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LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Left Back

1934 🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #357 |

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LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Personal Profile

Full Name
Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
Frederick William Butcher
14 August 1913
Hemmingfield, Barnsley, Yorkshire
England
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
England
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
(5 ft 7 in) 1.70 m
Personal
Transfer In

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Transfer In

Season
Date
Age
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1930-31
April 1931
17
Free
Aston Villa Youth
Billy Smith
Season
Date
Age
Fee
From
From
Returned Under
Season
Date
Age
Fee
From
From
Returned Under
Career

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Villa Career

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
🟩 Won | 🟨 Drew | 🟥 Lost |
Cards 🟨 Booking | 🟥 Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only 🥅 Goals Conceded | ⛔ Clean Sheets |

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1934 | Free |
Football League First Division |
🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #357 |

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Played Under

Jimmy McMullan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Career Summary

Seasons
Appearances 🕒
Starts 🕒
Substitute 🔁
Unused Sub 🇺
Points per Game (PPG)
1
2
2
0
0
🟩 Won
🟩 Win %
🟨 Drew
🟨 Drawn %
🟥 Lost
🟥 Loss %
Goals ⚽
Assists 🔥
Yellow Cards 🟨
Red Cards 🟥
0
-
-
-
Goal Involvements (GI)
Games per Goal (GPG)
Games per Goal Involvement (GiPG)
0
Seasons

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Season by Season Record

Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
1934-35
24
D1
2
2
0
0
-
0
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🇺
🔥
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
🕒
🕒
🔁
🔥
🇺
🟩
🟩
🟨
🟨
🟥
🟥
PPG
GPG
GiPG

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Goalkeeping Record

Goalkeeper #
Goals Conceded 🥅
Goals Conceded per Game (CPG)
Clean Sheets ⛔
% Clean Sheets ⛔ %

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Season by Season Goalkeeping Record

Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
1934-35
24
D1
2
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG
Season
Age
Lg
🕒
🥅
CPG

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Honours

Played for the Villa

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Villa Youth Record

1931-34 Aston Villa Youth

Previous Clubs

Hoyland Town FC

-1931 Wombwell FC
Midland League

1931-34 Aston Villa Youth & Reserves
Football League First Division

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Debut

Squad From Season
First Squad Match
First Squad Under
1934-35
22 September 1934
Jimmy McMullan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Promoted to First Team Under
Promoted to First Team Date
Jimmy McMullan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
22 September 1934
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Debut Season
Debut Date
Debut Age
Debut Under
1934-35
22 September 1934
21
Jimmy McMullan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Debut

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

First Goal Date

Game #
Match
Scorer(s)

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Loans Out

None

Final

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Final Appearance

Final Season
Final Game
Final Age
Final Game Under
1934-35
29 September 1934
23
Jimmy McMullan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Squad To Season
Final Squad
Final Squad Under
1934-35
29 September 1934
Jimmy McMullan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Transfer Out

Out Season
Transfer Out Date
Age
Fee
To
To
Left Under
1936-37
August 1936
23
Free
Blackpool
Jimmy McMullan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Out Season
Transfer Out Date
Age
Fee
To
To
Left Under
Out Season
Transfer Out Date
Age
Fee
To
To
Left Under
Transfer Out

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Subsequent Clubs

1936-38 Blackpool, Free
Football League Second Division, First Division
🕒 4 | ⚽ 0 | (League)

1938-39 Swindon Town
Football League Third Division South
🕒 36 | ⚽ 0 | (League)

1939 Retired aged 35

Quotes

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Quotes

Biography

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Biography

Player #357 for Aston Villa, Frederick William Butcher, known as Fred Butcher, played as a left back for the club.

Fred played for Villa in 1934-35 making 2 appearances.

Fred was born in Hemmingfield, Barnsley on 14 August 1913 and made his debut appearance for Villa on the 22 September 1934 aged 21.

Villa had signed Fred from from Wombwell FC in April 1931 and he was to make his final appearance for Villa just 7 days later on 29 September 1934, before moving to Blackpool in August 1936.

Fred had played under Villa’s first manager proper, Jimmy McMullan.

Fred passed away in Bournemouth in May 1996 aged 82.

Died

1 May 1996, Aged 82

Appearances

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Appearances

2

Game
Matchday Summary
Match Squad
Game #1721
🟩 22 Sep 1934, Villa 2-0 Spurs, White Hart Lane
GK Harry Morton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | LB Fred Butcher | FB Danny Blair | CB Jimmy Allen | M Tommy Gardner | M Billy Simpson | W Archie Watkins | W Eric Houghton | CF Pongo Waring | F Joe Beresford | F Dai Astley |
Game #1722
🟩 29 Sep 1934, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
GK Harry Morton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | LB Fred Butcher | FB Danny Blair | CB Jimmy Allen | M Jimmy Gibson | M Billy Simpson | W Archie Watkins | W Eric Houghton | CF Pongo Waring | F Joe Beresford | F Dai Astley |

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Starts

2

Game
Matchday Summary
Line Up
Game #1721
🟩 22 Sep 1934, Villa 2-0 Spurs, White Hart Lane
GK Harry Morton | LB Fred Butcher | FB Danny Blair | CB Jimmy Allen | M Tommy Gardner | M Billy Simpson | W Archie Watkins | W Eric Houghton | CF Pongo Waring | F Joe Beresford | F Dai Astley |
Game #1722
🟩 29 Sep 1934, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park
GK Harry Morton | LB Fred Butcher | FB Danny Blair | CB Jimmy Allen | M Jimmy Gibson | M Billy Simpson | W Archie Watkins | W Eric Houghton | CF Pongo Waring | F Joe Beresford | F Dai Astley |
Starts
Subs

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Substitute Appearances

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Sub Sub
Unused

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Unused Substitutes

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Goals Scored

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Scorer(s)
Goals
Assists

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Assists Made

-

Game
Matchday Summary
Assist(s)
Cards

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Cards Received

🟨

-

🟥

-

Game
Matchday Summary
Villa Cards
International

International Career

England

FA
National Team
Caps with Villa
England
FA
National Team
Full International Record
England
FA
🕒 Caps
🕒 Starts
🔁 Sub
⚽ Goals
FA
First Cap with Villa
FA
First International Goal with Villa
FA
Last Cap with Villa

International Record

England

Starter

Match

Substitute

Match

Goals

Match
Matches

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

Matches

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

🟩 22 Sep 1934, Villa 2-0 Spurs, White Hart Lane

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Game #1721

Manager | Jimmy McMullan |
FT Score | 2-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WLLDW |

Season | 1934-35 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #7 |
Saturday, 22 September 1934

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | Pongo Waring |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Harry Morton |
LB Fred Butcher |
FB Danny Blair |
CB Jimmy Allen |
M Tommy Gardner |
M Billy Simpson |
W Archie Watkins |
W Eric Houghton |
CF Pongo Waring |
F Joe Beresford |
F Dai Astley |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

On This Day

Jimmy McMullan's Villa win for the first time in four to make it three wins, a draw and three defeats in his first seven games. Meanwhile, left back Fred Butcher made his Villa debut aged 24 after joining from Wombwell FC in April 1931.

LB Fred Butcher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #357 |

🟩 29 Sep 1934, Villa 4-2 Preston, Villa Park

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Game #1722

Manager | Jimmy McMullan |
FT Score | 4-2 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LLDWW |

Season | 1934-35 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #8 |
Saturday, 29 September 1934

Scorer(s) | Dai Astley | Dai Astley | Dai Astley | Pongo Waring |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Harry Morton |
LB Fred Butcher |
FB Danny Blair |
CB Jimmy Allen |
M Jimmy Gibson |
M Billy Simpson |
W Archie Watkins |
W Eric Houghton |
CF Pongo Waring |
F Joe Beresford |
F Dai Astley |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

On This Day

Jimmy McMullan's Villa record successive wins for the second time this season to make it four wins, a draw and three defeats in his first eight games. Meanwhile, left back Fred Butcher made his second and final appearance for Villa, seven days after his debut aged 24, before moving on to Blackpool in August 1936.
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