Jack Butland, born on a supposedly cheerful day on 10 March 1993 (age 32), in sunny England, bless him, has managed to break into the cut-throat world of football as a goalkeeper. Reportedly playing for what some consider to be a football club by the name of Rangers. The lad is no wee jobbie either, he stands at 1.96m (that's around 6ft 5in for those of you who prefer the old ways). Tipping the scales at 94kg (A respectable 14st 11lb), it appears as if he could hold his own on the pitch. His current worth is estimated to be roughly around £1.3m , says the good folk at Transfermarkt.
Our dear Butland started with a humble beginning at Birmingham City in the Championship back in July 2010. Ended up making 46 appearances for them in his first season, not too shabby I guess. He was then transferred to a place called Cheltenham Town on loan, put in his time like any good lad, making 24 appearances and then was shipped back to Birmingham.
The English lad ended playing for Stoke City after that. Stoke coughed up around £3.5m for him in July 2013, and our Jack made quite a number of appearances jumping between Stoke and a number of loan clubs including Barnsley and Leeds United. Appearances at Stoke totalled in at about 160, some achievement when you're not too sure if you'll be waking up in the same city the following morning.
In what I'm sure might have seemed like a tour of English football clubs, Jack found himself at Crystal Palace in October 2020, for the bargain price of £1m. After making a relatively small contribution there with a mere ten appearance, Butland popped over to Manchester United on a fleeting visit that only lasted a month.
Finally in July 2023, our Jack found himself north of the border, signing for what some may consider to be a club, named Rangers. He appears to be holding down the fort, having made around 38 appearances his first season, 28 in his second, and a handful this current one. So, there you have it, the whirl of Jack Butland's career so far. Might not be the most exciting, but at least he's kept busier than a one-legged man at an arse-kicking contest.
