birmingham Senior Cup 2nd Round

Reserves

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🟨 1 Dec 1988 Liverpool 0-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 8 Dec 1988 Villa 1-0 Derby

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 14 Dec 1988 Villa 7-2 Barnsley

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 21 Dec 1988 Forest 4-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 4 Jan 1989 Villa 2-1 Newcastle

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 11 Jan 1989 Huddersfield 1-7 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟨 16 Jan 1989 Villa 1-1 VS Rugby

Birmingham Senior Cup Quarter-Final

Reserves

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🟥 19 Jan 1989 Villa 1-3 Liverpool

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟨 23 Jan 1989 Leicester 2-2 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟨 30 Jan 1989 Wednesday 1-1 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 4 Feb 1989 VS Rugby 3-1 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup Quarter-Final Replay

Reserves

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🟩 8 Feb 1989 Villa 3-2 Sunderland

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟨 15 Feb 1989 Villa 0-0 Everton

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 23 Feb 1989 United 0-3 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 9 Mar 1989 Villa 3-0 Sheffield United

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 28 Mar 1989 Manchester City 2-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 30 Mar 1989 Villa 1-2 Coventry

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 4 Apr 1989 Villa 1-0 Forest

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 11 Apr 1989 Derby 2-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 19 Apr 1989 Villa 2-1 Leeds

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟨 26 Apr 1989 Albion 0-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 3 May 1989 Villa 0-1 Leicester

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 10 May 1989 Sheffield United 3-0 Villa

Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 21 Aug 1989 Villa 2-1 Huddersfield

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 5 Sep 1989 Liverpool 1-3 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 11 Sep 1989 Villa 1-3 Forest

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟨 19 Sep 1989 Bradford 0-0 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 25 Sep 1989 Villa 5-1 Leicester

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 5 Oct 1989 Sheffield United 2-1 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 9 Oct 1989 Villa 4-3 Everton

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 18 Oct 1989 Notts County 0-6 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 26 Oct 1989 Manchester City 3-2 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 30 Oct 1989 Villa 3-0 Oldham

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟨 6 Nov 1989 Villa 1-1 Coventry

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 14 Nov 1989 Derby 2-1 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 16 Nov 1989 Villa 6-0 Wolves

Birmingham Senior Cup 2nd Round

Reserves

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🟩 20 Nov 1989 Villa 3-0 Blackburn

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 29 Nov 1989 Newcastle 1-0 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 5 Dec 1989 Stourbridge 2-5 Villa

Birmingham Senior Cup 3rd Round

Reserves

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🟩 6 Dec 1989 Hull 1-3 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 11 Dec 1989 Villa 4-2 Leeds

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟨 19 Dec 1989 United 2-2 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 2 Jan 1990 Villa 6-3 Liverpool

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 15 Jan 1990 Villa 3-0 Sandwell Borough

Birmingham Senior Cup 4th Round

Reserves

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🟥 18 Jan 1990 Huddersfield 3-2 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 22 Jan 1990 Villa 1-3 Bradford

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟨 7 Feb 1990 Blackburn 2-2 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 12 Feb 1990 Villa 5-0 Newcastle

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 19 Feb 1990 Leicester 1-0 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 6 Mar 1990 Everton 2-1 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 8 Mar 1990 Villa 0-1 Atherstone United

Birmingham Senior Cup Semi-Final

Reserves

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🟩 12 Mar 1990 Villa 5-0 Notts County

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟨 19 Mar 1990 Villa 0-0 Manchester City

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 27 Mar 1990 Oldham 1-2 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 2 Apr 1990 Villa 5-0 Hull City

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟥 9 Apr 1990 Forest 2-0 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

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🟩 11 Apr 1990 Leeds 1-5 Villa

Pontins Central League Division One

Reserves

🟥 1 Nov 2025, Villa 0-2 Liverpool, Anfield IG2.jpg

Personal Profile

Lee Butler

Full Name:

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Goalkeeper

Goalkeeper

30 May 1966

Sheffield 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

(6 ft 0 in) 1.85 m

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Lee Simon Butler

Career Progression

Lee Butler

1987-91 Aston Villa Reserves

Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

0

Youth
Appearances

Lee Butler

0

Youth
Goals

Did Not Graduate from Youth Team

Reserve Career

128

Reserve Appearances

Lee Butler

0

Reserve
Goals

1990-91 PCL 🕒 25 | ✅ 25 | 🔁 0 | 🥅 36 | ⛔ 7 | 🇺0 |
1989-90 PCL 🕒 34 | ✅ 34 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 |

1989-90 BSC 🕒 4 | ✅ 4 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 |

1988-89 Rsv 🕒 32 | ✅ 32 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 |
1987-88 Rsv 🕒 33 | ✅ 33 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 |

First Team Career

Lee Butler

10

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

GK Lee Butler | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1989-91 | Youth |
🕒 10 | 10 (0) | 🔥 1 | 🥅 8 | ⛔ 4 | 🇺 4 | #660 |
🟩 3 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 3 |
Cards 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 |

Squad Honours

Lee Butler

🥈 1989-90 Football League First Division Runner Up

Previous Clubs

Lee Butler

1985-86 Harworth Colliery FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1986 South Kirkby Colliery FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1986-87 Lincoln City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Free
Football League Fourth Division
🕒 32 | 32 (0) | ⚽ 0 |

Transfer In

Lee Butler

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Season:

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Fee:

Date:

Age:

Under:

1987-88

Lincoln City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

£100k

21 August 1987

21

Graham Taylor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Loans Out

Lee Butler

1990-91 Hull City 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
1 Dec 1990 to 1 Mar 1991
Football League Second Division
🕒 4 | 4 (0) | ⚽ 0 |

Subsequent Clubs

Lee Butler

1991-96 Barnsley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 £0.18m
Football League Second Division, First Division
🕒 136 | 136 (2) | ⚽ 0 |

1995-96 Scunthorpe United 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (L)
Football League Third Division
🕒 2 | 2 (0) | ⚽ 0 |

1996-98 Wigan Athletic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Free
Football League Third Division, Second Division
🕒 72 | 72 (0) | ⚽ 0 |

1998-99 Dunfermline Athletic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Free
Scottish Premier League
🕒 38 | 38 (0) | ⚽ 0 |

1999-02 Halifax Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Free
Football League Third Division
🕒 105 | 104 (1) | ⚽ 0 |

2002 Doncaster Rovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Free
Conference
🕒 11 | 9 (2) | ⚽ 0 |

2002-03 Halifax Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Free
Football Conference
🕒 38 | 38 (0) | ⚽ 0 |

2003-05 Alfreton Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Free
Northern Premier League Premier Division, Conference North
🕒 2 | 2 (0) | ⚽ 0 |

2005-08 Halifax Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Free
Conference National
🕒 7 | 7 (0) | ⚽ 0 |

2008 Retired aged 32

Transfer Out

Lee Butler

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Season:

From:

Fee:

Date:

Age:

Under:

1991-92

Barnsley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

£165k

22 July 1991

25

Ron Atkinson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Career Notes

Lee Butler

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96


Europe:
🏆
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
🏆
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

🏆 🏆
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

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Third Division Champions: 1971-72


Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

🏆
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve League
:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

🏆 🏆 🏆
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 

🏆
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

🏆
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
🏆 🏆 🏆
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
🏆 🏆 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
🏆 🏆🏆
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
🏆 🏆 🏆
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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