Jeffrey Butterfield

Jeffrey Butterfield

Jeffrey Butterfield was born in Heckmondwike on 9 August 1929 and educated at Loughborough College. His 29 internationals between 1953 and 1959 set a new record for an England centre.He later became an England selector. He was one of four Northampton players in the Barbarian team that played New Zealand in 1954. In 1955 he toured South Africa with the British Isles and was an automatic choice for the four test matches. On tour he scored nine tries in 12 games and in 1959 became a Lion for the second time, making nine appearances in Australasia. Jeff Butterfield died on 30 April 2004, aged 74.