Bertie Lutton (born 13 July 1950) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a midfielder in England for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Brighton & Hove Albion, West Ham United and Horsham. He played for Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), South Melbourne and Northcote City in Australia and was an international footballer with Northern Ireland from 1970 until 1973.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert John Lutton | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Banbridge, Northern Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1967 | Banbridge Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1971 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 21 | (1) |
| 1971–1973 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | (4) |
| 1973–1974 | West Ham United | 12 | (1) |
| Horsham | |||
| 1977 | Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) | ||
| 1978-1981 | South Melbourne | ||
| 1982 | Northcote City | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1970–1973 | Northern Ireland | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:34, 21 February 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:34, 21 February 2012 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editLutton started as a youth team player for his hometown side Banbridge Town before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a £50 fee.[1] He signed for Brighton & Hove Albion in 1971 for £5,000[1] and in 1973, for a £25,000 fee, for West Ham United making his debut on 10 February 1973 in a 1–0 away win at Norwich City.[2] He played for Northern Ireland whilst at West Ham making him their first player to play for that country.[3] He made only thirteen appearances for West Ham before moving to Horsham.[4] He joined York City on trial making his debut for their reserve side in a 6-0 win over Halifax Town on 3 March 1975.[5] Unable to continue his footballing career because of injuries, he emigrated to Australia where he went on to play for clubs in the National Soccer League and Victorian State League.
International career
editLutton played six times for Northern Ireland making his debut on 18 April 1970 in a 1–0 defeat by Scotland.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Bertie Lutton". www.nifg.blogspot.com. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ "Bertie Lutton". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ Hogg, Tony (1995). West Ham Who's Who. London: Independent UK Sports publications. p. 111. ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
- ^ "Bertie Lutton". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ^ Longman, Jon, ed. (22 March 1975). York City v Fulham programme. York City F.C.