Terry Butcher

Terence Ian "Terry"  Butcher (born 28 December 1958 in Singapore) is the manager of the Scottish Premier League side Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

He was once a professional player. He played as defender with Ipswich Town and Rangers in the 1980s. He was also a captain of England and won 77 caps in his career of ten years.

Early life
He was born in Singapore but spent his childhood in Lowestoft, Suffolk. There he attended The Denes High School. He also met his wife Rita there. He got a chance to join Norwich City youth team, but refused it.

Playing career
Club career
Butcher made his debut for Ipswich against Everton in the First Division on 15 April 1978. Over the next eight seasons, he became the club's central defender. His good performance was noticed by then England coach Ron Greenwood. He gave him his debut in a friendly against Australia in 1980.

In 1981, Butcher played in the Ipswich side that won the UEFA Cup under Bobby Robson. That year the club cape close to its first League title since 1962. However Aston Villa defeated them and won the title.

In 1986, Butcher left Ipswich when they were relegated. He became one of the first 'English invasion' players to join Scottish club Rangers. This was after Graeme Souness became its manager. Souness, the former Liverpool player, paid Ipswich £725,000 for him in July 1986.

As captain, he led them to three League titles in four seasons. They also won two Scottish League Cups.

In November 1987 he broke his leg during Scottish Premier Division fixture against Aberdeen. He could not play for the rest of the season. Before he was injured, Butcher was close to signing a £1million return to England with Manchester United. His injury cancelled this signing. United manager Alex Ferguson signed Norwich City's Steve Bruce instead.

His last Rangers game came in September 1990. Rangers lost 2-1 league against Dundee United in the match. His performance in that match was bad and he was dropped from the side. Leeds United manager Howard Wilkinson talked with Graeme Souness about bringing Butcher back to England, but when Butcher did depart from Ibrox it was in a £400,000 deal to become player-manager of Coventry City on 15 November 1990. 

Career statistics

Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsIpswich Town1977–78First Division30301978–7921210202421979–803624020404621980–8140470501226461981–822711060203611982–834203020214911983–8434120404011984–8542250905621985–862745022346Total2721628032220335221Rangers1986–87Scottish Premier Division4321050605521987–881110030401811988–893428050415131989–903432050204331990–915000311091Total127811021117117610Coventry City1990–91First Division601991–9200Total60Sunderland1992–93First Division380Clydebank1993–94Scottish First Division30Career total44624

Managerial

TeamLeague (s)FromToRecordGWDLWin %Coventry CityEnglish Division One14 November 19906 January 1992SunderlandChampionship5 February 199326 November 1993MotherwellScottish Premier League24 April 200217 May 2006SydneyAustralian A-League17 May 20068 February 2007Brentford English League Two7 May 200711 December 2007Inverness CTScottish First DivisionScottish Premiership27 January 200911 November 2013HibernianScottish Premiership12 November 201310 June 2014Newport CountyEnglish League Two2 May 20151 October 2015Total

Honours
Player
Ipswich Town
 UEFA Cup: 1980–81

Rangers
 Scottish Football League Premier Division: 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90 
 Scottish League Cup: 1986–87, 1988–89

Individual
Ipswich Town Player of the Year: 1984–85, 1985–86
 Rangers Hall of Fame: inducted 2000
Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2010
 Scottish Football Hall of Fame: inducted 2011
English Football Hall of Fame: Inducted 2021

Manager
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
 Scottish First Division (second tier): 2009–10

Individual
Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month: February 2004, September 2004, March 2006, October 2010, November 2012, August 2013

References

Category:1958 births
Category:Living people
Category:English footballers
Category:English football managers
Category:Ipswich Town F.C. players
Category:Sportspeople from Suffolk
Category:Sunderland A.F.C. managers
Category:1982 FIFA World Cup players
Category:1986 FIFA World Cup players
Category:1990 FIFA World Cup players