Daniel Butler (born 26 August 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Stevenage Currently on loan at Swindon town.
Career Portsmouth Early career Butler joined Portsmouth's youth categories in 2004, aged 10, and signed a two-year scholarship with Pompey on 15 July 2010. On 26 June 2012, he signed a one-year professional deal.
On 14 August 2012, he made his debut in the League Cup in a 3–0 defeat at Plymouth Argyle.
Loan to Havant & Waterlooville On 2 November 2012, Butler joined Havant & Waterlooville on a one-month youth loan deal from Portsmouth. He was assigned the number 3 shirt. In the following day, he made his debut for the Hawks in a 1–0 loss to Welling in a Conference South match. He was named the Hawks' player of the month for November. In the following month, he was named again as player of the month.Dan Butler has been named December player of the month; Twitter, 11 January 2013 He went on to make eight appearances during his time at Hawks.
Breakthrough Butler was recalled on 8 January 2013, and was included on first-team squad due to player shortage.Pompey Recall Butler ; Portsmouth's official website, 8 January 2013 On 26 January 2013 he made his senior league debut in a League One match at Fratton Park, against Hartlepool United, starting the match.
Butler finished the season with 17 league appearances, 15 as a starter. On 14 May 2013, he signed a new two-year contract with Pompey, running until June 2015. After struggling to find his old form, Butler signed with Aldershot Town on loan on 31 October. He returned to Portsmouth in December, after suffering a knee injury while on loan at Aldershot.Butler to learn extent of knee injury; Portsmouth News, 9 December 2013
On 11 March of the following year, after being fully recovered from injury, Butler rejoined Aldershot.Butler rejoins non-league Shots; Sky Sports, 11 March 2014 He was a first-choice for Pompey in the 2014–15 season, but was still released on 18 May 2015.Eight players released; Portsmouth FC, 18 May 2015
Torquay United In July 2015, Butler joined Torquay United.
Newport County On 28 June 2016, Butler joined League Two club Newport County on a two-year contract. He made his debut for Newport on 6 August 2016 against Mansfield Town. He scored his first goal for Newport on 7 January 2017 in the League Two match against Stevenage which Newport lost 3–1. In April 2018, Butler signed a new one-year contract to remain at Newport County.
Butler was part of the Newport squad that completed the 'Great Escape' with a 2–1 victory at home to Notts County on the final dat of the 2016–17 season, which ensured Newport's survival in League Two. In May 2017, Butler was selected as Newport County Player of the Year and for the second successive season in May 2018. He was part of the team that reached the League Two playoff final at Wembley Stadium on 25 May 2019. Newport lost to Tranmere Rovers, 1-0 after a goal in the 119th minute.
During his time at the club, Butler was awarded the English Football League (EFL) player in the community two consecutive seasons, due to his outstanding work in the local community with the disabled and with young people suffering mental health issues.
Peterborough United On 30 May 2019, it was announced that Butler had signed for EFL League One club Peterborough United on a 3-year deal and would join the club in July.
Stevenage In July 2023 Butler joined EFL League One club StevenageButler joins Stevenage
Swindon Town On 1 September 2026, he joined EFL League Two side Swindon Town on loan for the rest of the 2026/2027 season. https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2026/september/01/dan-butler-signs-/
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPortsmouth2012–13League One1700010001802013–14League Two10001000202014–15League Two300002020340Total480004020540Havant & Waterlooville (loan)2012–13Conference South8000—30110Aldershot Town (loan)2013–14Conference Premier13000—20150Torquay United2015–16Conference Premier45200—61513Newport County2016–17League Two4033010304732017–18League Two4415010305312018–19League Two453612070604Total1297141401301608Peterborough United2019–20League One2924000303622020–21League One4211010104512021–22Championship2200000—2202022–23League One270300020320Total12038010601353Stevenage2023–24League One4313020004812024–25League One3202010303802025–26League One1601010402202026–27League One0000000000Total9116040701081Career total4541328113039153415
Honours Individual Newport County Player of the Year: 2016–17, 2017–18
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