30 Facts About Andy Butler

Andrew Peter Butler was born on 4 November 1983 and is an English football coach and former player who is first team manager at National League North side Scunthorpe United.

Andy Butler played for Scunthorpe United, Grimsby Town, Huddersfield Town, Blackpool, Sheffield United, Walsall, Doncaster Rovers, Boston United and Farsley Celtic.

Andy Butler is a qualified referee, and has had two interim spells as Doncaster Rovers manager.

Andy Butler suffered a serious injury in early 2005 before returning to action later in the season.

Andy Butler was out of action until October 2006 when he joined League Two side Grimsby Town on loan, in order to build up his match fitness.

Andy Butler left Scunthorpe in June 2008, turning down a new three-year contract offer, so he could move to a club that would be more suitable for his family needs.

In six years with the club, Andy Butler made a total of 153 appearances scoring 13 times, playing for them in all three divisions of The Football League.

On 2 July 2008 Andy Butler joined League One club Huddersfield Town on a three-year deal.

On 7 January 2010, after not making an appearance for two months, Andy Butler joined Championship side Blackpool on loan until the end of the season.

In October 2010 Andy Butler joined Rochdale on a trial basis but failed to agree a contract.

On 12 November 2010, Andy Butler joined Football League One side Walsall on a contract until the end of the season.

On 13 May 2011, Andy Butler signed a new two-year contract, keeping him at the club until June 2013.

In early May 2014, Andy Butler was offered a new contract with Walsall he rejected new terms with Walsall on 22 May; he made 176 appearances in total for the West Midlands club.

On 5 June 2014, Andy Butler signed a two-year deal with Sheffield United on a free transfer after rejecting the offer of a new deal with Walsall.

On 13 August 2014, Andy Butler scored on his debut against Mansfield Town in the League Cup.

On 11 September 2014, Andy Butler was loaned to former club Walsall on a one-month loan deal after finding first team football hard to come by at United.

On 23 October 2014, Andy Butler went out on loan to home-town club Doncaster Rovers until January 2015.

On 6 January 2015, Andy Butler signed permanently for Doncaster Rovers for an undisclosed fee on a two-and-a-half-year deal, having made 13 appearances during his loan spell.

Andy Butler went on to play in 222 games and scoring 17 goals for the club.

In 2017, Andy Butler became a member of the management committee of the PFA.

Andy Butler decided to make a return to Scunthorpe United.

On 1 March 2021, Andy Butler was placed in charge of Doncaster following the departure of Darren Moore until the end of the season.

Andy Butler returned to the Belles dugout after his short managerial tenure with Doncaster Rovers concluded.

In July 2021, Andy Butler dropped into non-league for the first time when he signed a contract for National League North side Boston United before leaving the club after just two months.

In July 2022, Andy Butler joined National League North club Farsley Celtic.

On 16 January 2020, Andy Butler was appointed manager of women's team Doncaster Rovers Belles.

Several months after signing for Boston, Andy Butler was appointed as a first team coach at Peterborough United with Boston claiming this move was a breach of contract.

Peterborough announced on 29 December 2021 that Andy Butler had left his coaching role and was back with Doncaster Rovers assisting their first team.

On 5 October 2022, Andy Butler was appointed as Youh Development Phase Coach at former club Scunthorpe United.

On 3 May 2024, Andy Butler was appointed manager of Scunthorpe United, promoted from his previous role of first-team coach.