St Johnstone sign ex-Victory's Butterfield

Jacob Butterfield
Jacob Butterfield, formerly of Melbourne Victory, has signed for Scottish club St Johnstone. -AAP Image

Jacob Butterfield, who was a regular for Melbourne Victory last season, has joined Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone.

The 31-year-old Yorkshireman had been a free agent since leaving Victory earlier this year.

Butterfield came through the youth ranks at Manchester United before joining Barnsley in 2007.

Prior to heading to Australia a year ago, he played for numerous English Championship clubs, most notably Derby, where he spent four years between 2015 and 2019.

St Johnstone - who slipped to the foot of the Premiership after losing at home to Aberdeen at the weekend - travel to leaders Rangers on Wednesday.