42 Facts About Terry Butcher

Terry Ian Butcher was born on 28 December 1958 and is an English football manager and former player.

Terry Butcher enjoyed success in his club career, particularly with Ipswich Town and Rangers.

Terry Butcher has subsequently managed clubs in England, Scotland, Australia and Wales and had a brief spell in charge of the Philippines national team.

Terry Butcher turned down the chance to join the Norwich City youth team, as he was a fan of East Anglian rivals Ipswich Town.

Terry Butcher joined the Portman Road club in August 1976 after a three-week trial.

Terry Butcher made his debut for Ipswich Town against Everton in the First Division on 15 April 1978 and over the next eight seasons would establish himself as the club's top central defender, combining leadership with great aerial ability and courage.

In 1981, Terry Butcher was part of the Ipswich side that won the UEFA Cup under Bobby Robson and came close to their first League title since 1962, though they were pipped at the post by Aston Villa.

Terry Butcher was named Player of the Year in 1985 and 1986, the latter season seeing Ipswich relegated to the Second Division.

In 1986, Terry Butcher left Ipswich when they were relegated, and became one of the first 'English invasion' players to join Scottish club Rangers following the appointment of Graeme Souness as manager.

In October 1988 Terry Butcher was the subject of a police investigation when he kicked the referee's room door off its hinges after a match at Pittodrie.

Terry Butcher was partly responsible for both of the opposition's goals, leading to him being dropped from the side.

Terry Butcher was dismissed on 6 January 1992 after just over a year as Coventry City manager, being replaced by his recently appointed assistant Don Howe.

Terry Butcher then played three games for Clydebank before retiring as a player.

Terry Butcher was the youngest member of the back four that featured at the 1982 World Cup in Spain.

Terry Butcher became a regular member of the national side at this stage and remained England's first choice centre-back for the rest of the decade, playing in the 1986 World Cup.

Terry Butcher had some impromptu stitches inserted by the physiotherapist and, swathed in bandages, continued playing.

Terry Butcher left Rangers on 15 November 1990 to become player-manager of Coventry City.

In February 1993, Terry Butcher was named manager of Sunderland, re-registering himself as a player two years after his last game.

In October 2001, Terry Butcher became assistant to Eric Black at Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League, taking over from Black a year later as the club was forced to deal with severe financial difficulties, and Terry Butcher has been praised by the club's supporters and media for his performance under those difficult circumstances.

On 30 March 2007, Terry Butcher was appointed as assistant coach at Partick Thistle.

Terry Butcher was named as George Burley's assistant in 2008 during Scotland's World Cup 2010 qualifying campaign.

Terry Butcher still harboured resentment for Maradona's Hand of God goal against England 22 years earlier.

Terry Butcher said in interviews that Maradona was a cheat and a liar, and he would be happy to see him lose.

In November 2009 George Burley was sacked as Scotland manager and at the same time Terry Butcher left by mutual consent.

On 27 January 2009, Terry Butcher was appointed manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle, signing an 18-month contract.

Terry Butcher was joined in Inverness by Maurice Malpas as his assistant manager.

Terry Butcher was inducted to the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in November 2011.

Terry Butcher expressed his delight with the club staying in second place and his pleasure with the defenders, who were becoming more prominent than his free-scoring forward line.

In January 2013, Terry Butcher rejected an offer to manage Barnsley, having been linked to succeed Keith Hill.

Defeats in the bottom half for Hibernian led Terry Butcher to cancel players' day-off.

Terry Butcher was criticised by James McPake, who Terry Butcher replaced as captain with Liam Craig, for not selecting him to play despite being fit.

Terry Butcher interviewed for the vacant managerial position at Motherwell in December 2014, but then asked not to be considered for the position.

On 30 April 2015 Terry Butcher was appointed manager of Welsh club Newport County in League Two on a two-year contract.

On 14 June 2018, Terry Butcher was announced as the new head coach of the Philippines.

Terry Butcher was due to lead the Philippines national team in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, but on 2 August 2018, he announced that he will not take the role as head coach of the national team because he did not believe the system is in place for his time in charge of the Philippines to be successful.

In February 2020 it was announced that Terry Butcher would be taking up a new role with Ipswich Town, primarily working with the club's academy whilst having some involvement with the first-team, but he left the club again in July 2021.

Terry Butcher has appeared as a pundit for England matches on BBC Radio Five Live, Europa League matches on Five and on Setanta Sports' SPL coverage.

Terry Butcher worked for BBC Sport during the 2006 World Cup.

Terry Butcher consistently raised concerns over the sum impact of David Beckham's performances for and involvement with the England national football team, most notably during discussions concerning team and squad selection questions for the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008 qualification campaign.

Terry Butcher was married in 1980 and has a house in Bawdsey.

Terry Butcher is a cousin of the Scottish retired footballer Pat Nevin.

Terry Butcher is a fan of heavy metal band Iron Maiden and is friends with bassist and founding member Steve Harris.