Nicholas Butt (born 21 January 1975) is an English

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coach and former player who was most recently the head of first-team development at

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. He is also a co-owner and

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of Salford City. He played professional football as a

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from 1992 to 2011. He began his career with Manchester United and spent 12 years in their first-team, winning six

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titles, three

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s, four

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s, the

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and the Intercontinental Cup, before moving to

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in 2004. He spent one season on loan to

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in 2005–06. He finished his career abroad, playing for

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where he won the

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. Butt earned 39

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for

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between 1997 and 2004. He was chosen for the

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and

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Club career

Manchester United

Born in

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, Butt began his career at

as an important part of their youth team before turning professional in 1993. He made his first-team debut in the 1992–93 season as a substitute against

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in a 3–0

win on 21 November 1992, but did not get his big break in the team until the 1994–95 season, often covering for

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in the event of injuries and suspension. One of his first appearances for the first team came in the FA Cup semi-final on 10 April 1994, also against Oldham as a substitute, this time in a 1–1 draw at

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. United won the replay 4–1 at

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but he was not included in the squad. 1994–95 saw Butt play 35 games in all competitions, scoring one goal and featuring in the starting eleven for the FA Cup final, which United lost to Everton. With the departure of

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in the 1995 close season, manager

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chose to draft in Butt as Ince's successor in midfield alongside

. Butt was part of a notable batch of talented, young Manchester United players dubbed

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, who had mostly been involved in United's FA Youth Cup-winning triumph of 1992 and gradually been introduced into the first team over the next few seasons. Others included

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Gary Neville Gary Alexander Neville (born 18 February 1975) is an English football pundit and former player. He is also a co-owner of English Football League club Salford City. After retiring from football in 2011, Neville went into punditry and was a comm ...

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and

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– who all spent a decade or more in the

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team's first team and helped the club win numerous major trophies as the dominant force in English football. Butt performed remarkably in his early seasons as a regular first team player at United, and often started in the lineup, scoring crucial goals, such as against

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's comeback match in October 1995, and forcing

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to concede an

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for the winner against

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in November 1996 – a game which saw the end of a three-match losing run in the league. Butt also functioned as a steady replacement for

as the midfield ball winner, while Keane was injured for much of the 1997–98 season, earning a PFA Team of the Year award that year. However, Keane returned and after forward

was re-deployed as a midfielder around the end of the 1990s. Butt's first-team chances started to become increasingly limited, with many of his appearances coming from the bench from this stage onwards. Butt still went on to collect many honours at United, as the club capped their domination of the 1990s with a remarkable and unique treble win in 1999 (with Butt playing the whole of the

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due to Roy Keane being suspended), and several more titles in the years up till 2001. By the time of his departure from

, Butt had gained six

title winner's medals, three

winner's medals and a Champions League winner's medal. He had also collected an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1995.

Newcastle United

Butt handed in a transfer request in January 2004, but turned down a proposed move to

during the January transfer window. He was signed by

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for

in July 2004 for a fee of £2.5 million on a four-year deal, where he was seen as a replacement for the veteran

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, who had moved to

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. Butt had a disappointing and injury-marred 2004–05 season, prompting the then Newcastle manager

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to sign

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ese midfielder

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in January 2005. Despite a promising start, the fans turned on Butt after the 4–1 defeat against Manchester United in the

semi-final. The acquisition of

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and Emre in the summer of 2005 pushed Butt further down the pecking order, and his move to Birmingham City (managed by former Manchester United teammate

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) on a season-long loan was announced on 3 August 2005. However, on 13 February 2006, Butt walked out on his manager and former Manchester United teammate

, after finding out Bruce placed his son Alex Bruce in the squad ahead of himself, and was later fined two weeks wages. After Birmingham were relegated from the Premier League, Butt returned to Newcastle who were being managed by

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. Although not an instant fan favourite at St. James' Park, Butt won over some fans with two goals scored through headers in a pre-season friendly against

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. There was some speculation that newly appointed

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manager

would try to sign his former Manchester United midfield partner. However, due to the lack of back-up midfielders at Newcastle and his good pre-season form, Butt remained at Newcastle. Butt and Martins

During the 2006–07 season, Butt was much more involved in the first team at Newcastle, playing in the holding role which allowed the likes of Parker and Emre to go forward. On 14 January 2007, Butt scored his first Newcastle goal in over 2 years when he scored the winner against

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in a 3–2 victory at

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. Butt's return to form was encapsulated when he captained Newcastle in a

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match against Zulte Waregem on 15 February when Parker was injured. His good form that season continued, as on 9 April, Butt won the man of the match award for his performance against

. He continued to captain Newcastle whenever Parker was injured, and by the end of the season it was widely considered that he had won over the Newcastle fans. With Parker having moved to

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, Butt continued to play a big part in Newcastle's 2007–08 campaign. On 21 December, he penned a new contract keeping him at the club until the end of next season. After being an almost ever-present in that season, he expressed a desire to finish his career with Newcastle. Butt also started the season as captain, filling in for the injured

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, and proved to be a popular choice. Butt played his 100th league game for Newcastle on 21 December 2008, marking it with a 2–1 home win against Tottenham. Newcastle were eventually relegated that season, meaning that Butt's record of playing in every

season has been relinquished. Butt was made permanent club captain for the 2009–10 season, his first outside the top flight, following

's departure to Manchester United as a free agent during the summer transfer window. However, vice-captain Alan Smith's impressive form has seen him take the armband more often than Butt. Butt started fewer games, but still effectively carried out his holding role well, leading his side to gritty shutouts in most of the games he started. The club eventually won both promotion to the

and the

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title, and Butt announced his retirement in the build-up to Newcastle's last home game against

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. He entered his penultimate game as a substitute and won a penalty en route to a 2–2 draw. Butt lifted the

trophy alongside vice-captain Alan Smith. After leaving Newcastle he was backed by former Newcastle boss

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to move into coaching, although a coaching position with Newcastle is not something Hughton had spoken with Butt about.

South China

On 6 November 2010, the chairman of Hong Kong club

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, said that the club expected Butt to sign for them at the end of the month. Butt signed for South China on 22 November. Wearing the No. 8 shirt, his first match was against TSW Pegasus in a 2–1 win for South China. Butt scored from a freekick during this game but also missed a penalty. After leaving South China, he featured in

's testimonial against

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on 24 May 2011 in central midfield alongside

, rekindling the old times in a midfield that also contained

. However, they lost the game to the Old Lady. Butt also featured in midfield for Eric Cantona's New York Cosmos in Scholes' testimonial match against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 5 August 2011.

International career

Having been capped five times at under-21 level, he won his first England

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during the 1996–97 season against Mexico and became a squad regular, providing reliable backup for the central midfield positions. An injury to first choice midfielder

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before the

gave Butt his chance in the starting line-up alongside Manchester United teammates

and

. Ahead of England's quarter-final game against

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, he was named "the best player of the England squad" by Brazilian legend

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, a compliment to his performance in the unattractive holding role. England eventually exited the World Cup after a 2–1 defeat to Brazil. After the World Cup he returned to his role as a squad player, providing experienced cover for the first-choice midfield pairing of

and

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. He was selected for

, but missed the tournament through injury. His last international appearance was in a friendly against

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on 17 November 2004. In total he appeared 39 times for England.

Post-playing career

Coaching

In October 2012, Butt returned to Manchester United as a coach for the club's reserve team. He was appointed head of the

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in February 2016, a few months after the departure of

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. Since November 2016, he has filled in as interim coach of the reserve (under-23) team after

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left for the managerial position at

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. He briefly served as assistant to

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, after Giggs was made the interim manager of the Manchester United first team, following the departure of

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. In July 2019, Manchester United restructured their backroom staff, making Butt the head of first-team development, reporting directly to manager

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to help improve the transition for young players from the youth team to the first team. Nick Cox replaced Butt as head of the academy. In March 2021, it was announced that Butt was to leave

after 9 years there in various coaching roles within their academy.

Business interests

In 2014, it was announced that Butt, along with fellow ex-

players

, and Gary and

had agreed a deal to purchase Salford City ahead of the 2014–15 season. with plans to get the club to the

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. The group announced they would take part in a special friendly, with Salford facing a Class of '92 team. On 22 September, the group agreed to sell a 50% stake in the club to billionaire

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. On 31 October 2022, Salford City announced the appointment of Butt as the club's chief executive officer, taking over from Gary Neville who had served in that role in a part-time capacity for eight years.

Personal life

Butt was arrested and bailed for assaulting a woman in 2004. Butt married his long-time girlfriend Shelley Barlow in 2008. They have two children. Butt was arrested for alleged domestic assault in April 2019 but the case was discontinued after the Crown Prosecution Service offered no evidence. Butt accepted a caution for criminal damage.

Career statistics

Club

''Statistics accurate as of 20 May 2011''

Honours

Manchester United *

: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03 *

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

* Intercontinental Cup:

Newcastle United *

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: 2009–10 *

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2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

South China *

: 2010–11 England U18 *

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1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

Individual * Denzil Haroun Reserve Team Player of the Year: 1993–94 * Newcastle United Player of the Year: 2006–07 *

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: 1997–98 Premier League *

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: The Premier League's 100 Best Players (No. 69)

References

External links

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