Daniel Paul Butterfield (born 21 November 1979) is an English former professional footballer and coach who is currently assistant manager at National League club Eastleigh.

He made 232 appearances for The Eagles before moving on to Charlton Athletic, Southampton, Bolton Wanderers, Carlisle United and Exeter City.

Since retiring he has held various positions on the coaching staff at Southampton, Milton Keynes Dons, Macclesfield Town and Lincoln City.

Butterfield was primarily used as a right back while at Blundell Park and made his first team debut in a 0–0 draw with York City on 9 September 1997.

The form of Emmerson Boyce and long-term injuries restricted his appearances for the next two seasons, before re-establishing himself in the right-back spot for a spell.

[citation needed] It was later revealed that Butterfield had only played up front in the game as a result of Warnock's wife, Sharon, having a dream the night before that he would score the winning goal.

[7] In his second season, Butterfield began to be used more sparingly after injury prevented him from training and he struggled to force his way back into the Southampton starting eleven.

On 9 August 2011, Butterfield played 120 minutes in a match against Torquay United in a League Cup tie which Southampton won 4–1.

His first league match of the 2011–12 season came on 29 October when he played 90 minutes against Middlesbrough and made an assist for Guly to score the first goal in the game in a 3–0 win.

[8] Despite his fitness and injury preventing him from playing, on 17 February 2012, Butterfield signed a one-year contract extension with the club, keeping him at Southampton until June 2013.

[23] On 23 December 2022, Butterfield left Southampton and joined Lincoln City as assistant head coach, working under Mark Kennedy once again.