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| Don Hutchison | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald Oliver Hutchison | |
| Date of birth | May 9, 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1989–1990 1990–1994 1994–1996 1996–1998 1998–2000 2000–2001 2001–2005 2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 |
Hartlepool United Liverpool West Ham United Sheffield United Everton Sunderland West Ham United Millwall → Coventry City (loan) Coventry City Luton Town |
24 (2) 45 (7) 35 (11) 78 (5) 75 (10) 40 (8) 63 (5) 11 (2) 6 (3) 32 (1) 21 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1999–2003 | Scotland | 26 (6) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Donald Oliver Hutchison (born 9 May 1971 in Gateshead, England) is a Scottish football player. He plays in either midfield or attacking positions and has earned 26 caps for the Scottish national team.
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Club career
Hutchison started his career at Hartlepool United as a trainee, but was quickly spotted by the big guns and moved to Liverpool in 1990. He moved onto West Ham after not making much impact at Liverpool, before moving onto Sheffield United after two seasons at the Boleyn Ground. He is one of a small group of players that have played for both Liverpool and Everton, after joining the Toffees in March 1998.1 He was an important player and team captain, before he was sold onto Sunderland for £2.5 million in July 2000 after failing to agree to a new contract.2
Hutchison signed for West Ham United for a club record transfer fee of £5 million in August 2001.3 He had previously broken the club's record transfer fee - £1.5 million - when he signed for his spell at the club in August 1994. Hutchinson sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury in February 2002.4 When he finally regained full fitness, he found himself out of favour,5 having missed most of the 2003-04 season through injury,6 and was unable to force his way back into the first team in the 2004-05 season.7
Hutchison joined Millwall in August 2005 after being released at the start of the 2005-06 season by West Ham.8 He spent barely three months at the New Den, during which time he struggled to hold down a regular place in the starting XI. He left Millwall by mutual consent in November 2005 and signed for Coventry City, saying"I have left because of a lack of first-team football. At my age I need to be playing regularly."9 In January 2006, he was given a contract until the end of the 2006-07 season,10 and signed a new one-year deal in June 2006.11 Manager Micky Adams said of him, "There's a saying that class is permanent and that applies to Don. He may not have the legs he had when he was younger but he possesses a fantastic ability to read the game."11
He was released by Coventry at the end of the 2006-07 season after an ankle injury restricted his appearances for the first team, and signed for Luton on a one year deal in July 2007.12 He was released at the end of the season and refused to take his final wage packet from cash-strapped Luton Town, instead offering to sponsor two youth team players from the 2008–09 season.13
International career
Hutchison played an important role in Scotland's qualifying campaign for Euro 2000. He scored at Wembley in the 1-0 play-off win over England. Scotland would go on to miss out on qualification, losing the play-off 2-1 on aggregate.
References
- ^ "Don: I'm a good boy now", The Mirror (1998-02-27). Retrieved on 7 March 2008.
- ^ "Hutchison denies greedy jibe", BBC Sport (2000-07-17). Retrieved on 7 March 2008.
- ^ "Roeder signs Hutchison", BBC Sport (2001-08-30). Retrieved on 7 March 2008.
- ^ "Hutchison out until 2003", BBC Sport (2002-02-26). Retrieved on 7 March 2008.
- ^ "Hutchison eyes Ibrox switch", BBC Sport (2003-02-18). Retrieved on 7 March 2008.
- ^ "Hutchison makes Hammers vow", BBC Sport (2004-04-27). Retrieved on 7 March 2008.
- ^ "Hutchison released from West Ham", BBC Sport (2005-07-14). Retrieved on 7 March 2008.
- ^ "Millwall complete Hutchison deal", BBC Sport (2005-08-05). Retrieved on 7 March 2008.
- ^ "Hutchison makes Coventry switch", BBC Sport (2005-11-24). Retrieved on 7 March 2008.
- ^ "Hutchison seals Coventry contract", BBC Sport (2006-01-13). Retrieved on 7 March 2008.
- ^ a b "Hutchison pens new Coventry deal", BBC Sport (2006-06-05). Retrieved on 7 March 2008.
- ^ "Midfielder Hutchison joins Luton", BBC Sport (2007-07-26). Retrieved on 7 March 2008.
- ^ "Hutchison to sponsor youngsters", BBC Sport (2008-08-06). Retrieved on 7 August 2008.
External links
- Don Hutchison career stats at Soccerbase
- Don Hutchison Official Website at Icons.com
- Photos and stats at sporting-heroes.net
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- This page was last modified on 5 January 2009, at 18:53.
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