Ian Butterworth

Position
Defender
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Crewe
Date Of Birth
January 25, 1964
Age
61
Height (cm)
185
Games Played
101
-
Per Game
Games Started
90
0.9
Per Game
Minutes
8364
82.8
Per Game
Goals
0
0
Per Game
Assists
2
0.02
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

The tall defender, a product of City’s youth scheme, was given his first team chance at Maine Road by Dave Sexton two days before his 18th birthday and within minutes had set Peter Bodak up for his memorable chipped ‘Goal of the Season’. The form of Paul Dyson and Gary Gillespie restricted his chances until Sexton played three centre-backs to great success. The mature youngster took to First Division football like a duck to water and played regularly over the next three years winning England under-21 honours. After Bobby Gould’s arrival Ian’s appearances were restricted to midfield or full-back and in 1985 the club accepted Brian Clough’s £200,000 offer and he moved to Nottingham Forest in a double deal with Stuart Pearce. Just over a year later he moved on to Norwich and played over 300 games for the Canaries before injury ended his career. He subsequently tried to restart his career with first Colorado Rapids, then later with Swedish club IK Brage. After returning to England he coached at Darlington, Cardiff, Hartlepool and Norwich City.

• Defender/midfielder
• Joined from apprentice (aged 17 years  months) under Dave Sexton
• Left for Nottingham Forest as part of the Stuart Pearce deal (aged 21 years 4 months) under Don Mackay
• Substitute appearances: 11
• Unused substitute: 8
• Bookings: 5

Football League First Division (England)
1984-1985
Coventry City
22
19
3
1725′
3
1983-1984
Coventry City
24
22
2
2005′
1
1982-1983
Coventry City
30
26
4
2414′
1
1981-1982
Coventry City
14
13
1
1220′
90
80
10
7364′
4
0
0
0 (0)
1
0
League Cup (England)
1984-1985
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1982-1983
Coventry City
3
3
300′
5
5
0
480′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
FA Cup (England)
1983-1984
Coventry City
3
3
300′
1
1982-1983
Coventry City
2
2
210′
1981-1982
Coventry City
1
0
1
10′
1
6
5
1
520′
1
0
0
0 (0)
1
0
Totals:
101
90
11
8364′
5
0
0
0 (0)
2
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Canon League First Division 1984-1985
Canon League First Division 1984-1985
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 3:1
12`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 1:1
45`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 5:2
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 0:0
3`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 0:3
45`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 2:1
Milk Cup 1984-1985
Milk Cup 1984-1985
Coventry City
Walsall
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
W 1:2
90`
Canon League First Division 1983-1984
Canon League First Division 1983-1984
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 8:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 2:4
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
A
L 2:1
8`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 3:0
17`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 0:0
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 2:4
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 5:2
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
W 2:3
90`
FA Cup 1983-1984
FA Cup 1983-1984
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
D 1:1
120`
Football League First Division 1982-1983
Football League First Division 1982-1983
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 2:4
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
L 0:1
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 0:0
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 1:2
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 3:0
30`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 4:0
56`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
A
L 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Swansea City
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 2:0
45`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 4:2
8`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 3:2
25`
FA Cup 1982-1983
FA Cup 1982-1983
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 2:1
120`
Coventry City
Worcester City
H
W 3:1
90`
Milk Cup 1982-1983
Milk Cup 1982-1983
Coventry City
Burnley
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Fulham
H
D 0:0
120`
Coventry City
Fulham
A
D 2:2
90`
Football League First Division 1981-1982
Football League First Division 1981-1982
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
L 0:1
82`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
W 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 5:5
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 6:1
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Swansea City
A
D 0:0
58`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
D 0:0
FA Cup 1981-1982
FA Cup 1981-1982
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
W 1:3
10`
1
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
Thu, 30 May, 1985
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
Thu, 30 May, 1985
Apprentice
Coventry City
Sat, 01 Aug, 1981
Apprentice
Apprentice
Coventry City
Sat, 01 Aug, 1981
Apprentice

England U21, 2 caps
1984-85
13 November 1984 Turkey U21 v England U21, Bursa, UEFA U21 Championship 1986 qualifying, 0-0
30 April 1985 Rumania U21 v England U21, Brasov, UEFA U21 Championship 1986 qualifying, 0-0

6 further caps and 1 goal with Nottingham Forest (total 8 caps, 1 goal)