Ernie Butler | |
Fullname: | Ernest Butler |
Birth Date: | 1919 5, df=y |
Birth Place: | Box, Wiltshire, England |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Youthclubs1: | Box |
Years1: | 1946–1953 |
Clubs1: | Portsmouth |
Caps1: | 222 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Ernest Butler (13 May 1919 – 31 January 2002) was an English footballer.
He signed for Portsmouth from Bath City and served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War and was a guest goalkeeper for Tranmere Rovers when stationed on Merseyside .[1] Whilst at Portsmouth he won back-to-back Football League Championships.