David Butler (footballer born 1953)
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David Butler is an English
former football striker who played professionally in England, the North American Soccer League
and Major Indoor Soccer League.
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
. 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 for a single game.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
former football striker who played professionally in England, the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
and Major Indoor Soccer League.
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.
Workington A.F.C.
Workington A.F.C. is an English football club from Workington, Cumbria. They are in the Conference North, and play their home matches at Borough Park, which has a capacity of 3,101 . The club play in red, and are known locally as the Reds...
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
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
. He signed with the Sounders and played through the 1978 season with them. In 1979, he played a single season with the Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers (NASL)
The Portland Timbers were a team in the North American Soccer League from 1975 to 1982. The name has been used by two other soccer franchises: the Timbers of the WSA/APSL, Portland Timbers of the USL and the current team which began play as part of Major League Soccer in 2011.-History:In January...
before moving indoors with the Pittsburgh Spirit
Pittsburgh Spirit
Pittsburgh Spirit were an indoor soccer team based out of Pittsburgh and were one of the original six teams that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League...
for the 1979-1980 Major Indoor Soccer League season. In 1983, he returned to the Sounders for a single game.