 Over the next few years Butler had considerable success at the local level but had limited success at the national level although he was a runner-up in the 1955 Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament behind Peter Mills.In 1958 Butler became joint professional with Button at Harborne and played more regularly on the British circuit.He had achieved little success when in May 1959 he was the surprise winner of the Swallow-Penfold Tournament.