David J. Butler (born 30 March 1953) is an English former football striker who played professionally in England, the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 March 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | West Bromwich, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1972 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1973 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 1973–1974 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | (0) |
| 1973–1974 | → Workington (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1974–1978 | Seattle Sounders | 97 | (34) |
| 1979 | Portland Timbers | 20 | (6) |
| 1979–1980 | Pittsburgh Spirit (indoor) | 11 | (6) |
| 1980–1981 | Baltimore Blast (indoor) | 2 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Kansas City Comets (indoor) | 15 | (8) |
| 1981–1982 | Philadelphia Fever (indoor) | 17 | (2) |
| 1983 | Seattle Sounders | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Butler began his career as a sixteen-year-old apprentice with West Bromwich Albion before moving to Shrewsbury Town in 1973. He also played ten games on loan to Workington A.F.C. during the 1973–1974 season. In 1974, Shrewsbury Town released Butler when he received an offer to play for the Seattle Sounders of the North American Soccer League.[1] He signed with the Sounders and played through the 1978 season with them. In 1979, he played a single season with the Portland Timbers before moving indoors with the Pittsburgh Spirit for the 1979–1980 Major Indoor Soccer League season. In 1983, he returned to the Sounders to coach the reserve team and played 1 more first team game.[2]