Arthur Buttery

Arthur Buttery
Personal information
Full name Arthur Buttery[1]
Date of birth (1908-12-20)20 December 1908
Place of birth Hednesford, England
Date of death July 6, 1990(1990-07-06) (aged 81)[2]
Place of death Heath Hayes, Staffordshire, England
Height 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)[3]
Position(s) Inside left
Youth career
St. Peter's Church
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hednesford Town
1929–1932 Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 (6)
1932–1937 Bury 104 (38)
1937–1938 Bradford City 35 (13)
1938–1939 Walsall 15 (4)
1939–19?? Bristol Rovers 3 (0)
→ Wolverhampton Wanderers (war guest)
Stafford Rangers
Total 167 (61)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Buttery (20 December 1908 – 6 July 1990) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left. He scored 61 goals from 167 appearances in the Football League.[1] He was nicknamed "The Gentleman."[2]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. Buttery's three matches for Bristol Rovers were in the 1939–40 Football League season abandoned because of the Second World War; unlike many statisticians, Joyce includes these matches.
  2. ^ a b "The Gentleman's Glorious Career – Death of Hednesford Town Goal Hero Arthur". Cannock Chase Post. 12 July 1990. p. 22. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Bury. Overdraft to strengthen team". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.