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Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

128

Reserve Appearances

0

Reserve
Goals

10

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Lee Butler

First Team
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Goalkeeper

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Lee Simon Butler

Role

GK Lee Butler | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #658 |

Position

Born

Goalkeeper

30 May 1966

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Sheffield ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(6ย ft 0 in) 1.85ย m

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Transfer Notes

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Aston Villa Crest 2025
Aston Villa Crest 2025

Transfer In

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Transfer In:

1987-88

Lincoln City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ100k

21 August 1987

21

Graham Taylor ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1991-92

Barnsley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ165k

22 July 1991

25

Ron Atkinson ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Lee Butler

Previous Clubs:

1985-86 Harworth Colliery FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1986 South Kirkby Colliery FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1986-87 Lincoln City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Fourth Division
๐Ÿ•’ 32 | 32 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

Loans Out

Lee Butler

Loans Out:

1990-91 Hull City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1 Dec 1990 to 1 Mar 1991
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 4 | 4 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

Subsequent Clubs

Lee Butler

Subsequent Clubs:

1991-96 Barnsley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.18m
Football League Second Division, First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 136 | 136 (2) | โšฝ 0 |

1995-96 Scunthorpe United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League Third Division
๐Ÿ•’ 2 | 2 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

1996-98 Wigan Athletic ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Third Division, Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 72 | 72 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

1998-99 Dunfermline Athletic ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Scottish Premier League
๐Ÿ•’ 38 | 38 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

1999-02 Halifax Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football League Third Division
๐Ÿ•’ 105 | 104 (1) | โšฝ 0 |

2002 Doncaster Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Conference
๐Ÿ•’ 11 | 9 (2) | โšฝ 0 |

2002-03 Halifax Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Football Conference
๐Ÿ•’ 38 | 38 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2003-05 Alfreton Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Northern Premier League Premier Division, Conference North
๐Ÿ•’ 2 | 2 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2005-08 Halifax Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Conference National
๐Ÿ•’ 7 | 7 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

2008 Retired aged 32

Career Progression

Lee Butler

1987-91 Aston Villa Reserves

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

Lee Butler

0

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

Did Not Graduate from Youth Team

Reserve Career

Lee Butler

128

Reserve Appearances

0

Reserve
Goals

1990-91 PCL ๐Ÿ•’ 25 | โœ… 25 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | ๐Ÿฅ… 36 | โ›” 7 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |
1989-90 PCL ๐Ÿ•’ 34 | โœ… 34 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |

1989-90 BSC ๐Ÿ•’ 4 | โœ… 4 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |

1988-89 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 32 | โœ… 32 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |
1987-88 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 33 | โœ… 33 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |

First Team Career

Lee Butler

10

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

GK Lee Butler | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1989-91 | Youth |
๐Ÿ•’ 10 | 10 (0) | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1 | ๐Ÿฅ… 8 | โ›” 4 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 4 | #660 |
๐ŸŸฉ 3 | ๐ŸŸจ 4 | ๐ŸŸฅ 3 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Squad Honours

Lee Butler

๐Ÿฅˆ 1989-90 Football League First Division Runner Up

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

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Lee Butler

๐ŸŸฉ 21 Aug 1989 Villa 2-1 Huddersfield
Reserves

1989-90

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 5 Sep 1989 Villa 3-1 Liverpool
Reserves

1989-90

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 11 Sep 1989 Villa 1-3 Forest
Reserves

1989-90

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Sep 1989 Bradford 0-0 Villa
Reserves

1989-90

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 25 Sep 1989 Villa 5-1 Leicester
Reserves

1989-90

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Oct 1989 Sheffield United 2-1 Villa
Reserves

1989-90

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Aug 1990 Villa 2-1 Liverpool
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 3 Sep 1990 Villa 1-0 Manchester City
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 10 Sep 1990 Villa 1-1 Derby
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 20 Sep 1990 Wednesday 4-1 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 24 Sep 1990 Villa 3-1 Rotherham
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 10 Oct 1990 Everton 3-3 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Oct 1990 Villa 2-1 Sunderland
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 29 Oct 1990 Villa 2-2 Huddersfield
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 9 Nov 1990 Forest 3-0 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Nov 1990 Villa 4-3 Leicester
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 19 Nov 1990 Villa 1-3 Sheffield United
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 29 Nov 1990 Newcastle 1-2 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 4 Dec 1990 Coventry 1-1 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 10 Jan 1991 Liverpool 2-0 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Jan 1991 Derby 3-4 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 30 Jan 1991 Blackburn 0-1 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 4 Feb 1991 Villa 0-0 Coventry
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 25 Feb 1991 Villa 0-1 Newcastle
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Mar 1991 Manchester City 1-2 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 14 Mar 1991 Huddersfield 0-0 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 24 Apr 1991 Villa 0-0 Leeds
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฅ 27 Apr 1991 Sheffield United 3-1 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 29 Apr 1991 Villa 2-2 Everton
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 2 May 1991 Villa 0-0 Wednesday
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 9 May 1991 Sunderland 0-1 Villa
Reserves

1990-91

Pontins Central League Division One

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Domestic:โ€จ
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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
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FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
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League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
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Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
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Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
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Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
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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 โ€จ
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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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
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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
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
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FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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1993-94 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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