Jock Hutton

Jock Hutton
Personal information
Full name John Douglas Hutton
Date of birth (1898-10-29)29 October 1898
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Date of death 2 January 1970(1970-01-02) (aged 71)
Place of death Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Motherwell Hearts
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Larkhall Thistle
Hall Russell
1918–1919 Bellshill Athletic
1919–1926 Aberdeen 239 (13)
1926–1933 Blackburn Rovers 128 (4)
Total 367 (17)
International career
1923–1928 Scotland 10 (1)
1923–1925 Scottish League XI 4 (0)
Managerial career
Linfield
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Douglas Hutton (29 October 1898 – 2 January 1970) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right back for Aberdeen and Blackburn Rovers, and represented the Scotland national team in ten official internationals between 1923 and 1928.

Career

Hutton signed for Aberdeen after the First World War in 1919 and made his debut for the Dons in the same year;[1][2] originally played at inside forward but switched to full-back. In the 1920s, he was Aberdeen's most-capped player with seven of his ten caps coming while he played for the club.

In October 1926, he joined English club Blackburn Rovers for a then-record £6,000 transfer fee.[1] Hutton won an FA Cup winner's medal in 1928, when Blackburn beat Huddersfield Town 3–1 at Wembley.[3]

Hutton won ten caps for the Scotland national football team and scored one goal, from a penalty kick in a 2–2 draw against Wales in the 1928 British Home Championship.[4][5] He also represented the Scottish League XI four times.[6]

Hutton managed Belfast club Linfield during the 1940s. During his time in charge, Hutton signed Tommy Dickson for Linfield.[7]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[8][9]
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bellshill Athletic 1918–19 - - - - - - -
Aberdeen 1919–20 Scottish Division One 38 5 4 1 42 6
1920–21 28 1 4 0 32 1
1921–22 29 0 6 0 35 0
1922–23 35 0 5 0 40 0
1923–24 32 0 7 0 39 0
1924–25 32 0 6 0 38 0
1925–26 35 2 9 3 44 5
1926–27 10 5 0 0 10 5
Total 239 13 41 4 280 17
Blackburn Rovers 1926–27 First Division 17 0 - - 17+ 0+
1927–28 37 0 1+ 0+ 38+ 0+
1928–29 14 0 - - 14+ 0+
1929–30 18 3 - - 18+ 3+
1930–31 22 0 - - 22+ 0+
1931–32 20 1 - - 20+ 1+
Total 128 4 1+ 0+ 129+ 4+
Career total 367 17 42+ 4+ 409+ 21+

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[10][11]
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1923 3 0
1924 1 0
1925 1 0
1926 2 0
1927 2 1
1928 1 0
Total 10 1

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hutton goal

List of international goals scored by Jock Hutton
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 October 1927 Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales Wales 2–0 2–2 1928 British Home Championship

Honours

Blackburn Rovers

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jock Hutton". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Rovers' goal-den memories in Sotheby auction, Lancashire Telegraph, 19 November 1999
  4. ^ Scotland - International Matches 1921-1930, RSSSF
  5. ^ "[Scotland player] Jock Hutton". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. ^ "[SFL player] John Hutton". londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  7. ^ Brodie, Malcolm (31 December 2007). "A football genius with Blue blood in his veins". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Jock Hutton » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  10. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Jock Hutton". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Wales - Scotland 2:2 (Friendlies 1927, October)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 March 2023.


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