Garth Butler

Garth Butler
Personal information
Full name Walter Garth Butler[1]
Date of birth (1923-02-07)7 February 1923[1]
Place of birth Birmingham, England[1]
Date of death 13 July 1995(1995-07-13) (aged 72)
Place of death Ilfracombe, England
Position(s) Full-back
Youth career
Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1951 Port Vale 128 (0)
Total 128 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Garth Butler (7 February 1923 – 13 July 1995) was an English footballer. He was nicknamed "the assassin" for his habit of taking several different coloured pills before a match.

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