Desire Montgomery Butler
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Desire Montgomery Butler | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | British Virgin Islands | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Islanders FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | |||
| 2009–2019 | Islanders FC | ||
| National team | |||
| 2000–2015 | British Virgin Islands | 20 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Desire Montgomery Butler (born 5 January 1967) is a former association football and cricket player from British Virgin Islands (BVI). In football, he played as a goalkeeper for Islanders FC and for the BVI national team. In cricket he played as a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper for the BVI national team.
Cricket[]
The BVI were invited to take part in the 2006 Stanford 20/20, whose matches held official Twenty20 status. Butler made a single appearance in the tournament against Saint Lucia in a preliminary round defeat,[1] with him ending the British Virgin Islands innings of 105/9 unbeaten without scoring.[2]
Football[]
Butler played in both BVI qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cups of 2002, 2006, and 2010.[3] He was captain of the BVI side in the 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification match against St Kitts and Nevis.[4][5]
Butler was recalled to the BVI Squad for the qualification round of the 2014 Caribbean Cup.[6]
Career Statistics[]
International
| British Virgin Islands | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2000 | 3[7] | 0 | |
| 2004 | 7[8] | 0 | |
| 2006 | 2[9] | 0 | |
| 2008 | 4[10] | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2[11] | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1[12] | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1[13] | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | |
References[]
- ^ "Twenty20 Matches played by Montgomery Butler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "British Virgin Islands v Saint Lucia, 2006 Stanford 20/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "British Virgin Islands Desire BUTLER (05/01/1967)". World football: statistics and records. FIFA. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ Williams, Lesroy W. (26 September 2008). "ST. KITTS-NEVIS THRASHES BVI IN DIGICEL CARIBBEAN CHAMPS 2008". SKN Observer. pp. No. 726. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "St Kitts waltz to 4-0 victory over BVI". caribbeannewsnow. 26 September 2008. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ http://bvinews.com/bvi/footballers-gone-to-caribbean-cup/
- ^ https://www.national-football-teams.com/country/29/2000/British_Virgin_Islands.html
- ^ https://www.national-football-teams.com/country/29/2004/British_Virgin_Islands.html
- ^ https://us.soccerway.com/teams/british-virgin-islands/british-virgin-islands/350/
- ^ https://www.national-football-teams.com/country/29/2008/British_Virgin_Islands.html
- ^ https://us.soccerway.com/teams/british-virgin-islands/british-virgin-islands/350/
- ^ https://www.national-football-teams.com/country/29/2012/British_Virgin_Islands.html
- ^ https://www.11v11.com/teams/british-virgin-islands/tab/stats/option/appearances/season/2015/
External links[]
- Desire Montgomery Butler at National-Football-Teams.com
- Desire Butler at ESPNcricinfo
- Desire Butler at CricketArchive
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