# 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.

## Career

Hutton signed for Aberdeen after the First World War in 1919 and made his debut for the Dons in the same year; 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. Hutton won an FA Cup winner's medal in 1928, when Blackburn beat Huddersfield Town 3–1 at Wembley.
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. He also represented the Scottish League XI four times.
Hutton managed Belfast club Linfield during the 1940s. During his time in charge, Hutton signed Tommy Dickson for Linfield.

## Career statistics
### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bellshill Athletic | 1918–19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aberdeen | 1919–20 | Scottish Division One | 38 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 6 |
| Aberdeen | 1920–21 | Scottish Division One | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Aberdeen | 1921–22 | Scottish Division One | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Aberdeen | 1922–23 | Scottish Division One | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Aberdeen | 1923–24 | Scottish Division One | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Aberdeen | 1924–25 | Scottish Division One | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Aberdeen | 1925–26 | Scottish Division One | 35 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 5 |
| Aberdeen | 1926–27 | Scottish Division One | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| Aberdeen | Total | Total | 239 | 13 | 41 | 4 | 280 | 17 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1926–27 | First Division | 17 | 0 | - | - | 17+ | 0+ |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1927–28 | First Division | 37 | 0 | 1+ | 0+ | 38+ | 0+ |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1928–29 | First Division | 14 | 0 | - | - | 14+ | 0+ |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1929–30 | First Division | 18 | 3 | - | - | 18+ | 3+ |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1930–31 | First Division | 22 | 0 | - | - | 22+ | 0+ |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1931–32 | First Division | 20 | 1 | - | - | 20+ | 1+ |
| Blackburn Rovers | Total | Total | 128 | 4 | 1+ | 0+ | 129+ | 4+ |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 367 | 17 | 42+ | 4+ | 409+ | 21+ |

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | 1923 | 3 | 0 |
| Scotland | 1924 | 1 | 0 |
| Scotland | 1925 | 1 | 0 |
| Scotland | 1926 | 2 | 0 |
| Scotland | 1927 | 2 | 1 |
| Scotland | 1928 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 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