| Arthur Buttery | |
| Fullname: | Arthur Buttery |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1908 |
| Birth Place: | Hednesford, England |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Death Place: | Heath Hayes, Staffordshire, England |
| Height: | 5 ft 11+1/2 in[2] |
| Position: | Inside left |
| Youthclubs1: | St. Peter's Church |
| Clubs1: | Hednesford Town |
| Years2: | 1929–1932 |
| Clubs2: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 1932–1937 |
| Clubs3: | Bury |
| Caps3: | 104 |
| Goals3: | 38 |
| Years4: | 1937–1938 |
| Clubs4: | Bradford City |
| Caps4: | 35 |
| Goals4: | 13 |
| Years5: | 1938–1939 |
| Clubs5: | Walsall |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 1939–19?? |
| Clubs6: | Bristol Rovers |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Clubs7: | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (war guest) |
| Clubs8: | Stafford Rangers |
| Totalcaps: | 167 |
| Totalgoals: | 61 |
Arthur Buttery (20 December 1908 – 6 July 1990) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left. He scored 61 goals from 167 appearances in the Football League.[3] He was nicknamed "The Gentleman."[1]
Born in Hednesford, Buttery played for St. Peter's Church, Hednesford Town. His performance at Hednesford – 18 goals in seven games – was quickly noticed and he was signed to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1929 for £450 .[1] He later played for Bury, Bradford City, Walsall, Bristol Rovers and Stafford Rangers.[4] He joined Bradford City in January 1937, and left the club in June 1938.[5] For them he made 35 appearances in the Football League, scoring 13 goals.[6]
Buttery became a respected scout in his retirement, one of his recruits being English international Gerry Hitchens.[1]