 Butterworth in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Stewart Butterworth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1964-01-25)25 January 1964 (age 61)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Crewe,[1] England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers (chief scout) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1985 | Coventry City | 90 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | (0) |
| 1986 | →Norwich City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1986–1994 | Norwich City | 231 | (4) |
| 1995 | King's Lynn | ||
| 1996 | Colorado Rapids | 17 | (0) |
| 1997 | IK Brage | 11 | (0) |
| 1997 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 1998 | Cobh Ramblers | ||
| Total | 363 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1986 | England U21 | 8 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997 | IK Brage | ||
| 1998 | Cobh Ramblers | ||
| 2009 | Norwich City (caretaker manager) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ian Stewart Butterworth (born 25 January 1964) is an English former professionalfootballer, formerly assistant and caretaker manager atNorwich City.[3] He is the chief scout atQueens Park Rangers.
Butterworth was a central defender who started his career atCoventry City then joinedNottingham Forest as part of a deal that also took future England internationalStuart Pearce to Forest from Coventry. In September 1986 he joinedNorwich City on loan before signing for the club permanently for a fee of £160,000 the following month.
He was a regular for eight years at Norwich in the centre of defence until knee injuries forced him to retire during the1994–95 season. He played for the Canaries during what was arguably the finest part of their history so far. He helped them finish fifth in the league in his first season (a year after promotion), finish fourth and reach the FA Cup semi-finals in 1989, reach another FA Cup semi-final in 1992, finished a club best third in the newFA Premier League in 1993 andeliminate Bayern Munich from theUEFA Cup in his penultimate season.
An attempt to resurrect his career at Norwich's non-leagueNorfolk neighbours King's Lynn failed and Ian moved to the US to play for theColorado Rapids in the newMLS for 1996.
Butterworth continued his career in Sweden withIK Brage (11 apps, 0 goals) and in September 1997 he became player-manager but was soon on his way back to England when he joinedStafford Rangers as a player. In the early part of 1998, he joinedCobh Ramblers as player-manager but had left within three months. This finally signalled the end of his career as a player.[4]
In May 1998, he joinedDarlington as assistant manager but resigned on 2 July 2000.
In October 2000, he joinedCardiff as assistant. He was there untilSam Hammam sacked him in 2004.[5]
In May 1998, Butterworth joined Dave Hodgson's Darlington as Assistant Manager. They led Darlington to a Wembley appearance in the Division Two play-offs in 1999–2000 but in a shock move, Hodgson and Butterworth resigned from their jobs on 2 July 2000, with Hodgson immediately replaced by Gary Bennett.
In October 2000, Butterworth was appointed as number 2 to Alan Cork at Cardiff City and this partnership was successful as Cardiff gained promotion to Division Two in April 2001. As assistant to Lennie Lawrance, he helped Cardiff into Division One in May 2003.
On 3 September 2004, Cardiff sacked Butterworth and fitness coach Clive Goodyear. Bluebirds owner Sam Hammam said a change was needed to give manager Lennie Lawrence a "right-hand man who is a super coach, a bit of an animal". Hammam added: "Lennie is the right manager for Cardiff City, we will not change that. But maybe it's time to change things around." Early speculation linked former Wimbledon manager and current Watford coach Terry Burton with the role. In 2004, Norwich supporters voted Butterworth into the club'sHall of Fame.
He had a stint as coach atBristol Rovers and the FA before joiningHartlepool United as reserve team manager. He then worked for the Football Association, including a stint at the World Cup in Germany 2006 before joining Hartlepool as Reserve Team Manager in early July 2006. "It's a fantastic appointment for the club," Pools boss Danny Wilson told his club's website."I am sure he is going to be a real asset for us. The fact that he has been to the World Cup helping the FA speaks volumes," he added
In February 2009, Butterworth was appointed Assistant Manager atNorwich City, working alongside new managerBryan Gunn, a former team-mate.[3] He was made caretaker manager after Gunn's sacking in August, but he resigned on 19 August shortly after the appointment of new managerPaul Lambert.
In early October 2010, Butterworth was reported to have been interviewed for the vacantLincoln City manager's position, available sinceChris Sutton quit at the end of September 2010, but lost out.
Since leaving Norwich, Butterworth has helped his old Coventry and Forest teammateStuart Pearce by scouting England Under-21s opponents. In June 2011, he was linked with the vacancy at Torquay.[4]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Norwich City | 13 August 2009 | 19 August 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Norwich City Captain 1989–1991 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Norwich City Captain 1992–1994 | Succeeded by |