Arthur Buttery

Arthur Buttery
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Buttery
Date of birth	20 December 1908
Place of birth	Hednesford, England
Date of death	July 6, 1990 (aged 81)
Place of death	Heath Hayes, Staffordshire, England
Height	5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)
Position	Inside left
Youth career
	St. Peter's Church
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Hednesford Town
1929–1932	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1932–1937	Bury
1937–1938	Bradford City
1938–1939	Walsall
1939–19??	Bristol Rovers
	→ Wolverhampton Wanderers (war guest)
	Stafford Rangers
Total
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Buttery (20 December 1908 – 6 July 1990) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left. He scored 61 goals from 167 appearances in the Football League. He was nicknamed "The Gentleman."

Career

Born in Hednesford, Buttery played for St. Peter's Church, Hednesford Town. His performance at Hednesford – 18 goals in seven games – was quickly noticed and he was signed to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1929 for £450 (equivalent to £25,000 in 2025). He later played for Bury, Bradford City, Walsall, Bristol Rovers and Stafford Rangers. He joined Bradford City in January 1937, and left the club in June 1938. For them he made 35 appearances in the Football League, scoring 13 goals.

Buttery became a respected scout in his retirement, one of his recruits being English international Gerry Hitchens.

Sources

Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

1 2 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. Buttery's three matches for Bristol Rovers were in the 1939–40 Football League season abandoned because of the Second World War; unlike many statisticians, Joyce includes these matches.
1 2 3 4 "The Gentleman's Glorious Career – Death of Hednesford Town Goal Hero Arthur". Cannock Chase Post. 12 July 1990. p. 22. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
↑ "Bury. Overdraft to strengthen team". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Shaw, Dave. "No.49 Arthur Buttery" (PDF). Hednesford Town F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
↑ Frost, p. 392
↑ Frost, p. 380

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[Joyce-1] 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. Buttery's three matches for Bristol Rovers were in the 1939–40 Football League season abandoned because of the Second World War; unlike many statisticians, Joyce includes these matches.

[obit-2] 1 2 3 4 "The Gentleman's Glorious Career – Death of Hednesford Town Goal Hero Arthur". Cannock Chase Post. 12 July 1990. p. 22. Retrieved 15 May 2024.

[3] "Bury. Overdraft to strengthen team". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Shaw, Dave. "No.49 Arthur Buttery" (PDF). Hednesford Town F.C. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

[5] Frost, p. 392

[6] Frost, p. 380