Peter Butler (footballer, born 1966)
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Butler in 2025 | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | Peter James Butler | |||||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1966 | |||||
| Place of birth | Halifax, England | |||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||
| Team information | ||||||
Current team | Bangladesh women (head coach) | |||||
| Senior career* | ||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||
| 1984–1986 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | (0) | |||
| 1986 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 14 | (1) | |||
| 1986 | Bury | 11 | (0) | |||
| 1986–1988 | Cambridge United | 55 | (9) | |||
| 1988–1992 | Southend United | 142 | (9) | |||
| 1992 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 7 | (0) | |||
| 1992–1994 | West Ham United | 70 | (3) | |||
| 1994–1996 | Notts County | 20 | (0) | |||
| 1996 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 3 | (0) | |||
| 1996 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 15 | (0) | |||
| 1996–1998 | West Bromwich Albion | 50 | (0) | |||
| 1998–2000 | Halifax Town | 63 | (1) | |||
| 2001–2002 | Sorrento FC | |||||
| Managerial career | ||||||
| 2000 | Halifax Town (caretaker manager) | |||||
| 2001–2002 | Sorrento FC | |||||
| 2002–2004 | Sabah FA | |||||
| 2006 | Singapore Armed Forces FC | |||||
| 2006–2008 | Persiba Balikpapan | |||||
| 2008–2009 | Kelantan FA | |||||
| 2009–2010 | Yangon United FC (technical director) | |||||
| 2010–2011 | BEC Tero Sasana | |||||
| 2011–2012 | Kelantan FA | |||||
| 2012 | Persiba Balikpapan | |||||
| 2012 | Terengganu FA | |||||
| 2012–2013 | PBDKT T-Team FC | |||||
| 2014–2017 | Botswana | |||||
| 2017 | Platinum Stars | |||||
| 2018 | Persipura | |||||
| 2018 | PSMS | |||||
| 2019–2022 | Liberia | |||||
| 2023–2024 | BFF Elite Academy | |||||
| 2024– | Bangladesh women | |||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||
Peter James Butler (born 27 August 1966) is an English professional football player and coach who is currently the head coach of the Bangladesh women's national team. As a player, he made more than 450 appearances in the Football League and the Premier League. He then took up coaching, first in England and then in Australia and South-East Asia. He was in charge of the Botswana national team from 2014 until 2017.