THOMAS BUTLER

Name: Thomas Butler

DOB: 2nd April 1981

POB: Dublin

2006-07 Stats

Apps

Goals

YC

RC

37

3

3

0

Career Stats

Club

Time

Apps

Goals

Sunderland

1998-2004

36

0

Darlington (Loan)

2000

10

0

Dunfermline

2004-2005

14

0

Hartlepool

2005-2006

44

3

Swansea

2006-Present

37

3

Totals

141

6

Midfielder Thomas Butler signed from Hartlepool in July for £50,000 by Kenny Jackett; he started his career at Sunderland and has Premiership experience with the Black Cats. Butler has also played 2 games for the Republic of Ireland in 2002.

He was in and out of the team last season, but did impress in a few of the games he played – mostly in the away games and became a mini hero when he scored two goals in the away game with Sheffied United in the FA Cup.

He will find it a little difficult to play games next season with the amount of midfielders in our squad. Butler is mainly right footed and has played on both flanks, he is a tricky player and he is a little pacy, it is unclear how much he will feature next season.

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