Calum Butcher

Calum Butcher

Butcher in 2010
Personal information
Full name Calum James Butcher[1]
Date of birth (1991-02-26) 26 February 1991[1]
Place of birth Rochford, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Millwall
Number 16
Youth career
Ipswich Town
Southend United
2007–2009 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2009 → Barnet (loan) 3 (0)
2011 FC Hjørring 28 (5)
2012–2013 Hayes & Yeading United 35 (3)
2013–2015 Dundee United 39 (1)
2015–2016 Burton Albion 39 (5)
2016– Millwall 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 May 2016 (UTC).


Calum James Butcher (born 26 February 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Millwall. He began his career with Tottenham Hotspur, but didn't make any first team appearances, spending some time on loan to Barnet. After leaving Tottenham in 2011, Butcher played for FC Hjørring in Denmark and English non-league club Hayes & Yeading United before joining Dundee United in Scotland in 2013. He signed for Burton in June 2015, which he left on August 25 2016 to sign for Millwall.

Early life

Butcher was born in Rochford, Essex and grew up in Leigh-on-Sea.[2] Butcher considered Steven Gerrard as his role model while growing up.[3] Despite starting his career at Tottenham Hotspur, Butcher grew up supporting Arsenal.[4]

Playing career

Tottenham Hotspur

Butcher joined Tottenham Hotspur in June 2007 after going through the youth ranks at Ipswich Town and Southend United.[2] He was named as a substitute for Tottenham in their UEFA Cup 1–1 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk on 26 February 2009.[5]

Butcher joined Barnet on loan in November 2009[6] and made his first team debut against Bournemouth in the 1–1 draw on 1 December.[7] After two months at Barnet, it was announced that the club had allowed Butcher to return to his parent club.[8] Butcher then went on trial at Exeter City[9] and Southend United.[10] At the end of the 2010–11 season, Butcher was released by the club.

Hjørring

On 21 July 2011, Danish club FC Hjørring announced that Butcher had signed a one-year contract with the club.[11] Butcher made his debut for the club, in the opening game of the season, a 4–0 loss against Viborg FF. However, during the season, Butcher was in and out of the first team, mainly suffering from injury.[12] At the end of the season, it was announced that Butcher was to be released by the club and he was expected to return to England.[13] Butcher was linked with a move to AaB, but the move never happened.[14]

Hayes & Yeading United

On 7 September 2012, Butcher returned to England with his new club Hayes & Yeading United and he went straight into the squad for the following day's match against Dover Athletic. He started the match, as Hayes & Yeading won 1–0.[15] He scored his first goal for the club, in the Third Round Qualifying of the FA Cup, with a 2–1 win over Salisbury City.[16] On 30 March 2013, Butcher scored his first league goal, in a 4–1 loss against Billericay Town.[17] At the end of the season, Butcher left the club.

Dundee United

After leaving Hayes & Yeading United, Butcher joined Dundee United on trial, along with former team-mate Kudus Oyenuga.[18] The next day, Manager Jackie McNamara said both Oyenuga and Butcher had impressed during the trial and hinted they might earn a contract.[19] On 4 July 2013, Butcher signed a contract until May 2015 with Dundee United.[20]

He made his competitive debut for the Terrors in the opening Scottish Premiership match versus Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium in Glasgow. The match ended 0–0.[21] Butcher started in an away league match against United's local Tayside rivals St Johnstone but was sent off for a last man challenge on striker Stevie May. May converted the resulting penalty.[22] He would then only make one further appearance for the first team that season.[23] As a result, Butcher was soon sidelined with a fractured foot, ruling him out of the season, but the club's assistant coach Simon Donnelly insisted Butcher could make an impact next season.[24]

However, 10 months later, Butcher made a surprise return to the first team in a 3–0 win over St Mirren.[25] As a result, Butcher switched position into midfielder,[26] which the role satisfy him.[27] He managed to get a run of games in the team and scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat to St Johnstone, nearly a year on from the match where he was sent off.[28] In the quarter-final of the Scottish Cup against Celtic, Butcher was involved in an incident, which resulted in Paul Paton being sent-off, in a 1–1 draw.[29] In the end, the Scottish FA decided not take action against Butcher, meaning he can play in the Scottish League Cup Final.[30] The Scottish FA's decision was criticised by Celtic to allow Butcher to play.[31] Butcher started in the final, playing as a central-midfield, as Dundee United lost 2–0 to Celtic.[32] His return to the first team saw him make fifteen appearance and scoring once in the 2014–15 season.[33]

With Butcher's contract expiring at the end of the 2014–15 season, Butcher was offered a new contract.[34] Upon learning about a new contract offered by the club, Butcher hoped the contract for him must be right or else he's leave, as the contract between both parties had not been reached.[35] However, Butcher turned down a new contract, which he explained that he wasn't happy with the contract length as he was expected.[36]

Burton Albion

After turning down a new contract with Dundee United, Butcher joined Burton Albion in June 2015 on a two-year contract.[37] He helped Burton get promoted to the Football Championship when they clinched second place in League One.[38]

Millwall

On 25 August 2016 Butcher join Millwall from Burton.[38]

Career statistics

As of 2 March 2015
Season Club League League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barnet Football League Two 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011–12 FC Hjørring Danish 1st Division 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2012–13 Hayes & Yeading United Conference South 29 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 35 3
2013–14 Dundee United Scottish Premiership 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 0
2014–15 Dundee United Scottish Premiership 10 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 13 1
Career Total 63 4 10 0 4 0 0 0 77 4

References

  1. 1 2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. 1 2 "Calum Butcher biography". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  3. ↑ "Butcher wants to make most of chance to be Dundee United's Steven Gerrard". The Courier. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Michael Owen killed my FA Cup dreams as a kid but I can still have my own trophy moment says Dundee United's Calum Butcher". Daily Record. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Match facts: Tottenham v Shakhtar Donetsk". Sky Sports. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  6. ↑ "Bees make triple signing". Sky Sports. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Barnet 1 – 1 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  8. ↑ "Bees let loan duo go back". Sky Sports. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Tisdale keen on Spurs link". Sky Sports. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Butcher handed Shrimpers trial". Sky Sports. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "FC Hjørring henter engelsk forstærkning". bold.dk. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  12. ↑ "Weakened Hjørring gets it hard" [Svækkede Hjørring får det svært] (in Danish). Sporten. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "Jesper Weinkouff and Calum Butcher stops in FC Hjørring" [Jesper Weinkouff og Calum Butcher stopper i FC Hjørring] (in Danish). FC Hjørring Official Website. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "AaB chasing defender" [AaB jagter forsvarer] (in Danish). Sporten. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  15. ↑ "Joseph strike seals victory at Dover". Uxbridge Gazette. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  16. ↑ "Butcher could not resist Tottenham reunion at Kingfield". Uxbridge Gazette. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  17. ↑ "BILLERICAY TOWN VS. HAYES & YEADING UNITED 4 – 1". Soccerway. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  18. ↑ "Dundee United boss confident of tying up permanent deals for trialists". STV Sport. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  19. ↑ "Spurs duo in Jackie McNamara's sights as he looks for new faces at Tannadice". Daily Record. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  20. ↑ "Dundee United sign Calum Butcher and Kudus Oyenuga". BBC Sport. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Partick Thistle 0 - 0 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  22. ↑ "St Johnstone 3 - 0 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Calum Butcher in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  24. ↑ "Dundee United's 'forgotten men' tipped to make impact next season". The Courier. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  25. ↑ "St Mirren 3 - 0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  26. ↑ "Motherwell v Dundee United: Patient Butcher relishes return". The Courier. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  27. ↑ "Dundee United's Calum Butcher wants to make amends". The Courier. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  28. ↑ "St Johnstone 2 - 1 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  29. ↑ "Dundee United 1 - 1 Celtic". BBC Sport. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  30. ↑ "Dundee United: Calum Butcher escapes ban because of loophole". BBC Sport. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  31. ↑ "Celtic slam SFA's decision to allow Dundee United midfielder Calum Butcher to play in League Cup final". Daily Mail. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  32. ↑ Wilson, Richard (27 June 2015). "Dundee Utd 0 - 2 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  33. ↑ "Games played by Calum Butcher in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  34. ↑ "Dundee United make offers to Sean Dillon and Calum Butcher". The Courier. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  35. ↑ "Calum Butcher: Dundee United deal must be right for me or I'm off". Daily Record. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  36. ↑ "CALUM BUTCHER LEFT DUNDEE UNITED AFTER LENGTH OF CONTRACT DISPUTE". Evening Telegraph. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  37. ↑ "Calum Butcher: Burton Albion sign Dundee United midfielder". BBC Sport. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  38. 1 2 "Calum Butcher joins Millwall from Burton Albion on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

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