| Harry Butler | |
| Fullname: | Harold William Butler |
| Birth Date: | 23 April 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Redfern, New South Wales, Australia |
| Death Place: | Redfern, New South Wales, Australia |
| Club1: | South Sydney |
| Year1start: | 1908 |
| Year1end: | 15 |
| Appearances1: | 96 |
| Tries1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 64 |
| Teama: | New South Wales |
| Yearastart: | 1913 |
| Appearancesa: | 5 |
| Triesa: | 0 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 0 |
| Source: | [1] |
Harry Butler (1887 - 1965) was a pioneer Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s and 1910s. A New South Wales representative, Butler played for South Sydney in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition, as a .
Butler began his career for Souths in the first ever season of the NSWRL competition and played in South Sydney's first ever game as a club when they played against North Sydney at Birchgrove Oval. Butler was a member of Souths first ever premiership winning team defeating Eastern Suburbs 14–12 at the Royal Agricultural Showground. The following year, Butler won his second premiership as a Souths player when South Sydney won the grand final against Balmain by default. Souths were due to play Balmain but the club boycotted the match. [2] South Sydney attended the game, kicked off to an invisible opposition, scored a try and were declared premiers. In 1910, Butler played in the 1910 grand final draw against Newtown which ended 4-4. Newtown won the premiership due to them finishing as minor premiers in the regular season. Butler played a further five seasons for the club and retired at the end of 1915.[3] [4]