Peter Hutton (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 March 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | ||
Position(s) |
Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
Oxford United Stars | |||
Coleraine | |||
1989–1990 | Bradford City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1998 | Derry City | 192 | (30) |
1998 | Portadown | 25 | (2) |
1998–2001 | Derry City | 92 | (3) |
2001–2002 | Shelbourne | 32 | (3) |
2002–2009 | Derry City | 216 | (13) |
2010–2011 | Cliftonville | 39 | (3) |
2011 | Finn Harps | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
1988–1989 | Northern Ireland U16 | ||
2012 |
Irish League XI | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2004 | Derry City (caretaker) | ||
2007 | Derry City (caretaker) | ||
2011–2013 | Finn Harps | ||
2014–2015 | Derry City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Peter Hutton (born 2 March 1973) is a
He spent his youth with Oxford United Stars, Coleraine, and Bradford City, before joining Derry City in 1990. Over the next 19 years he had three spells with Derry, winning seven League of Ireland Cup titles, three FAI Cup titles, as well as the League of Ireland title in 1996–97. He was named as both the PFAI Players' Player of the Year and SWAI Personality of the Year in 1996–97. He also had brief spells with Portadown and Shelbourne, and won the league title with Shelbourne in 2001–02. He ended his career in 2011 following short spells with Cliftonville and Finn Harps. He twice served Derry as caretaker-manager, before he managed Finn Harps on a full-time basis from 2011 to 2013 and then Derry City from 2014 to 2015.
Playing career
Hutton began his career with Oxford United Stars in the Derry and District League, and later played for Coleraine. At the age of 15, he joined English side Bradford City's youth training scheme. This saw Hutton move to Bradford for the summer months between seasons while still under contract with Coleraine. In 1990, he signed for his hometown club, Derry City. He made his League of Ireland debut for Derry on 17 March 1991. He scored the second goal in the 1995 FAI Cup final 2–1 success over rivals Shelbourne at Lansdowne Road.
He had trials with English clubs Tranmere Rovers and Port Vale, and played two summer tournament games for the "Valiants" in 1995, before returning to Derry.[1] He captained Derry to the League of Ireland title in 1996–97, and playing in midfield, finished as the club's top-scorer with 19 goals.[2]
He spent the 1998 season with Portadown, before returning to Derry City. He spent 2001 to 2002 at Shelbourne where he won another league title.
By November 2006, Hutton had made his 300th appearance as team-captain after a 1–0 League of Ireland final-night win over
He was released after the 2009 season, and signed for Cliftonville in December 2009.
Managerial career
In May 2011, Hutton took over the management of
Honours
As player
Derry City
- League of Ireland: 1996–97; runner-up: 1994–95, 2005, 2006
- 2008
- League of Ireland Cup (7): 1992, 1994, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008; runner-up: 1990
Shelbourne
As manager
Derry City
- 2014
Individual
- PFAI Players' Player of the Year: 1996–97[4]
- SWAI Personality of the Year: 1996–97[4]
- League of Ireland Premier Division Player of the Month: September 2005
References
- ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ White, Eric (4 March 2015). "Derry unlikely to challenge for League title accepts Peter Hutton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ a b "'Pizza' reaches 600 mark for "Candy Stripes"". Derry Journal. 10 April 2008. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Ireland – Player of the Year and Other Awards". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 November 2016.