Editing Nicky Butt

{{Short description|English footballer (born 1975)}}
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| name = Nicky Butt
| image = Cropped Butt by nyaa birdies perch.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Butt playing for [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in 2009
| fullname = Nicholas Butt<ref name="Hugman2010-11">{{cite book |editor-first=Barry J. |editor-last=Hugman |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11 |year=2010 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-1-84596-601-0 |page=68 }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|1|21|df=y}}<ref name="Hugman2010-11"/>
| birth_place = [[Gorton]], [[Manchester]], England
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}<ref name="Hugman2010-11"/>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Salford City F.C.|Salford City]] (chief executive officer)
| youthyears1 = 1991–1992
| youthclubs1 = [[Manchester United F.C. Reserves and Academy|Manchester United]]
| years1 = 1992–2004
| clubs1 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| caps1 = 270
| goals1 = 21
| years2 = 2004–2012
| clubs2 = [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
| caps2 = 139
| goals2 = 17
| years3 = 2005–2006
| clubs3 = → [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] (loan)
| caps3 = 24
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2013–2016
| clubs4 = [[ South China AA| South China]]
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 1
| totalcaps = 429
| totalgoals = 30<!-- LEAGUE ONLY -->
| nationalyears1 = 1992–1993
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-18 football team|England U18]]
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 1992
| nationalteam2 = [[England national under-19 football team|England U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1994–1996
| nationalteam3 = [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]
| nationalcaps3 = 7
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 1997–2004
| nationalteam4 = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps4 = 39
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2016–2017
| managerclubs1 = [[Manchester United F.C. Reserves and Academy#Under-23s|Manchester United U23]] (interim)
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{{Medal|Comp|[[FIFA World Youth Championship]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[1993 FIFA World Youth Championship|1993 Australia]]|}}
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'''Nicholas Butt''' (born 21 January 1975) is an English [[association football|football]] coach and former player who was most recently the head of first-team development at [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. He is also a co-owner of [[Salford City F.C.|Salford City]]. Butt played professional football as a [[midfielder]] from 1992 to 2011. He spent the majority of his career with Manchester United, where he won six [[Premier League]] titles, three [[FA Cup]]s, four [[FA Community Shield]]s, the [[UEFA Champions League]] and the [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]. 

Butt moved to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in 2004. He spent one season on loan to [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] in 2005–06. He finished his career abroad, playing for [[South China AA|South China]] where he won the [[2010–11 Hong Kong League Cup|Hong Kong League Cup]].

Butt earned 39 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for [[England national football team|England]] between 1997 and 2004. He was chosen for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] and [[UEFA Euro 2004]].

==Club career==
===Manchester United===
[[File:Nickybutt.JPG|thumb|left|upright|Butt on the sidelines at [[Old Trafford]] in March 2004]]
Born in [[Gorton]], [[Manchester]], Butt began his career at [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] as an important part of their youth team before turning professional in 1993.

He made his first-team debut in the [[1992–93 in English football|1992–93 season]] as a substitute against [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]] in a 3–0 [[Premier League]] win on 21 November 1992, but did not get his big break in the team until the [[1994–95 in English football|1994–95 season]], often covering for [[Roy Keane]] in the event of injuries and suspension. One of his first appearances for the first team came in the FA Cup semi-final on 10 April 1994, also against Oldham as a substitute, this time in a 1–1 draw at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]]. United won the replay 4–1 at [[Maine Road]] but he was not included in the squad. 1994–95 saw Butt play 35 games in all competitions, scoring one goal and featuring in the starting eleven for the FA Cup final, which United lost to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]].

With the departure of [[Paul Ince]] to [[F.C. Internazionale Milano|Internazionale]] in the 1995 close season, manager [[Alex Ferguson]] chose to draft in Butt as Ince's successor in midfield alongside [[Roy Keane]]. Butt was part of a notable batch of talented, young Manchester United players dubbed [[Fergie's Fledglings]], who had mostly been involved in United's FA Youth Cup-winning triumph of 1992 and gradually been introduced into the first team over the next few seasons. Others included [[David Beckham]], [[Gary Neville]], [[Phil Neville]] and [[Paul Scholes]] – who all spent a decade or more in the [[Old Trafford]] team's first team and helped the club win numerous major trophies as the dominant force in English football.

Butt performed remarkably in his early seasons as a regular first team player at United, and often started in the lineup, scoring crucial goals, such as against [[Liverpool]] in [[Eric Cantona]]'s comeback match in October 1995, and forcing [[Nigel Winterburn]] to concede an [[own goal]] for the winner against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in November 1996 – a game which saw the end of a three-match losing run in the league. Butt also functioned as a steady replacement for [[Roy Keane]] as the midfield ball winner, while Keane was injured for much of the 1997–98 season, earning a PFA Team of the Year award that year. However, Keane returned and after forward [[Paul Scholes]] was re-deployed as a midfielder around the end of the 1990s. Butt's first-team chances started to become increasingly limited, with many of his appearances coming from the bench from this stage onwards.

Butt still went on to collect many honours at United, as the club capped their domination of the 1990s with a remarkable and unique [[Treble (association football)|treble]] win in 1999 (with Butt playing the whole of the [[1999 UEFA Champions League Final|Champions League Final]] due to Roy Keane being suspended), and several more titles in the years up till 2001. By the time of his departure from [[Old Trafford]], Butt had gained six [[Premier League]] title winner's medals, three [[FA Cup]] winner's medals and a [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] winner's medal. He had also collected an FA Cup runners-up medal in 1995.

===Newcastle United===
Butt handed in a transfer request in January 2004,<ref>{{cite news |date=13 January 2004 |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11667_2288110,00.html |title=No Butts as Nicky wants United exit |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=9 November 2008 }}</ref> but turned down a proposed move to [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] during the January transfer window.<ref>{{cite news |date=30 January 2004 |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11667_2289658,00.html |title=Butt to stay put after Blues snub |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=9 November 2008 }}</ref> He was signed by [[Bobby Robson]] for [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in July 2004 for a fee of £2.5&nbsp;million on a four-year deal, where he was seen as a replacement for the veteran [[Gary Speed]], who had moved to [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]].<ref>{{cite news |date=29 July 2004 |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11667_2306407,00.html |title=Butt seals Magpies move |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=9 November 2008 }}</ref>

Butt had a disappointing and injury-marred [[2004–05 in English football|2004–05]] season, prompting the then Newcastle manager [[Graeme Souness]] to sign [[Senegal]]ese midfielder [[Amdy Faye]] in January 2005. Despite a promising start, the fans turned on Butt after the 4–1 defeat against Manchester United in the [[FA Cup]] semi-final.{{citation needed|date=December 2010}} The acquisition of [[Scott Parker (footballer)|Scott Parker]] and [[Emre Belözoğlu|Emre]] in the summer of 2005 pushed Butt further down the pecking order, and his move to Birmingham City (managed by former Manchester United teammate [[Steve Bruce]]) on a season-long loan was announced on 3 August 2005.<ref>{{cite news |date=3 August 2005 |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11678_2343901,00.html |title=Blues sign Butt |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=9 November 2008 }}</ref>

However, on 13 February 2006, Butt walked out on his manager and former Manchester United teammate [[Steve Bruce]], after finding out Bruce placed his son [[Alex Bruce (footballer born 1984)|Alex Bruce]] in the squad ahead of him, and was later fined two weeks wages.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/feb/15/newsstory.sport5|title=Upset Bruce takes hard line despite Butt apology|last=James|first=Stuart|date=15 February 2006|work=The Guardian|access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref> After Birmingham were relegated from the Premier League, Butt returned to Newcastle who were being managed by [[Glenn Roeder]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/nov/04/newsstory.sport4|title=Butt relishing second chance to make impression at St James'|last=Walker|first=Michael|date=4 November 2006|work=The Guardian|access-date=24 October 2020}}</ref>

Although not an instant fan favourite at [[St. James' Park]], Butt won over some fans with two goals scored through headers in a pre-season friendly against [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]].<ref>{{cite news |date=5 August 2006 |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-3-villareal-3-1544265 |title=Newcastle United 3, Villarreal 3 |publisher=chroniclelive.co.uk|access-date=16 February 2016 }}</ref> There was some speculation that newly appointed [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] manager [[Roy Keane]] would try to sign his former Manchester United midfield partner. However, due to the lack of back-up midfielders at Newcastle and his good pre-season form, Butt remained at Newcastle.

[[File:Butt and Martins.jpg|thumb|Butt with Newcastle teammate [[Obafemi Martins]] in 2007]]
During the [[2006–07 in English football|2006–07 season]], Butt was much more involved in the first team at Newcastle, playing in the holding role which allowed the likes of Parker and Emre to go forward. On 14 January 2007, Butt scored his first Newcastle goal in over 2 years when he scored the winner against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in a 3–2 victory at [[White Hart Lane]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6236771.stm |title=Tottenham 2–3 Newcastle |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=14 January 2007 |access-date=8 September 2009 |first=Jonathan |last=Stevenson}}</ref> Butt's return to form was encapsulated when he captained Newcastle in a [[UEFA Cup]] match against [[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]] on 15 February when Parker was injured.<ref>{{cite news |date=16 February 2007 |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11678_2405754,00.html |title=Butt happy to lead |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=9 November 2008 }}</ref> His good form that season continued, as on 9 April, Butt won the man of the match award for his performance against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]. He continued to captain Newcastle whenever Parker was injured, and by the end of the season it was widely considered that he had won over the Newcastle fans.<ref>{{cite news |date=23 April 2007 |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11678_2411878,00.html |title=Butt eyes Toon stay |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=9 November 2008 }}</ref>

With Parker having moved to [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], Butt continued to play a big part in Newcastle's 2007–08 campaign. On 21 December, he penned a new contract keeping him at the club until the end of next season.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 December 2007 |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_2996137,00.html |title=Butt commits to Magpies |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=9 November 2008 }}</ref> After being an almost ever-present in that season, he expressed a desire to finish his career with Newcastle.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 October 2008 |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_4356853,00.html |title=Butt keen on Magpies stay |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=9 November 2008 }}</ref> Butt also started the season as captain, filling in for the injured [[Michael Owen]], and proved to be a popular choice. Butt played his 100th league game for Newcastle on 21 December 2008, marking it with a 2–1 home win against Tottenham. Newcastle were eventually relegated that season, meaning that Butt's record of playing in every [[Premier League]] season has been relinquished.

Butt was made permanent club captain for the [[2009–10 Newcastle United F.C. season|2009–10 season]], his first outside the top flight, following [[Michael Owen]]'s departure to Manchester United as a free agent during the summer transfer window. However, vice-captain [[Alan Smith (footballer born 1980)|Alan Smith]]'s impressive form saw him take the armband more often than Butt. Butt started fewer games, but still effectively carried out his holding role well, leading his side to gritty shutouts in most of the games he started.

The club eventually won both promotion to the [[Premier League]] and the [[Football League Championship|Championship]] title, and Butt announced his retirement in the build-up to Newcastle's last home game against [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]].<ref>{{cite news |date=23 April 2010 |url=http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20100423/club-captain-butt-set-for-stjames-farewell_2240137_2032318 |title=Club Captain Butt Set For St.James' Farewell |publisher=nufc.co.uk |access-date=23 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100426001404/http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20100423/club-captain-butt-set-for-stjames-farewell_2240137_2032318 |archive-date=26 April 2010 }}</ref> He entered his penultimate game as a substitute and won a penalty en route to a 2–2 draw. Butt lifted the [[Football League Championship|Championship]] trophy alongside vice-captain [[Alan Smith (footballer born 1980)|Alan Smith]].

After leaving Newcastle he was backed by former Newcastle boss [[Chris Hughton]] to move into coaching, although a coaching position with Newcastle is not something Hughton had spoken with Butt about.<ref>{{cite news |date=23 April 2010 |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_6110385,00.html |title=Butt backed to become coach |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=24 April 2010 }}</ref>

===South China===
[[File:HK Nicky Butt SCAA vs TSW Pegasus.JPG|thumb|upright|Butt playing for South China against [[TSW Pegasus]] in the [[Hong Kong League Cup]] final, 2011]]
On 6 November 2010, the chairman of Hong Kong club [[South China AA|South China]], [[Steven Lo]], said that the club expected Butt to sign for them at the end of the month.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 November 2010 |url=http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=55f87003c3c1c210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=HK+%26+China&s=Sport |title=Nicky Butt agrees deal to sign for South China |author=Chan Kin-wa |newspaper=South China Morning Post |access-date=9 November 2010 }}</ref> Butt signed for South China on 22 November. Wearing the No. 8 shirt,<ref>[https://www.planetfootball.com/nostalgia/the-last-goodbye-nicky-butts-weird-sojourn-in-hong-kong/ The last goodbye: When Nicky Butt tried turning into David Beckham] planatfootball.com</ref> his first match was against [[TSW Pegasus]] in a 2–1 win for South China. Butt scored from a freekick during this game but also missed a penalty.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 December 2010 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9245994.stm |title=Nicky Butt signs three-month deal with South China FC |work=BBC Sport |access-date=9 December 2010 }}</ref>

After leaving South China, he featured in [[Gary Neville]]'s testimonial against [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] on 24 May 2011 in central midfield alongside [[Paul Scholes]], rekindling the old times in a midfield that also contained [[David Beckham]]. However, they lost the game to the Old Lady. Butt also featured in midfield for Eric Cantona's New York Cosmos in Scholes' testimonial match against Manchester United at Old Trafford on 5 August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/940320/man-united%27s-scholes-scores-in-testimonal-against-new-york-cosmos|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103070344/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/940320/man-united's-scholes-scores-in-testimonal-against-new-york-cosmos|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|title=Scholes scores in testimonal|website=go.com}}</ref>

==International career==
Having been capped five times at under-21 level, he won his first England [[Cap (sport)#Association football|cap]] during the [[1996–97 in English football|1996–97]] season against Mexico and became a squad regular, providing reliable backup for the central midfield positions. An injury to first choice midfielder [[Steven Gerrard]] before the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] gave Butt his chance in the starting line-up alongside Manchester United teammates [[David Beckham]] and [[Paul Scholes]]. Ahead of England's quarter-final game against [[Brazil National Football Team|Brazil]], he was named "the best player of the England squad" by Brazilian legend [[Pelé]],<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/video/38088000/rm/_38088560_pele18_myrie_vi.ram "Brazilian legend Pele tells the BBC's Clive Myrie that the man Brazil most fears is Nicky Butt"] (video clip), BBC Sport, 20 June 2002, retrieved 2 December 2006</ref> a compliment to his performance in the unattractive holding role. England eventually exited the World Cup after a 2–1 defeat to Brazil.

After the World Cup he returned to his role as a squad player, providing experienced cover for the first-choice midfield pairing of [[Steven Gerrard]] and [[Frank Lampard]]. He was selected for [[UEFA Euro 2004]], but missed the tournament through injury. His last international appearance was in a friendly against [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]] on 17 November 2004. In total he appeared 39 times for England.

==Post-playing career==
===Coaching===
In October 2012, Butt returned to Manchester United as a coach for the club's reserve team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2012/Oct/nicky-butt-coaching-manchester-united-reserves.aspx |title=Butt back at United |first=Adam |last=Marshall |publisher=Manchester United |date=21 October 2012 |access-date=21 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025014559/http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2012/Oct/nicky-butt-coaching-manchester-united-reserves.aspx |archive-date=25 October 2012}}</ref> He was appointed head of the [[Manchester United F.C. Reserves and Academy|academy]] in February 2016, a few months after the departure of [[Brian McClair]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Nicky Butt appointed Head of Academy|url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Club-News/2016/Feb/nicky-butt-appointed-manchester-united-head-of-academy.aspx|website=ManUtd.com|publisher=Manchester United|date=16 February 2016|access-date=16 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Manchester United name Nicky Butt as new head of academy|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/feb/15/manchester-united-nicky-butt-head-of-academy|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=15 February 2016}}</ref> Since November 2016, he has filled in as interim coach of the reserve (under-23) team after [[Warren Joyce]] left for the managerial position at [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Manchester United academy chief Nicky Butt gives update on search for reserves boss|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-news-nicky-butt-12469084|work=[[Manchester Evening News]]|date=17 January 2017}}</ref> He briefly served as assistant to [[Ryan Giggs]], after Giggs was made the interim manager of the Manchester United first team, following the departure of [[David Moyes]].

In July 2019, Manchester United restructured their backroom staff, making Butt the head of first-team development, reporting directly to manager [[Ole Gunnar Solskjær]] to help improve the transition for young players from the youth team to the first team. Nick Cox replaced Butt as head of the academy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Club announces Academy restructure |url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/new-roles-for-nicky-butt-nick-cox-in-man-utd-academy-restructure |website=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United |date=22 July 2019 |access-date=23 July 2019 }}</ref> In March 2021, it was announced that Butt was to leave [[Manchester United]] after 9 years there in various coaching roles within their academy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/official-statement-nicky-butt-to-leave-man-utd-post-march-2021|title = Butt to leave for new challenge}}</ref>

===Business interests===
In 2014, it was announced that Butt, along with fellow ex-[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] players [[Ryan Giggs]], [[Paul Scholes]], and [[Gary Neville|Gary]] and [[Phil Neville]] had agreed a deal to purchase [[Salford City F.C.|Salford City]] ahead of the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Keegan |first=Mike |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/class-92-buy-salford-city-6887407 |title=Class of '92 stars agree deal to buy Salford City FC |date=27 March 2014 |access-date=27 March 2014 |work=Manchester Evening News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11667/9235598/gary-neville-phil-neville-ryan-giggs-paul-scholes-and-nicky-butt-agree-deal-for-salford-city-fc |title=Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt agree deal for Salford City FC |date=27 March 2014 |access-date=7 August 2014 |publisher=Sky Sports}}</ref> with plans to get the club to the [[Football League]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Robson |first=James |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/class-92-big-plans-salford-7576928 |title=Class of 92 have big plans for Salford City |date=7 August 2014 |access-date=7 August 2014 |work=Manchester Evening News}}</ref> The group announced they would take part in a special friendly, with Salford facing a [[The Class of '92|Class of '92]] team.<ref>{{cite news |last=Keegan |first=Mike |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-class-92-play-7094821 |title=Class of 92 to play in Salford City friendly |date=9 May 2014 |access-date=7 August 2014 |publisher=Manchester Evening News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/09/class-of-92-ryan-giggs-salford-city-paul-scholes |title=Manchester United's Class of 92 set to face Salford City in friendly |date=9 May 2014 |access-date=7 August 2014 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/ryan-giggs-and-his-class-of-92-teammates-to-face-salford-fc-in-preseason-friendly-as-manchester-uniteds-interim-manager-ponders-his-future-9342530.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220620/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/ryan-giggs-and-his-class-of-92-teammates-to-face-salford-fc-in-preseason-friendly-as-manchester-uniteds-interim-manager-ponders-his-future-9342530.html |archive-date=20 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Ryan Giggs and Manchester United 'Class of 92' team-mates to face Salford FC |date=9 May 2014 |access-date=7 August 2014 |work=The Independent}}</ref> On 22 September, the group agreed to sell a 50% stake in the club to billionaire [[Peter Lim]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Jackson |first=Jamie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/22/salford-city-peter-lim-class-of-92 |title=Peter Lim to buy 50% stake in Salford City from Class of '92 |date=22 September 2014 |access-date=22 September 2014 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/11113782/Singapore-businessman-Peter-Lim-joins-forces-with-ex-Manchester-United-players-and-invests-in-Salford-City-FC.html |title=Singapore businessman Peter Lim joins forces with ex-Manchester United players and invests in Salford City FC |date=22 September 2014 |access-date=22 September 2014 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>

On 31 October 2022, Salford City announced the appointment of Butt as the club's chief executive officer, taking over from Gary Neville who had served in that role in a part-time capacity for eight years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicky Butt appointed CEO |url=https://salfordcityfc.co.uk/nicky-butt-appointed-ceo-311022/ |publisher=Salford City FC |date=31 October 2022 |access-date=31 October 2022 }}</ref>  On 15 October 2024, Butt announced he was stepping down as CEO of Salford to pursue coaching opportunities.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Garrick |first1=Omar |title=Ex-Manchester United midfielder Nicky Butt steps down as Salford CEO to pursue coaching opportunities |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5844829/2024/10/15/salford-city-nicky-butt-ceo/ |access-date=16 October 2024 |work=The New York Times|date=15 October 2024 }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Butt was arrested and bailed for assaulting a woman in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/butt-gets-bail-over-assault-1145872|title=Butt gets bail over assault claim|date=10 August 2004|work=Manchester Evening News|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> Butt married his long-time girlfriend Shelley Barlow in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nicky Butt's United wedding|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/nicky-butts-united-wedding-739918|work=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=10 January 2008}}</ref> They have two children.<ref>{{cite news|title=Baby joy for Butt|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/baby-joy-for-butt-1099053|work=[[Manchester Evening News]]|date=13 August 2004}}</ref> Butt was arrested for alleged domestic assault in April 2019 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-47961224|title=Ex-Man Utd star held over attack on woman|date=17 April 2019|work=BBC Sport}}</ref> but the case was discontinued after the Crown Prosecution Service offered no evidence. Butt accepted a caution for criminal damage.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Nicky Butt: Assault charge dropped against ex-Man Utd player |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-51549381.amp |access-date=2 September 2022}}</ref>

In 2024, Butt was banned from driving for a year and ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work for breaking a motorcyclist's leg during an accident caused by Butt's "lapse of concentration".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/21/former-manchester-united-footballer-nicky-butt-banned-from-driving-over-road-crash|title=Former Manchester United footballer Nicky Butt banned from driving over road crash|work=PA Media|via=The Guardian|date=21 June 2024|access-date=21 June 2024}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

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!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other<ref>Includes other competitive competitions, including the [[FA Community Shield]], [[UEFA Super Cup]], [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]], [[FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA Club World Championship]]</ref>
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="13"|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[1992–93 Manchester United F.C. season|1992–93]]
|[[Premier League]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
|[[1993–94 Manchester United F.C. season|1993–94]]
|Premier League
|1||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|[[1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season|1994–95]]
|Premier League
|22||1||4||0||3||0||6||0||0||0||35||1
|-
|[[1995–96 Manchester United F.C. season|1995–96]]
|Premier League
|32||2||7||1||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||41||3
|-
|[[1996–97 Manchester United F.C. season|1996–97]]
|Premier League
|26||5||0||0||0||0||9||0||1||1||36||6
|-
|[[1997–98 Manchester United F.C. season|1997–98]]
|Premier League
|33||3||1||0||0||0||7||0||1||0||42||3
|-
|[[1998–99 Manchester United F.C. season|1998–99]]
|Premier League
|31||2||5||0||2||0||8||0||1||0||47||2
|-
|[[1999–2000 Manchester United F.C. season|1999–2000]]
|Premier League
|32||3||colspan="2"|–||0||0||6||0||4||1||42||4
|-
|[[2000–01 Manchester United F.C. season|2000–01]]
|Premier League
|28||3||2||0||0||0||11||1||0||0||41||4
|-
|[[2001–02 Manchester United F.C. season|2001–02]]
|Premier League
|25||1||2||0||0||0||9||0||1||0||37||1
|-
|[[2002–03 Manchester United F.C. season|2002–03]]
|Premier League
|18||0||2||0||1||0||8||0||colspan="2"|–||29||0
|-
|[[2003–04 Manchester United F.C. season|2003–04]]
|Premier League
|21||1||5||0||2||0||5||1||1||0||34||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!270!!21!!29!!1!!8!!0!!71!!2!!9!!2!!387!!26
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]
|[[2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season|2004–05]]
|Premier League
|18||1||2||0||1||0||7||0||colspan="2"|–||28||1
|-
|[[2005–06 Newcastle United F.C. season|2005–06]]
|Premier League
|0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|[[2006–07 Newcastle United F.C. season|2006–07]]
|Premier League
|31||1||2||0||2||0||12||0||0||0||47||1
|-
|[[2007–08 Newcastle United F.C. season|2007–08]]
|Premier League
|35||3||2||0||2||0|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||39||3
|-
|[[2008–09 Newcastle United F.C. season|2008–09]]
|Premier League
|33||0||2||0||2||0|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||37||0
|-
|[[2009–10 Newcastle United F.C. season|2009–10]]
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|17||0||2||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |–|| colspan="2" |–||20||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!134!!5!!10!!0!!8!!0!!21!!0!!0!!0!!173!!5
|-
|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] (loan)
|[[2005–06 Birmingham City F.C. season|2005–06]]
|Premier League
|24||3||2||0||3||0|| colspan="2" |–||0||0||29||3
|-
|[[South China AA|South China]]
|[[2010–11 South China AA season|2010–11]]
|[[Hong Kong First Division League]]
|3||1||1||0||2||1||5||0||2||0||13||2
|-
!colspan="3" |Total
!431!!30!!41!!1!!21!!1!!97!!2!!11!!2!!601!!36
|}
''Statistics accurate as of 20 May 2011''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=1198 |title=Nicky Butt Career Stats |publisher=Soccerbase |date=29 December 2009 |access-date=29 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nicky Butt |url=http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/playermenu/butt.html |publisher=StretfordEnd.co.uk |access-date=25 March 2010 }}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Manchester United'''
*[[Premier League]]: [[1995–96 FA Premier League|1995–96]], [[1996–97 FA Premier League|1996–97]], [[1998–99 FA Premier League|1998–99]], [[1999–2000 FA Premier League|1999–2000]], [[2000–01 FA Premier League|2000–01]], [[2002–03 FA Premier League|2002–03]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/332/Nicky-Butt/overview |title=Nicky Butt: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref>
*[[FA Cup]]: [[1995–96 FA Cup|1995–96]], [[1998–99 FA Cup|1998–99]], [[2003–04 FA Cup|2003–04]] 
*[[FA Community Shield]]: [[1994 FA Charity Shield|1994]], [[1996 FA Charity Shield|1996]], [[1997 FA Charity Shield|1997]], [[2003 FA Community Shield|2003]]
*[[UEFA Champions League]]: [[1998–99 UEFA Champions League|1998–99]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/353842.stm|title=United crowned kings of Europe|date=26 May 1999|work=BBC News|access-date=24 October 2020}}</ref>
*[[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]: [[1999 Intercontinental Cup|1999]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/543749.stm|title=Good, but not that good|date=30 November 1999|work=BBC News|access-date=20 October 2020}}</ref>

'''Newcastle United'''
*[[EFL Championship|Football League Championship]]: [[2009–10 Football League Championship|2009–10]]
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2006]]

'''South China'''
*[[HKFA League Cup|Hong Kong League Cup]]: [[2010–11 Hong Kong League Cup|2010–11]]

'''England U18'''
*[[UEFA European Under-19 Championship|UEFA European Under-18 Championship]]: [[1993 UEFA European Under-18 Championship|1993]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The forgotten story of… England's class of '93|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2009/jun/29/forgotten-story-england-under-18-1993|date=29 June 2009|access-date=25 December 2016|work=The Guardian}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[Manchester United F.C. Reserves and Academy#Players of the Year|Denzil Haroun Reserve Team Player of the Year]]: [[1993–94 Manchester United F.C. season|1993–94]]<ref>{{cite news |first=Adam |last=Bostock |title=De Laet's delight |url=http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2010/May/De-Laets-delight.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013055232/http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2010/May/De-Laets-delight.aspx |archive-date=13 October 2012 |website=ManUtd.com |publisher=Manchester United Football Club |date=4 May 2010 |access-date=4 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[PFA Team of the Year]]: [[PFA Team of the Year (1990s)#FA Premier League 6|1997–98 Premier League]]
*[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] Player of the Year: [[2006–07 Newcastle United F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/joelinton-scoops-newcastle-united-player-of-the-year-award/ |title=Joelinton scoops Newcastle United Player of the Year award |author=Rory Mitchinson |website=Newcastle United F.C. |date=16 May 2022 |access-date=19 October 2023}}</ref>
*[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]: The Premier League's 100 Best Players (No. 69)

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Soccerbase}}
*[http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Players/Postings/2004/03/Nicky+Butt+Manchester+United.htm Profile] at [http://www.thefa.com/ the FA website]
*[http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players.aspx?p=341284 Nicholas Butt FA profile]

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