Jacob Butterfield

Jacob Butterfield
Butterfield at Carrow Road, August 2012
Personal information
Full name Jacob Luke Butterfield[1]
Date of birth (1990-06-10) 10 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Bradford, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Gateshead
Number 19
Youth career
Bradford City
0000–2005 Manchester United
2005–2007 Barnsley[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Barnsley 89 (8)
2012–2013 Norwich City 0 (0)
2012–2013Bolton Wanderers (loan) 8 (0)
2013Crystal Palace (loan) 9 (0)
2013–2014 Middlesbrough 31 (3)
2014–2015 Huddersfield Town 50 (7)
2015–2019 Derby County 80 (8)
2017–2018Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 20 (0)
2019Bradford City (loan) 15 (1)
2019–2020 Luton Town 15 (1)
2020–2021 Melbourne Victory 26 (3)
2021–2022 St Johnstone 18 (1)
2022–2024 Scunthorpe United 86 (12)
2024– Gateshead 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:20, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Jacob Luke Butterfield (born 10 June 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Gateshead.

Butterfield came through the youth academy at Barnsley and went on to establish himself as a first team player over a five-year spell between 2007 and 2012. He moved to Premier League side Norwich City but failed to make a league appearance and spent time on loan with Bolton Wanderers and Crystal Palace before signing permanently for Middlesbrough. He has since played for Huddersfield Town, Derby County, Sheffield Wednesday, Bradford City and Luton Town. Between 2020 and 2022 he played outside of English football firstly with A-League side Melbourne Victory before a stint in the Scottish Premiership with St Johnstone.

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Derby County" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 426. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.