Dan Butler

Following his move to Swindon Town, Butler's current-season form is level with last season (Season 11→11), while his Rating climbed 15→18. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 51).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Swindon TownLoan · 9th	2	0	0	5.7	18	11
2025/26	Stevenage · 6th	17	0	1	6.93	15	11
2024/25	Stevenage · 14th	32	0	0	6.79	30	26
2023/24	Stevenage · 9th	43	1	2	7.16	38	51
2022/23	Peterborough · 6th	28	0	1	6.62	35	15

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

D. Butler is a 32-year-old full-back at Stevenage, rated 15 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (19.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Butler.

On the season, Butler graded 11 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 2.656 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 11). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15. At 32 Butler is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24StreakyStepped up 2021/22

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

10.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

19.6%

Minutes

limited game time

2.66

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Stevenage finished 6th of 24 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.66

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 19.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 15 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %19.6%

Available fixtures48 of 48

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.106

Goal contribution / 900.106

Defensive actions / 902.656

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.213

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 32, Butler sits on 1.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Butler's projected Rating — 15 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles14

Interceptions6

Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Swindon Town(on loan)Aug 2026 – now

StevenageJul 2023 – Aug 2026

PeterboroughJul 2019 – Jul 2023Free

Newport CountyJul 2016 – Jul 2019Free

TTorquayJul 2015 – Jul 2016Free

Portsmouth(back from loan)Jul 2014 – Jul 2015

AAldershot Town(on loan)Mar 2014 – Jul 2014

Portsmouth(back from loan)Jan 2013 – Mar 2014

HHavant & Wville(on loan)Nov 2012 – Jan 2013

Portsmouthuntil Nov 2012

About D. Butler

Dan Butler is a 32-year-old full-back who plays for Swindon Town, born on August 26, 1994 in Cowes, standing 175 cm tall. He is from England. Swindon Town currently sit 9th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, D. Butler has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 180 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

D. Butler's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Swindon Town face Salford City away in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Butler at 15 with a Season form score of 10.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, D. Butler has totalled 453 club appearances with 13 goals and 16 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 48 appearances for Newport County.

D. Butler's career has also included time at Stevenage, Peterborough, Newport County, TTorquay, Portsmouth, AAldershot Town and HHavant & Wville.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.