Ian Butterworth
| Date of birth | 25 January 1964 |
| Place of birth | Crewe |
| Nationality | English |
| Weight | 82 kg |
| Height | 1.85 m |
| Position | Defender/Centre back |
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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| Coventry City | 01 Aug 1981 | 01 Jun 1985 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 01 Jun 1985 | 01 Dec 1986 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1981-82 | Coventry City | FA Cup | 1 |
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| 1981-82 | Coventry City | League Division One | 13 | 1 |
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| 1982-83 | Coventry City | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1982-83 | Coventry City | League Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1982-83 | Coventry City | League Division One | 26 | 4 |
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| 1983-84 | Coventry City | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1983-84 | Coventry City | League Division One | 22 | 2 |
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| 1984-85 | Coventry City | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1984-85 | Coventry City | League Division One | 19 | 3 |
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| 1989-90 | Norwich City | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1989-90 | Norwich City | League Division One | 1 | ||||
| 1992-93 | Norwich City | Premier League | 26 | 1 |
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| 1993-94 | Norwich City | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1993-94 | Norwich City | Premier League | 23 | 2 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1982 | Manchester City v Coventry City | W | 1-3 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 13 Mar 1982 | Swansea City v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Mar 1982 | Manchester United v Coventry City | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Coventry City v Arsenal | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Mar 1982 | Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Apr 1982 | Ipswich Town v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Apr 1982 | West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 13 Apr 1982 | Coventry City v Everton | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1982 | Coventry City v West Ham United | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Apr 1982 | Middlesbrough v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Apr 1982 | Coventry City v Sunderland | W | 6-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 May 1982 | Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 May 1982 | Southampton v Coventry City | D | 5-5 | League Division One | |
| 08 May 1982 | Manchester City v Coventry City | W | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 15 May 1982 | Coventry City v Birmingham City | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Oct 1982 | Manchester City v Coventry City | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 05 Oct 1982 | Fulham v Coventry City | D | 2-2 | League Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 09 Oct 1982 | Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Oct 1982 | Coventry City v Notts County | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Oct 1982 | Watford v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Oct 1982 | Coventry City v Fulham | D |
0-0 Agg: 2-2 |
League Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 30 Oct 1982 | Coventry City v Norwich City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Nov 1982 | Coventry City v Aston Villa | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Nov 1982 | Coventry City v Burnley | L | 1-2 | League Cup | 3rd round |
| 13 Nov 1982 | Liverpool v Coventry City | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Coventry City v Luton Town | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 23 Nov 1982 | Coventry City v Ipswich Town | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Nov 1982 | West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Dec 1982 | Coventry City v Brighton and Hove Albion | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Dec 1982 | West Ham United v Coventry City | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 18 Dec 1982 | Coventry City v Stoke City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1982 | Nottingham Forest v Coventry City | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Dec 1982 | Coventry City v Manchester United | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Jan 1983 | Luton Town v Coventry City | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 08 Jan 1983 | Coventry City v Worcester City | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 15 Jan 1983 | Southampton v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Jan 1983 | Coventry City v Swansea City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Feb 1983 | Norwich City v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 4th round replay |
| 05 Feb 1983 | Sunderland v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Feb 1983 | Coventry City v Manchester City | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Feb 1983 | Notts County v Coventry City | L | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Mar 1983 | Coventry City v Watford | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Mar 1983 | Aston Villa v Coventry City | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1983 | Manchester United v Coventry City | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Apr 1983 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 30 Apr 1983 | Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 May 1983 | Everton v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 May 1983 | Stoke City v Coventry City | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 14 May 1983 | Coventry City v West Ham United | L | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 27 Aug 1983 | Watford v Coventry City | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 10 Sep 1983 | West Ham United v Coventry City | L | 5-2 | League Division One | |
| 17 Sep 1983 | Coventry City v Leicester City | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Sep 1983 | Sunderland v Coventry City | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Oct 1983 | Arsenal v Coventry City | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Oct 1983 | Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Dec 1983 | Nottingham Forest v Coventry City | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Jan 1984 | Coventry City v Sunderland | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Jan 1984 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 14 Jan 1984 | Coventry City v Watford | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 16 Jan 1984 | Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 3-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round 2nd replay |
| 21 Jan 1984 | Leicester City v Coventry City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Jan 1984 | Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City | L | 3-2 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 04 Feb 1984 | Ipswich Town v Coventry City | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Mar 1984 | Coventry City v Birmingham City | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Mar 1984 | Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Mar 1984 | Notts County v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Mar 1984 | Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 31 Mar 1984 | Coventry City v Arsenal | L | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 07 Apr 1984 | Aston Villa v Coventry City | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1984 | Coventry City v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1984 | Coventry City v Nottingham Forest | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Apr 1984 | Manchester United v Coventry City | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Apr 1984 | Southampton v Coventry City | L | 8-2 | League Division One | |
| 05 May 1984 | Coventry City v Luton Town | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 07 May 1984 | Liverpool v Coventry City | L | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 May 1984 | Coventry City v Norwich City | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1984 | Coventry City v Manchester United | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 22 Sep 1984 | Sunderland v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Sep 1984 | Walsall v Coventry City | W | 1-2 | League Cup | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 29 Sep 1984 | Coventry City v Arsenal | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 Oct 1984 | Watford v Coventry City | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Oct 1984 | Coventry City v Walsall | L |
0-3 Agg: 2-4 |
League Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 13 Oct 1984 | Coventry City v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Oct 1984 | Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Nov 1984 | Coventry City v Ipswich Town | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Nov 1984 | Coventry City v Nottingham Forest | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 24 Nov 1984 | West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City | L | 5-2 | League Division One | |
| 01 Dec 1984 | Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Dec 1984 | Liverpool v Coventry City | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Apr 1985 | Coventry City v Sunderland | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1985 | Newcastle United v Coventry City | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1985 | Nottingham Forest v Coventry City | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Apr 1985 | Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 May 1985 | Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 May 1985 | Coventry City v Liverpool | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 11 May 1985 | Southampton v Coventry City | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 May 1985 | Ipswich Town v Coventry City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 May 1985 | Stoke City v Coventry City | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 May 1985 | Coventry City v Luton Town | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 May 1985 | Coventry City v Everton | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 2 | ||||
| 1985-86 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 6 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 1984 | Turkey v England | D | 0-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 3 |
| 30 Apr 1985 | Romania v England | D | 0-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 3 |
| 10 Sep 1985 | England v Romania | W | 3-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 3 |
| 15 Oct 1985 | England v Turkey | W | 3-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 3 |
| 12 Mar 1986 | Denmark v England | W | 0-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Quarter-final |
| 26 Mar 1986 | England v Denmark | D | 1-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Quarter-final |
| 09 Apr 1986 | Italy v England | L | 2-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Semi-final |
| 23 Apr 1986 | England v Italy | D | 1-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Semi-final |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.