Players

Frank Butler

A scoring sensation during the pre-war years, Butler played for Tiverton between 1923 and 1939 and amassed a total of 219 goals which was a record that would stand for almost 60 years

PLAYER STATISTICS
Season	Appearances			Goals
Season	Start	Sub	Total	League	Cup	Friendly	Comp Total
1925/26	-	-	-	2	0	0	2
1927/28	-	-	-	14	4	6	18
1928/29	-	-	-	19	4	2	23
1929/30	-	-	-	5	0	3	5
1930/31	-	-	-	8	6	3	14
1931/32	-	-	-	7	0	5	7
1932/33	-	-	-	18	6	5	24
1933/34	-	-	-	6	1	3	7
1934/35	-	-	-	11	1	0	12
1935/36	-	-	-	10	2	0	12
1936/37	-	-	-	18	3	1	21
1937/38	-	-	-	8	4	0	12
1938/39	-	-	-	10	0	7	10
Totals	0	0	0	136	31	35	167

*Appearance and goal data covers all competitive first-team matches from 16/08/1997 onward. Appearance data from earlier seasons may be incomplete.

	Date	Ven	Comp	Opponent	Res	Goalscorers	Att
1925/1926
Sat	12/09/1925	A	EDL	Exwick	4-0	George Hancock Pook 2 Frank Butler
Sat	26/09/1925	A	EDL	Exmouth Town	2-1	Frank Butler George Hancock
1927/1928
Sat	10/09/1927	H	Fr	Exwick	4-3	Frank Butler 2 Russell Hutchings F Wood
Sat	17/09/1927	H	EDL	Ilfracombe Town	8-1	Frank Butler 2 A Rooks 2 George Hancock 3 F Wood
Sat	01/10/1927	H	EDL	Bideford	3-1	Frank Butler George Hancock 2
Sat	15/10/1927	H	EDL	St Lukes College	3-1	Frank Butler 2 George Hancock
Sat	29/10/1927	H	DSC	Exminster	3-1	Frank Butler F Wood Russell Hutchings
Sat	03/12/1927	A	EDL	Torrington	3-2	Frank Butler 2 Russell Hutchings
Sat	17/12/1927	H	EDL	Bovey Tracey	5-0	Frank Butler 2 F Wood 2 Russell Hutchings
Sun	01/01/1928	H	EDL	Barnstaple Town	5-0	Frank Butler A Rooks George Hancock 3
Sun	08/01/1928	H	DSC	62nd Battalion	7-1	F Wood George Hancock 2 A Rooks Russell Hutchings Frank Butler 2
Sat	11/02/1928	A	Fr	Royal Field Artillery	4-0	F Wood 2 A Rooks Frank Butler
Sat	03/03/1928	H	DSC	Torrington	3-0	F Wood Russell Hutchings Frank Butler
Fri	06/04/1928	H	EDL	Bude	2-1	Frank Butler Unknown
Sat	21/04/1928	H	EDL	Exminster	2-2	F Wood Frank Butler
Sat	28/04/1928	H	EDL	Exminster	3-1	Frank Butler 2 A Rooks
Thu	03/05/1928	H	HC	Taunton Town	4-4	Frank Butler 2 Unknown Russell Hutchings
Sat	05/05/1928	H	Fr	Rest of the League	4-3	George Hancock Frank Butler F Wood A Rooks
1928/1929
Sun	02/09/1928	A	Fr	Taunton Town	3-1	Frank Butler John Haydon Britton
Sat	15/09/1928	H	EDL	Bideford	2-1	Frank Butler 2 Estimated attendance	800
Sat	29/09/1928	A	EDL	Ilfracombe Town	3-1	Frank Butler 2 John Haydon
Sat	27/10/1928	H	EDSC	Exminster	7-1	Frank Butler 2 George Butler 2 A Rooks John Haydon Unknown
Sat	22/12/1928	H	EDL	Friernhay	3-0	Frank Butler George Butler 2
Wed	26/12/1928	H	Fr	Cadbury Heath	7-1	George Butler 5 Frank Butler John Haydon
Sat	19/01/1929	H	EDL	St Lukes College	6-3	A Rooks 2 Russell Hutchings 2 Frank Butler Britton
Sat	09/02/1929	A	EDL	Barnstaple Town	4-2	John Haydon 2 Frank Butler Fred Hearn
Sat	02/03/1929	A	EDL	St Lukes College	4-2	John Haydon Frank Butler 3
Sat	09/03/1929	H	EDL	St James	4-2	Frank Butler 2 John Haydon Russell Hutchings
Sat	16/03/1929	A	DSC	Plymouth Civil Service	1-3	Frank Butler
Sat	23/03/1929	H	EDL	Barnstaple Town	8-0	John Haydon 3 Frank Butler 2 George Butler G Roberts 2
Sat	30/03/1929	H	EDL	Bude	5-0	Frank Butler George Butler 2 Fred Hearn Russell Hutchings
Sat	06/04/1929	A	EDL	Ilfracombe Town	3-4	Frank Butler 3
Sat	20/04/1929	A	EDL	Torrington	4-3	A Rooks Frank Butler George Butler 2
Sun	05/05/1929	N	EDSC	Hems Athletic	2-0	A Rooks Frank Butler Estimated attendance	500
1929/1930
Sat	28/12/1929	H	Fr	Heavitree United	4-1	Frank Butler George Butler 2 John Haydon
Sat	18/01/1930	H	EDL	Barnstaple Town	6-0	John Haydon 3 Frank Butler 3
Sat	15/03/1930	H	EDL	Friernhay	6-2	G Roberts George Butler Frank Butler 2 John Haydon F Wood
Sat	12/04/1930	A	Fr	Exeter City Reserves	2-4	Frank Butler F Wood Estimated attendance	1000
Sat	26/04/1930	H	Fr	Silverton	8-0	William Collard 2 John Haydon 2 Davey (1930s) 2 Frank Butler Warren
1930/1931
Sat	13/09/1930	H	EDL	Bideford AAC	6-0	Jack Butler George Butler 2 Frank Butler G Roberts F Wood
Sat	15/11/1930	H	EDSC	Topsham Town	10-0	Jack Butler 4 Frank Butler 3 John Haydon Russell Hutchings Unknown
Sat	22/11/1930	H	EDL	Ilfracombe Town	3-0	Jack Butler George Butler Frank Butler
Sat	06/12/1930	H	DSC	Topsham Town	5-0	Frank Butler George Butler Cyril Boobier G Roberts Unknown
Sat	13/12/1930	H	EDL	Barnstaple Town	5-3	John Haydon William Collard Frank Butler 2 Unknown
Sat	20/12/1930	H	EDL	University College SW	3-0	Frank Butler Jack Butler Unknown
Fri	26/12/1930	A	Fr	Launceston	3-3	Frank Butler 2 Jack Butler
Sat	24/01/1931	A	DSC	Friernhay	4-2	George Butler 2 Frank Butler John Haydon
Sat	14/02/1931	A	EDL	St Lukes College	4-4	Jack Butler Frank Butler John Haydon Russell Hutchings
Sat	07/03/1931	A	EDL	Barnstaple Town	6-2	Palfrey 2 Frank Butler 2 John Haydon Russell Hutchings
Thu	30/04/1931	N	EDSC	Devon General	2-4	Frank Butler Palfrey
Sat	09/05/1931	H	HC	Tiverton & District	2-2	Palfrey Frank Butler
1931/1932
Sat	03/10/1931	H	Fr	Glastonbury	6-2	Wilf Kensole 3 Russell Hutchings 2 Frank Butler
Sat	10/10/1931	H	NDL	Ilfracombe Town	6-0	Wilf Kensole 4 Frank Butler 2
Sat	14/11/1931	H	NDL	Minehead	6-0	Wilf Kensole 2 Russell Hutchings 2 Frank Butler John Haydon
Sat	09/01/1932	A	NDL	South Molton	4-3	Frank Butler 2 Wilf Kensole 2
Sat	23/01/1932	H	NDL	South Molton	7-1	Russell Hutchings 4 John Haydon Frank Butler 2
Sat	20/02/1932	H	Fr	Paignton St Michaels	5-5	Frank Butler 2 Wilf Kensole John Haydon A Dickinson
Sat	07/05/1932	H	HC	Topsham Town	2-3	A Dickinson Frank Butler
Sat	14/05/1932	H	Fr	Rest of the League	4-2	W Murphy O Murphy Frank Butler
1932/1933
Sat	03/09/1932	H	Fr	Heavitree United	5-3	W Murphy 2 Frank Butler Fred Hearn Potter
Sat	10/09/1932	H	Fr	Devon General	3-1	Frank Butler W Murphy John Haydon
Sat	24/09/1932	H	EDLP	Heavitree United	6-0	Wilf Kensole 3 L Grant Frank Butler A Dickinson
Sat	01/10/1932	A	EDLP	Exeter YMCA	4-0	Frank Butler 2 Russell Hutchings Nappy Hellier
Sat	08/10/1932	H	Fr	Torpoint Athletic	4-3	Frank Butler 2 Wilf Kensole Russell Hutchings
Sat	22/10/1932	H	DSC	Budleigh Salterton	4-0	Frank Butler A Dickinson John Haydon Russell Hutchings
Sat	29/10/1932	H	EDLP	St James	4-2	Frank Butler Wilf Kensole John Haydon Russell Hutchings
Sat	05/11/1932	H	DSC	Topsham Town	8-0	Frank Butler 3 Jack Butler G Roberts Russell Hutchings
Sat	26/11/1932	H	EDLP	Friernhay	3-4	Frank Butler John Haydon Wilf Kensole
Sat	03/12/1932	A	DSC	Friernhay	2-3	Frank Butler Russell Hutchings
Sat	10/12/1932	A	EDLP	Budleigh Salterton	1-2	Frank Butler
Sat	31/12/1932	H	EDLP	Barnstaple Town	5-1	Arthur Langabeer Wilf Kensole 2 Frank Butler 2
Sat	07/01/1933	A	EDLP	Heavitree United	6-2	Arthur Langabeer 3 Frank Butler 2 John Haydon
Sat	04/02/1933	A	EDLP	Bideford AAC	8-3	Arthur Langabeer A Dickinson 4 Frank Butler 2 Russell Hutchings
Sat	11/02/1933	H	EDLP	University College SW	14-1	Arthur Langabeer 2 John Haydon 4 Russell Hutchings 2 L Grant Frank Butler 2 G Roberts A Dickinson Unknown
Sat	18/02/1933	H	EDLP	St Lukes College	6-1	Arthur Langabeer 3 Frank Butler 2 John Haydon
Sat	04/03/1933	H	EDLP	Budleigh Salterton	7-2	Arthur Langabeer 2 Russell Hutchings 3 T Mahir Frank Butler
Sat	18/03/1933	A	EDLP	Devon General	3-3	Arthur Langabeer Frank Butler Nappy Hellier
Thu	04/05/1933	H	Fr	Exeter YMCA	2-1	Frank Butler John Haydon
Sat	13/05/1933	N	PC	Devon General	5-1	Russell Hutchings 3 Frank Butler Nappy Hellier Estimated attendance	1000
1933/1934
Sat	26/08/1933	H	Fr	St Marks	5-2	Frank Butler 3 Unknown 2
Sat	07/10/1933	H	EDLP	Budleigh Salterton	3-2	Wilf Kensole Russell Hutchings Frank Butler
Sat	14/10/1933	H	DSC	Exeter YMCA	6-2	Wilf Kensole 3 Dick Staddon John Haydon Frank Butler
Sat	16/12/1933	A	EDLP	Heavitree United	2-3	Wilf Kensole Frank Butler
Sat	23/12/1933	H	EDLP	Minehead	10-1	Wilf Kensole 2 John Haydon 2 Russell Hutchings 3 Frank Butler Dick Staddon Palfrey
Sat	10/03/1934	A	EDLP	Friernhay	4-2	Frank Butler T Mahir Wilf Kensole 2
Sat	17/03/1934	H	EDLP	Heavitree United	6-1	Nappy Hellier Frank Butler Russell Hutchings T Mahir Palfrey L Grant
Fri	30/03/1934	H	EDLP	Ilfracombe Town	8-0	Nappy Hellier Frank Butler Wilf Kensole 3 L Grant Palfrey Arthur Langabeer
1934/1935
Sat	15/09/1934	A	EDLP	Budleigh Salterton	5-0	Arthur Langabeer 4 Frank Butler
Sat	20/10/1934	H	EDLP	Heavitree United	11-1	Wilf Kensole 3 Russell Hutchings L Grant Frank Butler 2 Dick Staddon John Haydon 2 T Mahir
Sat	27/10/1934	A	EDLP	Taunton Town	4-4	Wilf Kensole Frank Butler T Mahir Russell Hutchings
Sat	01/12/1934	A	DSC	Southern Railways	5-0	Len Butler 2 Frank Butler Wilf Kensole T Mahir
Sat	22/12/1934	H	EDLP	St James	5-0	Frank Butler Len Butler 2 Russell Hutchings T Mahir
Sat	05/01/1935	A	EDLP	Barnstaple Town	7-1	George Dymond Unknown Frank Butler 2 Russell Hutchings Len Butler 2
Sat	30/03/1935	H	EDLP	Bideford United	5-3	Arthur Langabeer Russell Hutchings Frank Butler Nappy Hellier T Mahir
Tue	30/04/1935	H	EDLP	University College SW	4-2	Unknown Frank Butler 3
1935/1936
Sat	14/09/1935	H	EDLP	Exeter City Reserves	6-2	Russell Hutchings Frank Butler F Rowe 2 John Haydon Wilf Kensole
Sat	19/10/1935	H	EDLP	Budleigh Salterton	1-2	Frank Butler
Sat	02/11/1935	A	EDLP	University College SW	4-2	Frank Butler 2 Stanley Pope Russell Hutchings
Sat	07/12/1935	H	EDLP	Ilfracombe Town	4-3	Russell Hutchings 2 Wilf Kensole Frank Butler
Sat	14/12/1935	H	EDLP	Dawlish	3-1	Frank Butler F Rowe Sampson
Tue	31/12/1935	H	GC	Budleigh Salterton	5-2	Frank Butler 2 F Rowe 3
Sat	04/01/1936	A	EDLP	Exmouth Town	1-1	Frank Butler
Sat	01/02/1936	A	EDLP	St Lukes College	6-1	Frank Butler 3 John Haydon Russell Hutchings G Roberts
1936/1937
Sat	19/09/1936	H	EDLP	Exmouth Town	10-3	Lew Williamson 4 E Kelly John Haydon Frank Butler 3 Russell Hutchings
Sat	03/10/1936	H	FAC	Ilfracombe Town	3-1	Russell Hutchings Frank Butler Lew Williamson
Sat	10/10/1936	A	EDLP	St Marks	5-2	Russell Hutchings 2 Frank Butler 2 Hosegrove
Sat	07/11/1936	A	DSC	Wonford	1-1	Frank Butler
Sat	14/11/1936	H	DSC	Wonford	7-1	Russell Hutchings 2 Len Butler Lew Williamson 2 Frank Butler L Grant
Sat	26/12/1936	H	EDLP	South Molton	4-1	Lew Williamson 2 Frank Butler 2
Sat	02/01/1937	H	EDLP	St Marks	5-3	John Haydon 2 Lew Williamson Frank Butler E Kelly
Sat	09/01/1937	H	EDLP	Barnstaple Town	5-1	Lew Williamson John Haydon Russell Hutchings L Grant Frank Butler
Sat	23/01/1937	A	EDLP	Dawlish	1-0	Frank Butler
Sat	06/02/1937	A	EDLP	Exmouth Town	4-3	Frank Butler Russell Hutchings 2 Unknown
Sat	13/02/1937	H	EDLP	Budleigh Salterton	5-4	Frank Butler L Grant Lew Williamson Russell Hutchings 2
Sat	20/02/1937	H	EDLP	Dawlish	4-1	Frank Butler 2 L Grant 2
Mon	22/03/1937	H	HC	Bristol Police	8-3	Russell Hutchings E Kelly 2 Frank Butler Len Butler S Bulley 3
Sat	10/04/1937	H	EDLP	Exeter City Reserves	2-7	Frank Butler John Haydon
Sat	17/04/1937	A	EDLP	Bideford	1-1	Frank Butler
Sat	24/04/1937	H	EDLP	Kingsteinton	4-3	Frank Butler 2 Dick Staddon D Fogwill
1937/1938
Sat	30/10/1937	H	EDLP	Dawlish	9-0	Frank Butler E Kelly S Bulley 4 Len Butler Dick Staddon
Sat	13/11/1937	A	EDLP	Budleigh Salterton	2-2	S Bulley Frank Butler
Sat	27/11/1937	A	EDLP	St Lukes College	3-1	Frank Butler S Bulley 2
Sat	04/12/1937	H	EDLP	St Lukes College	7-3	Rutley Dick Staddon S Bulley John Haydon 2 Frank Butler 2
Sat	22/01/1938	H	GC	Royal Field Artillery	7-0	Russell Hutchings 2 Dick Staddon Frank Butler S Bulley 2 Unknown
Sat	19/02/1938	H	EDLP	South Molton	10-1	S Bulley 2 E Kelly Frank Butler Russell Hutchings Unknown John Haydon 3 L Fogwill
Sat	26/02/1938	A	EDLP	Barnstaple Town	5-1	John Haydon Frank Butler 2 E Kelly S Bulley
Wed	27/04/1938	N	EDSC	Woodbury	2-0	Frank Butler John Haydon
Fri	06/05/1938	N	EDSC	Pinhoe	4-3	S Bulley Russell Hutchings Frank Butler 2
1938/1939
Sat	24/09/1938	H	Fr	Friernhay	3-2	Ron Carthew Frank Butler John Haydon
Sat	08/10/1938	A	EDLP	St Marks	5-0	Ron Carthew 3 Frank Butler 2
Sat	29/10/1938	H	Fr	Stonehouse Gasworks	4-2	Frank Butler Wilf Kensole John Haydon Ron Carthew
Sat	12/11/1938	H	Fr	Taunton Town	4-2	Frank Butler 2 Wilf Kensole 2
Sat	03/12/1938	H	Fr	Devon County Police	3-0	Frank Butler Ron Carthew Freddie Courtney
Sat	07/01/1939	A	EDLP	Budleigh Salterton	2-3	Russell Hutchings Frank Butler
Sat	04/02/1939	A	EDLP	Kingsteinton	3-1	Frank Butler John Haydon Wilf Kensole
Sat	04/03/1939	A	EDLP	St Lukes College	13-3	Frank Butler 3 Frank Curram 3 Russell Hutchings 2 John Haydon 2 W Gater 2 Ron Carthew
Sat	11/03/1939	H	EDLP	Kingsteinton	7-5	John Haydon 2 Ron Carthew Frank Butler 2 Frank Curram Russell Hutchings
Fri	07/04/1939	H	EDLP	Bideford	3-0	Chambers E Kelly Frank Butler
Sat	15/04/1939	H	HC	Bristol Police	4-1	Ron Carthew 2 Frank Butler 2

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