Editing Terry Butcher (section)

==Managerial career==
===Coventry City===
Butcher left Rangers on 15 November 1990 to become player-manager of [[Coventry City]] (as successor to [[John Sillett]]). At one month short of 32 he was the youngest manager in the Football League on his appointment.

Under Sillett, Coventry had won the FA Cup in 1987 and finished as high as seventh in the First Division in 1989, but a dismal start to the 1990–91 season had seen Coventry fall back into the relegation battle that had been all too familiar occurrence at Highfield Road since Coventry first reached the top flight in 1967. With Butcher's appointment as manager, Coventry were intent on returning to their winning ways. Butcher steered Coventry to 16th place and safety in 1990–91, and they entered 1992 in 13th place, but he was sacked as manager on 6 January 1992.

Butcher had played six league games for Coventry in the 1990–91 season before announcing his retirement as a player.

===Sunderland===
In February 1993, Butcher was named manager of Sunderland, re-registering himself as a player two years after his last game. He achieved survival at the end of the 1992–93 season, but was sacked the following December.

===Motherwell===
In October 2001, Butcher became assistant to Eric Black at [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] in the [[Scottish Premier League]], taking over from Black a year later as the club was forced to deal with severe financial difficulties, and Butcher has been praised by the club's supporters and media{{who|date=October 2017}} for his performance under those difficult circumstances.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}} Motherwell reached the [[2005 Scottish League Cup Final]], where his old team Rangers defeated them 5–1.

===Sydney===
After being linked for several weeks with a possible move to [[Sydney FC]], Butcher was announced as their new head coach on 17 May 2006,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/4988790.stm |title=Butcher named as boss of Sydney |date=17 May 2006 | publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> signing a two-year contract. On 7 February 2007, he was sacked after the club were knocked out of the finals series with a 3–2 aggregate loss to the [[Newcastle Jets]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6339899.stm|title=Boss Butcher parts with Sydney FC|date=8 February 2007 | publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

===Brentford===
On 30 March 2007, Butcher was appointed as assistant coach at [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/partick_thistle/6511877.stm "Butcher takes Partick coach role"] BBC Sport, 30 March 2007</ref> However, this was a short lived appointment as he became the manager of [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] on 24 April 2007<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/6587175.stm |title=Butcher named as boss of Brentford|date=24 April 2007 | publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> (he officially took up the role on 7 May 2007).

After a poor run of results, including only 5 wins in 23 matches, and under increasing pressure from the fans who had been chanting the name of former boss [[Martin Allen (footballer)|Martin Allen]], he left Brentford on 11 December 2007.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/7138164.stm "Boss Butcher leaves Brentford job"] BBC Sport, 11 December 2007</ref>

===Scotland national team===
Butcher was named as [[George Burley]]'s assistant in 2008 during Scotland's [[World Cup 2010]] qualifying campaign. Butcher still harboured resentment for Maradona's [[Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-final)#The "Hand of God"|Hand of God]] goal against England 22 years earlier. So in the days leading up to a friendly against Argentina, managed by Diego Maradona, Butcher's views on Maradona were a talking point in the media. Butcher said in interviews that Maradona was a cheat and a liar, and he would be happy to see him lose. Scotland lost the game 1–0. When Maradona was asked about what Butcher had said about him, he replied "Who is Butcher?"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/butcher-whos-he-asks-maradona-28454947.html |title=Butcher, who's he? asks Maradona |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=20 November 2008 |access-date=17 October 2017}}</ref>

In November 2009 George Burley was sacked as Scotland manager and at the same time Butcher left by mutual consent.

===Inverness Caledonian Thistle===
[[File:ICTChampionsMay 2010.jpg|thumb|The Inverness team celebrate winning the [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]] title in May 2010 at the [[Caledonian Stadium]] (Butcher is to the left of the stage)]]

On 27 January 2009, Butcher was appointed manager of [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]], signing an 18-month contract while also continuing his role as assistant manager to [[George Burley]] for the Scotland national team.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/7842208.stm |title=Butcher named as Inverness boss |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 January 2009 }}</ref> Butcher was joined in Inverness by [[Maurice Malpas]] as his assistant manager. In May 2009, Inverness were relegated from the Scottish Premier League. 
After a bad start to the 2009–10 [[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]] league campaign, Butcher managed to turn things around for Inverness. By the end of March, Butcher had guided his club from 16 points behind league leaders Dundee, to four points ahead and top of the Scottish First Division. He was awarded the "[[Irn Bru]] Phenomenal" manager of the month award for March.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/lennon-grabs-a-hat-trick-whilst-twe/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229135449/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/lennon-grabs-a-hat-trick-whilst-twe/|archive-date=29 February 2012|title= IRN-BRU Phenomenal Awards for March 2010|publisher=Scottish Football League|date=13 April 2010|access-date=18 July 2010}}</ref> Inverness won the Irn Bru First Division on 21 April after Dundee were beaten 1–0 by Raith Rovers clinching Inverness's return to the Scottish Premier League. As of 2025, Butcher was the last manager in the club to lead the team to promotion.

As part of the push for promotion in 2009–10, ICT went on an unbeaten away run in the league that continued through the entire 2010 calendar year, culminating in a 1–1 draw against Hearts at [[Tynecastle Stadium|Tynecastle]] on 18 December.<ref>Winton, Richard "Equal opportunity goes unseized" ''Sunday Herald'', 19 December 2010</ref> In April 2010 his contract was extended to the end of the 2011–12 season.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100523025144/http://www.ictfc.co.uk/articles/20100429/terrys-here-for-two-years_2208826_2038645 "Terry's Here for Two Years"] Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC; Retrieved 2 May 2010.</ref> In the SPL 2010–11 season, the club finished seventh, only narrowly missing out on a top six finish. Butcher was inducted to the [[Scottish Football Hall of Fame]] in November 2011.<ref name=hof>{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/european/pat_crerand_and_terry_butcher_among_new_boys_in_hall_of_fame_1_1964680|title=Pat Crerand and Terry Butcher among new boys in Hall of Fame |last=Pattullo |first=Alan |work=The Scotsman |date=14 November 2011 |access-date=14 November 2011}}</ref>

In the 2012–13 season Butcher received a [[List of Scottish Premier League monthly award winners|manager of the month award]] for a second time in November, along with two Inverness players [[Aaron Doran]] and [[Billy McKay]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Inverness CT sweep Clydesdale Bank SPL November awards|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20286127|publisher=BBC Sport|date=6 December 2012|access-date=12 January 2013}}</ref> having receiving it for October in the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Inverness manager Terry Butcher picks up a second award|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/9159296.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=4 November 2010|access-date=12 January 2013}}</ref> This was explained due to winning three matches (including away to [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]])<ref>{{cite news|title=Celtic 0–1 Inverness CT|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20374545|publisher=BBC Sport|date=24 November 2012|access-date=12 January 2013}}</ref> and drawing another, despite the other fixture in the month being a 5–1 defeat to Motherwell<ref>{{cite news|title=Inverness CT 1–5 Motherwell|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20286127|publisher=BBC Sport|date=18 November 2012|access-date=12 January 2013}}</ref> and he led the club into second place by the end of 2012. Butcher expressed his delight with the club staying in second place and also his pleasure with the defenders, who were becoming more prominent than his free-scoring forward line.<ref>{{cite news|title=Inverness CT manager Terry Butcher delighted at SPL position|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20868481|publisher=BBC Sport|date=29 December 2012|access-date=12 January 2013}}</ref>

In January 2013, Butcher rejected an offer to manage [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20963656 |title=Terry Butcher: Inverness CT boss rejects Barnsley job |publisher=BBC Sport|date=9 January 2013 |access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref> having been linked to succeed [[Keith Hill (footballer)|Keith Hill]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Terry Butcher: Barnsley hold talks with Inverness boss|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20972500|publisher=BBC Sport|date=10 January 2013|access-date=11 January 2013}}</ref> After rejecting Barnsley, Butcher explained that one of his reasons for staying was his belief that the club could make history<ref>{{cite news|title=Terry Butcher: Inverness CT boss staying to make history|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20972500|publisher=BBC Sport|date=10 January 2013|access-date=12 January 2013}}</ref> and that he was happy to continue his stay in Scotland.<ref>{{cite news|title=Inverness CT boss Terry Butcher: I love life up here.. next time I go to England might be to scatter my ashes|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/terry-butcher-on-his-love-affair-with-inverness-ct-1528780|work=Daily Record|date=11 January 2013|access-date=12 January 2013}}</ref> His decision to stay was greeted with relief by defender [[Danny Devine (footballer, born 1992)|Daniel Devine]], who had signed for the club earlier that month.<ref>{{cite news|title=Inverness: Danny Devine happy at Terry Butcher decision|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20980465|publisher=BBC Sport|date=10 January 2013|access-date=12 January 2013}}</ref>

Butcher's efforts in guiding Inverness to their top six finish were recognised when he was nominated in the four-man shortlist for [[PFA Scotland Manager of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Celtic's Neil Lennon on PFA Scotland manager of year list|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22357133|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 April 2013|access-date=4 May 2013}}</ref>

===Hibernian===
On 5 November 2013, Inverness confirmed that they had received an official approach from fellow [[Scottish Premiership|Premiership]] side [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] to replace former manager [[Pat Fenlon]] with Butcher.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hibs Approach : Statement|url=http://ictfc.com/news/club-news/1090-hibs-approach-statement|publisher=Inverness Caledonian Thistle|work= Official Website|date=5 November 2013|access-date=5 November 2013}}</ref> On 11 November, Hibernian reached a compensation deal with Inverness for Terry Butcher to move to the club, alongside assistant manager Maurice Malpas.<ref>{{cite news|title=Butcher set to complete Hibernian switch|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/news/butcher-set-complete-hibernian-switch|access-date=11 November 2013|work=[[FourFourTwo]]|date=11 November 2013}}</ref> Butcher agreed to a three-year contract, and his appointment was confirmed by the club on 12 November.<ref>{{cite news|title=Terry Butcher has been named the new manager of Hibernian|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11792/9022657/spfl-terry-butcher-has-been-named-the-new-manager-of-hibernian |access-date=12 November 2013|publisher=Sky Sports}}</ref>

A week after Butcher's departure, Inverness supporters responded to his departure with "Terry who?" in the match against St Johnstone.<ref>{{cite news|title=Inverness CT 1 St Johnstone 0: Caley fans ask 'Terry who?' as managerless Thistle stay second|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-match-reports/scottish-premiership-inverness-ct-v-2842076|work=Daily Record|date=23 November 2013|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> On 2 January 2014, Butcher won the first [[Edinburgh derby]] of his managerial career, as they won 2–1.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hibernian 2 – 1 Heart of Midlothian|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25516816|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2 January 2014|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> Butcher failed to sign any players in mid-January until signing [[Daniel Boateng]], [[Danny Haynes]] and [[Duncan Watmore]] on the last day of the transfer window.<ref>{{cite news|title=Terry Butcher remaining upbeat despite Hibernian transfer disappointments|url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/hibernian/261636-terry-butcher-remaining-upbeat-despite-hibernian-transfer-disappointments/|publisher=STV Sport|date=24 January 2014|access-date=27 May 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050331/http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/hibernian/261636-terry-butcher-remaining-upbeat-despite-hibernian-transfer-disappointments/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Transfer Deadline Day: Hibs land Watmore, Boateng & Haynes|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25976729|publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 January 2014|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref>

As the months progressed, Hibernian's results went badly. His predecessor, Pat Fenlon, had left the team in a mid-table position, but a series of bad performances led to Butcher apologising and supporters describing his tactics as "gutless", "passionless" and "clueless".<ref>{{cite news|title=Hibernian: Terry Butcher apology after defeat by Dundee United|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26394744|publisher=BBC Sport|date=28 February 2014|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Terry Butcher, once again, is standing at the crossroads|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/butcher-once-again-is-standing-at-crossroads.24188177|work=Herald Scotland|date=10 May 2014|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> Hibernian dropped to the bottom half in the league, putting them at risk of relegation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Do Hibernian have the stomach for a Scottish Premiership fight?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27094215|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 April 2014|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> Defeats in the bottom half for Hibernian led Butcher to cancel players' day-off.<ref>{{cite news|title=Terry Butcher cancels Hibs players' day off|url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/terry-butcher-cancels-hibs-players-day-off-1-3382809|work= Edinburgh Evening News|date=21 April 2014|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> Further defeats to Ross County and Kilmarnock placed Hibernian eleventh place and facing the play-offs to keep their Premiership place.<ref>{{cite news|title=Killie win sends Hibs into play-off|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27265461 |publisher=BBC Sport|date=10 May 2014|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref>

On 25 May 2014 Hibernian were relegated to the Scottish Championship, losing a two-leg playoff against [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hibernian 0 – 2 Hamilton Academical (2 – 2 on aggregate, 3 – 4 on penalty shoot-out)|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27464444|publisher=BBC Sport|date=25 May 2014|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> After the match, Butcher described Hibernian relegation as his "darkest day in football".<ref>{{cite news|title=Hibs: Terry Butcher says relegation is his 'darkest day'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27569575|publisher=BBC Sport|date=25 May 2014|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> Butcher was criticised by [[James McPake]], who Butcher replaced as captain with [[Liam Craig]], for not selecting him to play despite being fit.<ref>{{cite news|title=James McPake hits back at Terry Butcher criticism amid Hibs plight|url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/478382/James-McPake-hits-back-at-Terry-Butcher-criticism-amid-Hibs-plight|work=Scottish Daily Express|date=27 May 2014|access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Football – Craig ready to lead Hibs on|url=https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-craig-ready-lead-hibs-142034829--sow.html|publisher=Yahoo! Eurosport|date=27 November 2013|access-date=27 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527214348/https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-craig-ready-lead-hibs-142034829--sow.html|archive-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> After a meeting with new chief executive [[Leeann Dempster]] to discuss Hibs' future plans, Butcher was sacked by the club on 10 June 2014.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27783337 Hibernian sack manager Terry Butcher following club's relegation] BBC Sport,10 June 2014</ref> There were also rumours of Butcher losing the dressing room and then asking players to leave the club in the January transfer window, only to use them to help the club survive relegation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Terry Butcher lost Hibs dressing room when he told players they were finished.. then asked them to help beat drop, says Ben Williams|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/terry-butcher-lost-hibs-dressing-3673377| work=Daily Record|date=11 June 2014|access-date=14 August 2014}}</ref>

Butcher interviewed for the vacant managerial position at Motherwell in December 2014, but then asked not to be considered for the position.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30422285 |title=Motherwell: Terry Butcher out of running for manager's job |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 December 2014 |access-date=10 December 2014}}</ref>

===Newport County===
On 30 April 2015 Butcher was appointed manager of Welsh club [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] in [[EFL League Two|League Two]] on a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32543980|title=Terry Butcher appointed new manager of Newport County|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 April 2015| access-date= 16 January 2019}}</ref> He took up the role at the end of the 2014–15 season in preparation for the following season, but was sacked on 1 October 2015 with Newport bottom of League Two after gaining just five points from the first ten matches of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34417221|title=Newport County part company with manager Terry Butcher|publisher=BBC Sport|date=1 October 2015| access-date= 16 January 2019}}</ref>

===Philippines===
On 14 June 2018, Butcher was announced as the new head coach of the [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]].<ref>{{cite news |title=New Philippine coach Terry Butcher says he wants Azkals to win 'with finesse and skill' |url=https://www.spin.ph/football/azkals/news/new-philippine-coach-terry-butcher-says-he-wants-azkals-to-win-with-finesse-and-skill |access-date=14 June 2018 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=14 June 2018|author=Christian Jacinto}}</ref> In 2016, he almost got appointed as head coach of [[Global Cebu F.C.|Global Cebu]] which was set to play in the inaugural edition of the [[Philippines Football League]], but the club favoured Japanese coach [[Toshiaki Imai]] instead.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Estrada |first1=Kevin |title=England legend Terry Butcher to become Azkals gaffer |url=https://www.dugout.ph/2018/06/england-legend-terry-butcher-to-become.html |access-date=14 June 2018 |work=Dugout Philippines |date=14 June 2018}}</ref> He was due to lead the Philippines national team in the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44490130|title=Terry Butcher: Former England captain appointed head coach of Philippines|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 June 2018|author=Jack Skelton|access-date=19 June 2018}}</ref> but on 2 August 2018, he announced that he will not take the role as head coach of the national team because he did not believe the system is in place for his time in charge of the Philippines to be successful.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45056364|title=Terry Butcher: Former England captain quits as Philippines head coach|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 August 2018}}</ref> His assistant coach, [[Scott Cooper (football manager)|Scott Cooper]] took over his post and take charge of the team's 2019 Asian Cup preparations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Terry Butcher steps down as Azkals coach |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/football/662856/terry-butcher-steps-down-as-azkals-coach/story/ |access-date=3 August 2018 |work=GMA News |agency=Reuters |date=3 August 2018}}</ref>

===Guangzhou R&F===
On 26 July 2019 it was confirmed, that Butcher had joined the coaching staff of Chinese club [[Guangzhou R&F F.C.|Guangzhou R&F]] to help fix the teams leaky defence. He was hired as a defensive coach.<ref>[https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2019/07/26/terry-butcher-lands-defensive-role-at-chinas-guangzhou-rf/1775102 Terry Butcher lands defensive role at China's Guangzhou R&F], malaymail.com, 26 May 2019</ref>

===Return to Ipswich Town===
In February 2020 it was announced that Butcher would be taking up a new role with Ipswich Town, primarily working with the club's academy whilst also having some involvement with the first-team,<ref>{{cite news |title=Legend Butcher Aiming to Inspire Blues Youngsters in New Role |url=https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/37833/legend-butcher-aiming-to-inspire-blues-youngsters-in-new-role |access-date=21 November 2020 |work=TWTD |date=11 February 2020}}</ref> but he left the club again in July 2021.<ref>[https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/40613/legend-butcher-exits-u23s-role Legend Butcher Exits U23s Role]</ref>