Code: | Hurling |
Sport: | Hurling |
Henry Butler | |
Irish: | Anraí de Buitléir |
Birth Date: | 1948 |
County: | Wexford |
Province: | Leinster |
Club: | Buffers Alley |
Clcounty: | 10 |
Clprovince: | 2 |
Clallireland: | 1 |
Counties: | Wexford |
Icposition: | Goalkeeper |
Icyears: | 1976-1979 |
Icapps(Points): | 3 (0-00) |
Icprovince: | 0 |
Icallireland: | 0 |
Nhl: | 0 |
Allstars: | 0 |
Icupdate: | 15:38, 15 March 2015 |
Birth Place: | Kilmuckridge, County Wexford, Ireland |
Henry Butler (born 1948) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Wexford senior team.[1]
Born in Kilmuckridge, County Wexford, Butler first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Wexford minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 1976 championship. Butler went on to play a bit part for the team over the next few years, and won two Leinster medals as a non-playing substitute. He was an All-Ireland runner-up as a non-playing substitute on two occasions.
At club level Butler is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with Buffers Alley. In addition to this he also won two Leinster medals and ten championship medals.
Throughout his inter-county career Butler made 3 championship appearances for Wexford. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1979 championship.