Richard Tony Butcher (22 January 1981 – 9 January 2011) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. In a career that lasted from 1999 until his death in 2011, he notably spent three separate spells with Lincoln City, for whom he appeared in two play-off final defeats at the Millennium Stadium. He also played for Northampton Town, Rushden & Diamonds, Kettering Town, Oldham Athletic, Peterborough United and Notts County. At the time of his death he was playing for Football League Two side Macclesfield Town.