Jack Butland, bless his cotton socks, a wee goalkeeper born on March 10th, 1993, finds himself in the land of the Scots, proudly sporting the number 1 jersey for Rangers FC. He's a bit of a giant, is Butland, measuring 6ft 5in (1.96m) in height, and tipping the scales at around 14st 11lb (94kg).
Now before he found himself in the Scottish Premiership, Butland was gallivanting around various football clubs in England, an illustrious journey which includes time at Birmingham City, Cheltenham Town, Stoke City, Barnsley, and Leeds United. He even had a stint at Manchester United, but we'll not hold that against him.
According to those number-pushing fellows at Transfermarkt, Butland's current price tag is somewhere around £2.5m. He is keeping himself busy until 2027, having signed a contract with Rangers, the expiry date of which is in precisely 2 years and 1 month. An intriguing little tidbit, is it not?
Our good man Butland started his professional journey donning the colours of Birmingham City back in 2010, and found himself making 46 appearances in the 2012/2013 season. His performances caught the eyes of Cheltenham Town, and he was shipped off to the joys of League Two in 2011, where he played in 24 league matches.
A loan period, however, can only last so long and he toddled back to Birmingham in 2012. As the wheel of transfer keeps spinning, 2013 saw him up sticks and move to Stoke City, swapping his City kit for a Stoke one, for a meagre sum of £3.5m. After a short-lived adventure at Barnsley and Leeds United, Butland returned to Stoke City, where he made a series of appearances varying from a paltry three in the 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 seasons, to a whopping 45 in the 2018/2019 term.
Stoke City, however, lost its shimmer and in 2020, Crystal Palace snatched him for a fee of around £1m. After a year at Palace and a short-term dalliance at Manchester United, Butland eventually found himself in Scotland, signing with Rangers in 2023.
He has made 38 appearances for the Scottish club in the 2023/2024 season and 26 in the ongoing 2024/2025 season. His time in Scotland has also seen him strut his stuff in a few cup competitions including the League Cup, Champions League Qualifiers and the Europa League. And there you have it, the thrilling adventure of Jack Butland. For now...
