Career
Butters took over at Winchester City in the Wessex League, having been appointed to replace Glenn Cockerill in September 2010. He spent the remainder of the season on loan at 4th Division Southend United and he was eventually sold to Portsmouth for a fee of £375,000. He spent six seasons at Fratton Park and a further six years playing for Gillingham.
He signed for Brighton on 29 August 2002 on a free transfer.
Butters played his 600th professional game during 2006 having been runner-up in the club"s official player of the season awards for the two previous years. Butters initially joined Winchester on loan as a player from Havant & Waterlooville in the Conference South following his release from Brighton & Hove Albion.
On 6 May 2008, it was confirmed that Butters, along with experienced trio Kerry Mayo, Gary Hart and Paul Reid were to be released from the club Butters agreed to join Conference South team Havant & Waterlooville on 30 May 2008, signing a one-year contract.
He signed for Lewes on loan in January 2009.
Butters left his job as manager of Winchester City on 1 October 2012, to go back to Brighton & Hove Albion, where he was to work for their charity arm, "Albion in the Community". But this move was short-lived, when less than a week later he joined Conference South club Eastleigh as assistant manager to newly appointed manager Richard Hill.