of 1926, having made a total of nine Football League appearances. Non-league career After being released by Nelson, Butterworth signed for Lancashire Combination side Colne Town in August 1926. He joined Great Harwood on a free transfer in December of the same year but could not prevent the team finishing bottom of the league for the second consecutive season. A move to Wellington Town of the Birmingham & District League followed in August 1927, and the club finished as runners-up in the division at the end of the 1927–28 campaign. Butterworth returned to Colne Town for the 1928–29 season and remained there until his emigration in March 1929. While working for the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Trent Motors factory, he also played amateur football for the works teams. References 1902 births 1938 deaths People from Higham, Lancashire English footballers Association football defenders Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Nelson F.C. players Colne Town F.C. players Great Harwood F.C. players Telford United F.C. players English Football League players