Dan Butler

Following his move to Swindon Town, Butler's current-season form is down 64% on last season (Season 11→4), while his Rating eased 15→11. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 51).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Swindon TownLoan · 15th	6	0	1	7.05	18	3
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 Swindon Town, rated 10.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.23 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 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 3.226 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 11 → 4). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 32 Butler is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 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

10.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

3.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

25.6%

Minutes

limited game time

3.23

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Swindon Town finished 15th of 24 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.23

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 6 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 25.6% 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 10.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.23 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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 %25.6%

Available fixtures12 of 12

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.17

Goal contribution / 900.17

Defensive actions / 903.226

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Pass accuracy %69

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.17

Foul involvement / 901.189

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 (~1), then tapers with age. At 32, Butler sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Butler's projected Rating — 10.8 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

Shots1

Passing

Assists1

Chances created4

Passes255

Pass accuracy69%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success50%

Duels won34

Duels won %59.6%

Fouls won2

Defending

Tackles13

Interceptions5

Blocks1

Fouls committed5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

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 15th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, D. Butler has made 6 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 530 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

D. Butler's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Swindon Town face Rotherham at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Butler at 10.8 with a Season form score of 3.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, D. Butler has totalled 457 club appearances with 13 goals and 17 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.

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Scout report

Output in context · Swindon Town finished 15th of 24 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points