28 Facts About Nicky Butt

Nicholas Butt was born on 21 January 1975 and is an English football coach and former player who was most recently the head of first-team development at Manchester United.

Nicky Butt is a co-owner and chief executive officer of Salford City.

Nicky Butt played professional football as a midfielder from 1992 to 2011.

Nicky Butt spent the majority of his career with Manchester United, where he won six Premier League titles, three FA Cups, four FA Community Shields, the UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup.

Nicky Butt finished his career abroad, playing for South China where he won the Hong Kong League Cup.

Nicky Butt earned 39 caps for England between 1997 and 2004.

Nicky Butt was chosen for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2004.

Nicky Butt was part of a notable batch of talented, young Manchester United players dubbed Fergie's Fledglings, who had mostly been involved in United's FA Youth Cup-winning triumph of 1992 and gradually been introduced into the first team over the next few seasons.

Nicky Butt still went on to collect many honours at United, as the club capped their domination of the 1990s with a remarkable and unique treble win in 1999, and several more titles in the years up till 2001.

Nicky Butt had collected an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1995.

Nicky Butt handed in a transfer request in January 2004, but turned down a proposed move to Birmingham City during the January transfer window.

However, on 13 February 2006, Nicky Butt walked out on his manager and former Manchester United teammate Steve Bruce, after finding out Bruce placed his son Alex Bruce in the squad ahead of him, and was later fined two weeks wages.

However, due to the lack of back-up midfielders at Newcastle and his good pre-season form, Nicky Butt remained at Newcastle.

Nicky Butt continued to captain Newcastle whenever Parker was injured, and by the end of the season it was widely considered that he had won over the Newcastle fans.

Nicky Butt started the season as captain, filling in for the injured Michael Owen, and proved to be a popular choice.

Nicky Butt started fewer games, but still effectively carried out his holding role well, leading his side to gritty shutouts in most of the games he started.

The club eventually won both promotion to the Premier League and the Championship title, and Nicky Butt announced his retirement in the build-up to Newcastle's last home game against Ipswich Town.

Nicky Butt scored from a freekick during this game but missed a penalty.

Nicky Butt featured in midfield for Eric Cantona's New York Cosmos in Scholes' testimonial match against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 5 August 2011.

Nicky Butt was selected for UEFA Euro 2004, but missed the tournament through injury.

In October 2012, Nicky Butt returned to Manchester United as a coach for the club's reserve team.

Nicky Butt was appointed head of the academy in February 2016, a few months after the departure of Brian McClair.

Nicky Butt briefly served as assistant to Ryan Giggs, after Giggs was made the interim manager of the Manchester United first team, following the departure of David Moyes.

In March 2021, it was announced that Nicky Butt was to leave Manchester United after 9 years there in various coaching roles within their academy.

On 15 October 2024, Nicky Butt announced he was stepping down as CEO of Salford to pursue coaching opportunities.

Nicky Butt was arrested and bailed for assaulting a woman in 2004.

Nicky Butt was arrested for alleged domestic assault in April 2019 but the case was discontinued after the Crown Prosecution Service offered no evidence.

In 2024, Nicky Butt was banned from driving for a year and ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work for breaking a motorcyclist's leg during an accident caused by Nicky Butt's "lapse of concentration".