Edwin C. Dutton Explained

Edwin Dutton
Fullname:Edwin C. Dutton
Birth Date:1928 3, df=y
Birth Place:British Malaya
Position:Centre-back
Years1:1950–1962
Clubs1:Selangor
Nationalyears1:1953–1962

Edwin C. Dutton (30 March 1928 – 25 May 1985) was a Malaysian footballer who played for Selangor and Malaya national team as a centre-back.[1] [2] Dutton died on 25 May 1985, at the age of 57.[3] [4]

Career overview

Dutton start played as centre-back with Selangor FA between 1950 and 1962 and also former skipper for them.[5]

Dutton was a part of the Malaya national team that play in the first ever edition, inaugural Pestabola Merdeka 1957.[6] He also was a squad player for Malaya that captured the 1958, 1959 and 1960 Merdeka Tournament editions.[7]

On 3 September 1962, he was a part of the Malaya player that winning bronze medals in the 1962 Asian Games.[8] [9]

Honour

Selangor

1948, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1962

Malaya

1958, 1959, 1960

Gold medal 1961

Bronze medal 1962

Notes and References

  1. News: The Malaya Cup 1961. https://web.archive.org/web/20221103100042/http://malaysiafootballmuseum.blogspot.com/2017/09/in-malaya-cup-1961-selangor-and-perak.html?m=1. usurped. 3 November 2022. 15 September 2017. Malaysia Football Museum. 3 November 2022.
  2. News: Glory days of sports. https://web.archive.org/web/20200925230155/https://www.malaysianbar.org.my/article/news/legal-and-general-news/general-news/glory-days-of-sports. usurped. 25 September 2020. 31 August 2007. Malaysiabar.org.my. 3 November 2022.
  3. Web site: Edwin Dutton . MBL on Instagram . 17 January 2024.
  4. Web site: 10 Malaysian football legends we need to remember . Welcome to Ipoh . 17 January 2024 . 6 June 2018.
  5. News: Dutton swapped badminton racquet for a pair of boots. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101021122/https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2020/10/31/dutton-swapped-badminton-racquet-for-a-pair-of-boots. usurped. 1 November 2020. 31 October 2020. The Star. 3 November 2022.
  6. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19570812-1.2.143?ST=1&AT=search&k=F.A.%20of%20MALAYA%20NAMES%2020%20FOR%20MERDEKA%20GAMES%20SOCCER%20Edwin%20Dutton&QT=fa,of,malaya,names,20,for,merdeka,games,soccer,edwin,dutton&oref=article FAM NAMES 20 FOR MERDEKA GAMES SOCCER . The Straits Times. 12 August 1957, Page 12 - National Library of Singapore
  7. Web site: Merdeka Tournament (Malaysia). Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1 February 2022.
  8. News: Bolasepak Sukan Asia 1962. https://web.archive.org/web/20221103104841/https://malaysiafootball-dimos.blogspot.com/2020/09/bolasepak-sukan-asia-1962.html?m=1. usurped. 3 November 2022. malay. 30 September 2020. Malaysia Dimos. 3 November 2022.
  9. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames62.html "Asian Games 1962 (Indonesia)"

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