Anthony Butcher

Anthony Butcher.

Anthony Butcher was a contestant in and the runner-up of Series 8. A postal worker from Banbury, Oxfordshire, he first appeared toward the end of the series, winning three games before the start of the quarter-finals. He entered the final rounds as #3 seed, and beat David Weller and Andy Keeble on his way to the final against Clive Spate. However, Butcher was outclassed in the final by Spate's superior skill, and lost 107 – 53.

Butcher did not play in Championship of Champions II, but did return for the Supreme Championship, where he lost in the first round to Hilary Hopper.

Preceded by Julian Hough

Series runner-up Series 8

Followed by Mick Keeble

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
388	14/03/1986	P	Tony Clarke	41 – 44	Anthony Butcher	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy
389	17/03/1986	P	Susan Graham	19 – 63	Anthony Butcher	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy
390	18/03/1986	P	Leonard Southall	5 – 68	Anthony Butcher	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy
393	21/03/1986	QF	Anthony Butcher	54 – 20	David Weller	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Julia Swannel
396	26/03/1986	SF	Andy Keeble	52 – 55	Anthony Butcher	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth	Julia Swannel
397	27/03/1986	GF	Clive Spate	107 – 53	Anthony Butcher	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Bill Tidy, Gyles Brandreth	Julia Swannel
M61	28/5/90-1/6/90	Masters 2	Anthony Butcher	89 – 91	Russell Byers	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					N/A	Della Thompson
1888	25/11/1996	fQF	Hilary Hopper	56 – 23	Anthony Butcher	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Catherine Stokes