1. Daniel Paul Butterfield was born on 21 November 1979 and is an English former professional footballer and coach who is currently assistant manager at National League club Eastleigh.
18 Facts About Danny Butterfield
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Danny Butterfield was born in Boston, Lincolnshire and played between 1997 and 2016 as a right back, and makeshift midfielder and centre back.
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Danny Butterfield began his career as a youth with Grimsby Town where he remained for 6 years before joining Crystal Palace.
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Danny Butterfield made 232 appearances for The Eagles before moving on to Charlton Athletic, Southampton, Bolton Wanderers, Carlisle United and Exeter City.
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Danny Butterfield played under three different managers, Alan Buckley, Lennie Lawrence and Paul Groves.
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Danny Butterfield arrived at Selhurst Park in 2002 where he quickly became a favourite of the crowd.
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Danny Butterfield played regularly for the next two seasons, playing in the 2004 Football League First Division play-off final that resulted in Palace's promotion to the Premier League.
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Since making his debut, Danny Butterfield established himself in the starting eleven in the right back position.
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Danny Butterfield made his debut two days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Marvin Sordell in the away game at former club Charlton Athletic.
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On 23 August 2013 Danny Butterfield signed on non-contract terms with League One side Carlisle United following an unsuccessful trial with then newly promoted Championship side AFC Bournemouth.
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On 2 September 2013 Danny Butterfield was released by mutual consent after having only made two appearances for Carlisle.
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On 21 September 2013 Danny Butterfield signed for League Two side Exeter City.
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On 16 September 2016, Danny Butterfield was appointed assistant manager of Southampton's Under-18 team.
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Danny Butterfield left his academy coaching position with Southampton on 10 August 2018 and immediately joined League Two club Milton Keynes Dons as a first-team coach.
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Danny Butterfield was appointed as assistant manager of Macclesfield Town in January 2020, under Mark Kennedy the pair initially steered Town to safety having avoided relegation from the Football League but a deduction of 17 points condemned them to relegation after the season had ended, sparing Stevenage.
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In January 2021, Danny Butterfield returned to Southampton as a loans manager for the clubs youth academy.
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On 23 December 2022, Danny Butterfield left Southampton and joined Lincoln City as assistant head coach, working under Mark Kennedy .
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On 19 February 2024, Danny Butterfield joined National League side Eastleigh as assistant manager.