Fred Butters

Frederick A. Butters (1904–1988) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Swinton, as a loose forward, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums.[1]

Fred Butters
Personal information
Full nameFrederick A. Butters
Born3 July 1904
Pendlebury, Lancashire, England
Died16 August 1988(1988-08-16) (aged 84)
Playing information
PositionLoose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1929–≥32 Swinton
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1932 England 1 0 0 0 0
1929–30 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3]

Background

Fred Butters was born in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England, and he died aged 84.

Playing career

International honours

Fred Butters, won a cap for England while at Swinton in 1932 against Wales,[2] and won caps for Great Britain while at Swinton in 1929-30 against Australia (2 matches).[3]

County Cup Final appearances

Fred Butters played loose forward in Swinton's 8-10 defeat by Salford in the 1931 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1931–32 season at The Cliff, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 21 November 1931.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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