How to fire click event in code behind from dynamic buttons in a dynamic table

Hi everyone, I am new to this forum so if there is a thread that fits my need I apologize in advance. I am creating an application using ASP.NET 4.5 in C#. In that application I am dynamically creating buttons for directory records. The dynamic buttons contain the name of staff/faculty members so when I click a selected button I need to retrieve the text of the selected button that is clicked. The record count varies dependent upon the user search query which is why I am creating this dynamically. The dynamic buttons are passed to a table that is built dynamical as well. When I click on a button the click event in the code behind does not fire. Now I have found many forum topics that address this issueand I have refined my approach but still have the same results. I have also tried to use javascript but I do not know javascript and from what I can tell this still will not work. I need to be able to trigger the click event in the code behind. Thanks in advance. Your help ...