Butler, now 20, sent Luton Town striker Elijah Adebayo an abusive message on Instagram in October 2024 after he scored against Sunderland and his actions have now caught up with him.
The Mirror report that he was caught out after enquiries were made by Cheshire Constabulary and Northumbria Police which then led to him being identified through his social media accounts and named this week.
He was handed a £200 fine plus court costs and the ban prohibits Butler from attending any regulated matches in a professional or semi-professional league in England and Wales until February 1st, 2030.
Luton tired of reporting abuse
A spokesperson for Luton Town said: "We have become accustomed to our players and staff receiving abuse online in recent years.
"Sadly, many have become tired of reporting it, but Elijah has received some form of racial abuse in each of the five years he has been a Luton Town player and has always felt strongly enough to make statements to the police.
"This one thankfully has resulted in a prosecution and punishment that we hope acts as a deterrent to anyone thinking they can send abuse in a direct message, or on any form of social media, and get away with it.
"We stand with Elijah and all victims of discrimination, and will continue to fight for any of our Luton Town family who suffers at the fingertips of these keyboard criminals."
Abuse will not be tolerated
Chief Supt Mark Hall, footballing lead for Northumbria Police, also stated:
“Racist and hateful speech has absolutely no place in our communities or online, and we know this kind of behaviour isn’t representative of the overwhelming majority of football fans.
“Fast-track enquiries with our colleagues at Cheshire Constabulary soon led us to identify Connor Butler as the sender of the messages, and he was later arrested and charged.
“We’d like to commend the victim in this case for coming forward to police, and I am grateful for the restrictions which are now stringently placed on Butler.
“I hope this reinforces our commitment to taking action against anybody who commits this type of crime – it will not be tolerated and we will do all we can to put perpetrators before the courts.