Harry Dutton (footballer)
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]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Henry Robert Dutton[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 16 January 1898||
Place of birth | Edmonton, London, England | ||
Date of death | 1972 (aged 73–74) | ||
Place of death | Enfield, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Left half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
19??–1921 | Tufnell Park | ||
1921–1927 | West Bromwich Albion | 57 | (2) |
1927–1929 | Bury | 37 | (1) |
1929–1933 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 93 | (4) |
1933–19?? | Shoreham | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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.[2] 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]
References
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.