Terry Butcher
 Butcher as Inverness Caledonian Thistle manager in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terry Ian Butcher[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1958[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore[1][2] | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back, sweeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1986 | Ipswich Town | 271 | (16) |
| 1986–1990 | Rangers | 127 | (8) |
| 1990–1992 | Coventry City | 6 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Sunderland | 38 | (0) |
| 1993 | Clydebank | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 445 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1980 | England U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 1980–1990 | England | 77 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Coventry City | ||
| 1993 | Sunderland | ||
| 2002–2006 | Motherwell | ||
| 2006–2007 | Sydney FC | ||
| 2007 | Partick Thistle (caretaker) | ||
| 2007 | Brentford | ||
| 2009–2013 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | ||
| 2013–2014 | Hibernian | ||
| 2015 | Newport County | ||
| 2018 | Philippines | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Terence Ian "Terry" Butcher (born 28 December 1958 in Singapore) is the manager of the Scottish Premier League side Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
He was once a professional player. He played as defender with Ipswich Town and Rangers in the 1980s. He was also a captain of England and won 77 caps in his career of ten years.
Early life
[change | change source]He was born in Singapore but spent his childhood in Lowestoft, Suffolk. There he attended The Denes High School. He also met his wife Rita there. He got a chance to join Norwich City youth team, but refused it.
Playing career
[change | change source]Club career
[change | change source]Butcher made his debut for Ipswich against Everton in the First Division on 15 April 1978. Over the next eight seasons, he became the club's central defender. His good performance was noticed by then England coach Ron Greenwood. He gave him his debut in a friendly against Australia in 1980.[4]
In 1981, Butcher played in the Ipswich side that won the UEFA Cup under Bobby Robson. That year the club cape close to its first League title since 1962. However Aston Villa defeated them and won the title.
In 1986, Butcher left Ipswich when they were relegated. He became one of the first 'English invasion' players to join Scottish club Rangers. This was after Graeme Souness became its manager. Souness, the former Liverpool player, paid Ipswich £725,000 for him in July 1986.[4]
As captain, he led them to three League titles in four seasons. They also won two Scottish League Cups.
In November 1987 he broke his leg during Scottish Premier Division fixture against Aberdeen. He could not play for the rest of the season. Before he was injured, Butcher was close to signing a £1million return to England with Manchester United. His injury cancelled this signing. United manager Alex Ferguson signed Norwich City's Steve Bruce instead.[4]
His last Rangers game came in September 1990. Rangers lost 2-1 league against Dundee United in the match. His performance in that match was bad and he was dropped from the side. Leeds United manager Howard Wilkinson talked with Graeme Souness about bringing Butcher back to England, but when Butcher did depart from Ibrox it was in a £400,000 deal to become player-manager of Coventry City on 15 November 1990.
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ipswich Town | 1977–78 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 1978–79 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 1979–80 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
| 1980–81 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 64 | 6 | ||
| 1981–82 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 1982–83 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 1 | ||
| 1983–84 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||||
| 1984–85 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||||
| 1985–86 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 272 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 352 | 21 | ||
| Rangers | 1986–87 | Scottish Premier Division | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| 1987–88 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 1988–89 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 3 | ||
| 1989–90 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| 1990–91 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 127 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 176 | 10 | ||
| Coventry City | 1990–91 | First Division | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1991–92 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Sunderland | 1992–93 | First Division | 38 | 0 | ||||||||
| Clydebank | 1993–94 | Scottish First Division | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career total | 446 | 24 | ||||||||||
Managerial
[change | change source]- As of 21 April 2023
| Team | League (s) | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Coventry City | English Division One | 14 November 1990 | 6 January 1992 | 60 | 20 | 14 | 26 | 33.33 | |
| Sunderland | Championship | 5 February 1993 | 26 November 1993 | 43 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 30.23 | |
| Motherwell | Scottish Premier League | 24 April 2002 | 17 May 2006 | 175 | 60 | 37 | 78 | 34.29 | |
| Sydney | Australian A-League | 17 May 2006 | 8 February 2007 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 39.13 | |
| Brentford | English League Two | 7 May 2007 | 11 December 2007 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21.74 | |
| Inverness CT | Scottish First Division Scottish Premiership |
27 January 2009 | 11 November 2013 | 208 | 86 | 57 | 65 | 41.35 | |
| Hibernian | Scottish Premiership | 12 November 2013 | 10 June 2014 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 20.69 | |
| Newport County | English League Two | 2 May 2015 | 1 October 2015 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8.33 | |
| Total | 571 | 200 | 140 | 231 | 35.03 | ||||
Honours
[change | change source]Player
[change | change source]Ipswich Town
Rangers[7]
- Scottish Football League Premier Division: 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90
- Scottish League Cup: 1986–87, 1988–89
Individual
- Ipswich Town Player of the Year: 1984–85, 1985–86[8]
- Rangers Hall of Fame: inducted 2000[7]
- Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2010[9]
- Scottish Football Hall of Fame: inducted 2011[10]
- English Football Hall of Fame: Inducted 2021[11]
Manager
[change | change source]Inverness Caledonian Thistle
- Scottish First Division (second tier): 2009–10
Individual
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 3 Butcher, Terry; Harris, Bob (2005). My Autobiography – Butcher. Highdown. p. 327. ISBN 1-905156-00-6.
- 1 2 "Terry Butcher". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ "Player profile of Terry Butcher". eurosport.co.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Football photographic encyclopedia, footballer, world cup, champions league, football championship, olympic games & hero images by sporting-heroes.net". www.sporting-heroes.net.
- ↑ "World-Soccer.org". World-Soccer.org. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ "Butcher, Terry". FitbaStats.com. Bobby Sinnet & Thomas Jamieson. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Terry Butcher - Rangers FC". Sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ↑ "All time England Caps". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
- ↑ "Four Town players in Hall of Fame". East Anglian Daily Times. 17 April 2010. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ↑ Pattullo, Alan (14 November 2011). "Pat Crerand and Terry Butcher among new boys in Hall of Fame". The Scotsman. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ↑ "Terry Butcher - National Football Museum". National Football Museum. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Scottish Premier League Manager, Player & Young Player of the Month Awards". My Football Facts. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ "Monthly award for Inverness manager Terry Butcher". BBC Sport. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ↑ "Inverness CT sweep Clydesdale Bank SPL November awards". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ "SPFL monthly awards". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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