Jock Hutton Explained

Jock Hutton
Fullname:John Douglas Hutton
Birth Date:29 October 1898
Birth Place:Motherwell, Scotland
Death Place:Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height:5ft 9in
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Motherwell Hearts
Clubs1:Larkhall Thistle
Clubs2:Hall Russell
Years3:1918–1919
Clubs3:Bellshill Athletic
Years4:1919–1926
Clubs4:Aberdeen
Caps4:239
Goals4:13
Years5:1926–1933
Clubs5:Blackburn Rovers
Caps5:128
Goals5:4
Totalcaps:367
Totalgoals:17
Managerclubs1:Linfield
Nationalyears1:1923–1928
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1923–1925
Nationalteam2:Scottish League XI
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0

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] 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.[2] 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

Club! rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bellshill Athletic1918–19-------
Aberdeen1919–20Scottish Division One38541426
1920–2128140321
1921–2229060350
1922–2335050400
1923–2432070390
1924–2532060380
1925–2635293445
1926–2710500105
Total2391341428017
Blackburn Rovers1926–27First Division170--17+0+
1927–283701+0+38+0+
1928–29140--14+0+
1929–30183--18+3+
1930–31220--22+0+
1931–32201--20+1+
Total12841+0+129+4+
Career total3671742+4+409+21+

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8] [9] !National team!Year!Apps!Goals
Scotland192330
192410
192510
192620
192721
192810
Total101

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
129 October 1927Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, WalesWales2–02–21928 British Home Championship

Honours

Blackburn Rovers

1927–28

See also

Notes and References

  1. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  2. News: Jock Hutton . AFC Heritage . 2 August 2010.
  3. https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/6102488.rovers-goal-den-memories-sotheby-auction/ Rovers' goal-den memories in Sotheby auction
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/scot-intres1930.html Scotland - International Matches 1921-1930
  5. Web site: [Scotland player] Jock Hutton ]. londonhearts.com . London Hearts Supporters' Club . 27 July 2020.
  6. Web site: [SFL player] John Hutton ]. londonhearts.com . London Hearts Supporters' Club . 22 May 2014.
  7. News: A football genius with Blue blood in his veins . Malcolm . Brodie . 31 December 2007 . 22 May 2014 . Belfast Telegraph.
  8. Web site: Strack-Zimmermann . Benjamin . Jock Hutton . 2023-03-15 . www.national-football-teams.com . en.
  9. Web site: Wales - Scotland 2:2 (Friendlies 1927, October) . 2023-03-15 . worldfootball.net . en.