Jock Hutton

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.

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

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

• FA Cup: 1927–28

See also

• List of Scotland national football team captains