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Football player Terry Butcher

Terence Ian Butcher

Terry Butcher

Born on 28 December 1958 (age 66)

National team appearances of Terry Butcher

Team	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
England	1980 - 1990	77	7		3	3		0.039
Total:		77	7		3	3		0.039

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballer	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Ipswich Town FC, Ipswich	31 May 1980 - 22 Jun 1986	45				3		0.067
Rangers FC, Glasgow	10 Sep 1986 - 04 Jul 1990	32	7		3

Player stats by competition

Competition

Played

Capt.

Sub. off

Goals

Goals/ Caps

British Championship (BC)

0.167

European Championship qualifiers (QE)

0.083

World Cup qualifiers (QW)

World Cup final tournament (WC)

Friendly matches and other tournaments

0.029

Total:

0.039

Career highlights

Match date	Opponent team	Event	Age
31 May 1980	Australia	debut	21 years 5 months 3 days
23 Feb 1983	Wales	first goal	24 years 1 month 26 days
12 Nov 1986	Yugoslavia	first cap as captain	27 years 10 months 15 days
1 Apr 1987	Northern Ireland	50th cap	28 years 3 months 4 days
4 Jul 1990	West Germany	last appearance	31 years 6 months 6 days

Record of Terry Butcher's goals by opponent team

Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	Matches by goals in a match				Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	1	2	3	>3	Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Wales	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Luxembourg	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Scotland	1		1	1				1.000	6	0.167
(+) other teams									67
Total:	3		3	3	0	0	0	1.000	77	0.039

Record of national team matches played by Terry Butcher

National team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Winning Percentage
England national football team	77	45	22	10	137	40	72.8

Terry Butcher's international caps

as player of Ipswich Town FC, Ipswich:

debut age - 21 years 5 months 3 days

31 May 1980 19:30 (+10:00)

Sydney, Sydney Cricket Ground

1-2

Australia vs England

Friendly International

25 Mar 1981 19:45

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

1-2

England vs Spain

Friendly International

27 Apr 1982 19:30 (+1:00)

Cardiff, Ninian Park

0-1

Wales vs England

British Championship 1982

29 May 1982 15:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

0-1

Scotland vs England

British Championship 1982

16 Jun 1982 17:15 (+2:00)

Bilbao, Estadio de San Mamés

3-1

England vs France

1982 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group 4

20 Jun 1982 17:15 (+2:00)

Bilbao, Estadio de San Mamés

0-2

Czechoslovakia vs England

1982 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group 4

29 Jun 1982 21:00 (+2:00)

Madrid, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

0-0

England vs West Germany

1982 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group B

05 Jul 1982 21:00 (+2:00)

Madrid, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

0-0

Spain vs England

1982 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament, Group B

22 Sep 1982 19:00 (+2:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

2-2

Denmark vs England

UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying, Group 3

13 Oct 1982 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

1-2

England vs West Germany

Friendly International

15 Dec 1982 19:45

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

9-0

England vs Luxembourg

UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying, Group 3

age when scoring first goal - 24 years 1 month 26 days

23 Feb 1983 19:45

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

2-1

England vs Wales

British Championship 1983

1х

30 Mar 1983 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

0-0

England vs Greece

UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying, Group 3

27 Apr 1983 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

2-0

England vs Hungary

UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying, Group 3

28 May 1983 19:30 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-0

Northern Ireland vs England

British Championship 1983

01 Jun 1983 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

2-0

England vs Scotland

British Championship 1983

12 Jun 1983 15:10 (+10:00)

Sydney, Sydney Cricket Ground

0-0

Australia vs England

Friendly International

15 Jun 1983

Brisbane, Lang Park

0-1

Australia vs England

Friendly International

19 Jun 1983 15:10 (+10:00)

Melbourne, Olympic Park Stadium

1-1

Australia vs England

Friendly International

21 Sep 1983 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

0-1

England vs Denmark

UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying, Group 3

12 Oct 1983 18:00 (+1:00)

Budapest, Népstadion

0-3

Hungary vs England

UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying, Group 3

16 Nov 1983 19:15 (+1:00)

Luxembourg City, Stade Municipal

0-4

Luxembourg vs England

UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying, Group 3

1х

29 Feb 1984 20:30 (+1:00)

Paris, Parc des Princes

2-0

France vs England

Friendly International

04 Apr 1984 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

1-0

England vs Northern Ireland

British Championship 1983-1984

12 Sep 1984 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

1-0

England vs East Germany

Friendly International

17 Oct 1984 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

5-0

England vs Finland

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

14 Nov 1984 14:00 (+3:00)

Istanbul, İnönü Stadyumu

0-8

Turkey vs England

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

27 Feb 1985 19:30

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-1

Northern Ireland vs England

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

26 Mar 1985 19:45

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

2-1

England vs Rep. of Ireland

Friendly International

01 May 1985 18:00 (+3:00)

Bucharest, Stadionul 23 August

0-0

Romania vs England

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

22 May 1985 18:00 (+3:00)

Helsinki, Helsingin Olympiastadion

1-1

Finland vs England

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 3

25 May 1985 15:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

1-0

Scotland vs England

1985 Rous Cup

06 Jun 1985 14:00 (+6:00)

Mexico City, Estadio Azteca

1-2

England vs Italy

Copa Ciudad de México 1985

12 Jun 1985 14:00 (+6:00)

Mexico City, Estadio Azteca

3-0

England vs West Germany

Azteca 2000 Tournament

16 Jun 1985 17:00 (+7:00)

Los Angeles, Memorial Coliseum

0-5

United States vs England

Friendly International

26 Feb 1986 16:45 (+2:00)

Ramat Gan, National Stadium

1-2

Israel vs England

Friendly International

26 Mar 1986 18:00 (+4:00)

Tbilisi, Dinamo Stadium

0-1

Soviet Union vs England

Friendly International

23 Apr 1986 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

2-1

England vs Scotland

1986 Rous Cup

1х

17 May 1986 15:00 (+7:00)

Los Angeles, Memorial Coliseum

0-3

Mexico vs England

Friendly International

24 May 1986 11:00 (+7:00)

Burnaby, Swangard Stadium

0-1

Canada vs England

Friendly International

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Peter Shilton (1982 - 1990) - 68 games
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