Harry Dutton (footballer) explained

Harry Dutton
Fullname:Henry Robert Dutton
Birth Date:16 January 1898
Birth Place:Edmonton, London, England
Death Place:Enfield, England
Position:Left half
Years1:19??–1921
Clubs1:Tufnell Park
Years2:1921–1927
Caps2:57
Goals2:2
Years3:1927–1929
Caps3:37
Goals3:1
Years4:1929–1933
Caps4:93
Goals4:4
Years5:1933–19??
Clubs5:Shoreham

Henry Robert Dutton (16 January 1898 – 1972) was an English professional footballer who made 187 Football League appearances playing as a left half for West Bromwich Albion, Bury and Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]

Life and career

Dutton was born in Edmonton, which was then in Middlesex.[1] He played for Isthmian League club Tufnell Park before signing for West Bromwich Albion in 1921, but played in only 57 First Division matches in six seasons. He moved on to another First Division club, Bury, where he made 37 league appearances in two-and-a-half seasons,[1] and then signed for Brighton & Hove Albion. At Third Division South level, he was a first-team regular, with 104 appearances in all competitions before retiring from professional football in 1933. He went on to keep a pub in Brighton, and died in Enfield in 1972.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 2004 . 80 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. Book: Tim . Carder . Roger . Harris . Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . Goldstone Books . Hove . 1997 . 76 . 978-0-9521337-1-1.