About Geoff Butler
Born 1947. Geoff Butler is a British association football player.
Geoffrey Butler (born 26 September 1946) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender in The Football League between the 1960s and 1980s.
He started out with his hometown club Middlesbrough and made 55 league appearances for them before a transfer to Chelsea in September 1967. He only made a total of nine appearances for Chelsea. He later played for Sunderland and Norwich City, He also played for AFC Bournemouth.
In 1983, Butler was appointed as player/manager of Salisbury in the Southern League, later also becoming commercial manager.
In 1992, it was revealed that South Africa national team manager Jeff Butler had been sacked from his post for passing off Geoffrey Butler's playing career as his own.
Honours Norwich City Second Division Championship 1971-72
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English footballer (born 1947)
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Geoff Butler was born on 26 September 1947 in Middlesbrough.
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