Brian Butler

Born: 16 Feb 1948
Personal Records
Seasons Played: 8Clubs Played For: 3
Tries in a Game: 1
Goals in a Game: 1
Drops in a Game: 0
Points in a Game: 3
International Summary
Country |
Apps. |
Starts |
Subs |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Representative Summary
Team |
Apps. |
Starts |
Subs |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Nationalities | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wales | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Representative Total |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Club Summary
Club |
Apps. |
Starts |
Subs |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Bulls | 66 | 57 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Swinton Lions | 62 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Warrington Wolves | 55 | 50 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Club Total | 183 | 165 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Grand Total | 194 | 174 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
Seasonal Summary
Season |
Match Type | Team |
Apps. |
Starts |
Subs |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | International | Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975-76 | International | Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | International | Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974-75 | International | Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | Representative | Wales | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974-75 | Representative | Other Nationalities | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976-77 | Domestic | Warrington Wolves | 26 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1975-76 | Domestic | Warrington Wolves | 29 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1974-75 | Domestic | Swinton Lions | 24 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1973-74 | Domestic | Swinton Lions | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1972-73 | Domestic | Bradford Bulls | 21 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1972-73 | Domestic | Swinton Lions | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971-72 | Domestic | Bradford Bulls | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1970-71 | Domestic | Bradford Bulls | 29 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
Matches In 1972-73
Date |
Home |
Result |
Away |
Pos. |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 1972 | Bradford Northern | 25-11 | Keighley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 Aug 1972 | Bradford Northern | 25-16 | York | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Aug 1972 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 36-27 | Bradford Northern | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 Aug 1972 | Keighley | 13-35 | Bradford Northern | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 03 Sep 1972 | Featherstone Rovers | 20-15 | Bradford Northern | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 Sep 1972 | Bradford Northern | 23-17 | Halifax | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 Sep 1972 | Hunslet | 7-25 | Bradford Northern | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 Sep 1972 | Bradford Northern | 32-6 | Rochdale Hornets | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01 Oct 1972 | Bradford Northern | 20-32 | Castleford | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06 Oct 1972 | Hull | 9-7 | Bradford Northern | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 Oct 1972 | St. Helens | 22-8 | Bradford Northern | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05 Nov 1972 | Bradford Northern | 15-16 | Batley | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 Nov 1972 | Huddersfield | 12-9 | Bradford Northern | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 Nov 1972 | Bradford Northern | 16-29 | Australia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 Nov 1972 | Bradford Northern | 35-17 | York | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 02 Dec 1972 | Leeds | 39-11 | Bradford Northern | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 Dec 1972 | Salford | 39-2 | Bradford Northern | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 Dec 1972 | Castleford | 58-12 | Bradford Northern | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 Dec 1972 | Bradford Northern | 11-19 | Salford | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 Dec 1972 | Bradford Northern | 41-3 | Hunslet | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03 Jan 1973 | Salford | 30-4 | Bradford Northern | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Jan 1973 | Warrington | 13-10 | Swinton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 Jan 1973 | Swinton | 11-5 | Blackpool Borough | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 Feb 1973 | Swinton | 22-8 | Rochdale Hornets | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 Feb 1973 | Whitehaven | 9-6 | Swinton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04 Mar 1973 | Swinton | 15-2 | Widnes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07 Mar 1973 | Swinton | 11-7 | St. Helens | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 Mar 1973 | Blackpool Borough | 2-30 | Swinton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Mar 1973 | Leigh | 11-9 | Swinton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 Mar 1973 | Huyton | 12-25 | Swinton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 Mar 1973 | Castleford | 31-3 | Swinton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Swinton | 18-22 | Workington Town | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 Mar 1973 | Wigan | 10-9 | Swinton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 Apr 1973 | Barrow | 9-12 | Swinton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Competition Summary
Type |
Match Type | Competition |
Apps. |
Tries |
Goals |
Drops |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | European Championship 1976-77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| International | World Championship Series 1975 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | County Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | Wales tour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Domestic | BBC Floodlit Trophy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Domestic | Captain Morgan Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Domestic | Challenge Cup | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Domestic | Lancashire Cup | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Domestic | League | 111 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | |
| Domestic | League 2 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Domestic | League Cup | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Domestic | Play-offs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Domestic | Player's No. 6 Top Tries Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Domestic | Tour - Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Domestic | Tour - NZ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Domestic | Yorkshire Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Note: Player shirt numbers that appear in bracketed italics are where the player was named as a non-playing substitute.
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