Malcolm Partridge Butler (6 August 1913 – December 1987) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a full back in The Football League for Blackpool and Accrington Stanley. He also won one cap for Ireland. Club career Belfast-born Butler left Belfast Celtic to sign for Blackpool in January 1935. His four-year career with the club was ended by the outbreak of the Second World War. During the war he guested for both Chelsea and Brighton, playing around his time as a Flight-Lieutenant navigator in the Royal Air Force. In July 1947 he signed with Accrington Stanley, and captained the club to a sixth-place finish in the Football League Third Division North before retiring in May 1948. International career On 15 March 1939, he played for Ireland in their 3–1 defeat to Wales. It was the country's last match before World War II. Post-retirement After leaving the game he became a licensee in Blackpool. References 1913 births 1987 deaths Association footballers from Belfast Association football defenders Association footballers from Northern Ireland Belfast Celtic F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players English Football League players Royal Air Force personnel of World War II Chelsea F.C. wartime guest players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. wartime guest players Pre-1950 IFA international footballers Royal Air Force officers