Tommy Hutchison
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Hutchison[1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 September 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Cardenden, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1965 | Dundonald Bluebell | ||
1965–1968 | Alloa Athletic | 68 | (4) |
1968–1972 | Blackpool | 165 | (10) |
1972–1981 | Coventry City | 314 | (24) |
1980 |
→ Seattle Sounders (loan) | 25 | (3) |
1981–1982 | Manchester City | 46 | (4) |
1982–1983 |
Bulova | 22 | (0) |
1983–1985 | Burnley | 92 | (4) |
1985–1991 |
Swansea City | 178 | (9) |
1991–1994 | Merthyr Tydfil | 73 | (2) |
Total | 983 | (60) | |
International career | |||
1971[3] |
Scotland U23 | 1 | (0) |
1973–1975 | Scotland | 17 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1985–1986 | Swansea City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Hutchison (born 22 September 1947) is a Scottish former
Club career
Born in
The Scot was brought in to bolster the Seasiders' flagging promotion drive, and out of the final nine games of the 1967–68 season, they won eight. Promotion, however, was missed on the final day.[4]
Les Shannon took over from Mortensen as manager, and in his first season achieved promotion to the First Division in 1970 – but it only lasted one season. When Bob Stokoe took over from Shannon in June 1971, he worked on Hutchison's crossing ability, believing it to be his only weak spot.
In 1972, Coventry City manager Joe Mercer offered £140,000 cash plus Billy Rafferty for Hutchison's services. He signed for the Midlands club, leaping at the chance to play in the First Division on a regular basis. 'Hutch' remained at Highfield Road for eight years, playing 355 games and scoring 30 goals. During his time at Coventry he played probably the best football of his career, winning all of his 17 Scottish caps while at the club. Nicknamed "Mr Magic" by the club chairman, Derrick Robins, he was voted supporter's Player of the Season three times during his eight-year spell at Highfield Road – a feat no other Sky Blues player has yet equalled.
Hutchison joined
Hutchison later played for
In late-May and early-June 1984, Hutchison made three guest appearances for Manchester United on their summer tour of Australia, playing against Australia, Nottingham Forest and Juventus. He then made another guest appearance for the club the following May, when he played in Peter Foley's testimonial against an Oxford United XI.
He left Swansea near the end of the 1990–91 season, and joined Southern League side Merthyr Tydfil, where he spent another three years before finally retiring from the game in May 1994, at the age of 46, having played more than a thousand first-team games in his career.
International career
Capped 17 times for
Retirement
After his retirement from playing, Hutchison remained in South Wales until 2012, working as a Football Development Officer across the Severn Estuary for
Blackpool F.C. Hall of Fame
Hutchison was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.[6] Organised by the Blackpool Supporters Association, Blackpool fans around the world voted on their all-time heroes. Five players from each decade are inducted; Hutchison is in the 1970s.[7]
Honours
Blackpool
Seattle Sounders
- North American Soccer League National Conference Western Division Champions: 1979–80
Manchester City
Bulova[8]
- Hong Kong FA Cup: 1981–82, 1982–83
- Hong Kong Viceroy Cup: 1981–82, 1982–83
Swansea City
Individual
- 1986–87 Fourth Division[9]
- Coventry City Hall of Fame[10]
See also
- List of footballers in England by number of league appearances
- List of men's footballers with the most official appearances
References
- ^ "Tommy Hutchison". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- OCLC 868301130.
- ^ (Scotland U23 player) Hutchison, Tommy, FitbaStats
- ISBN 1-873626-07-X
- ^ "1981 - Villa thriller". BBC News. 10 May 2001.
- ISBN 978-1-84547-182-8.)
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ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - ^ "The Hall of Fame – 1970's". Blackpool Supporters Association. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ "Memories are made of this: former team manager Tony Tse cherishes magical days with Bulova in early 1980s – the golden years of Hong Kong football". today.line.me. 27 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 146.
- ^ "Coventry City | Club | History | History | Hall of Fame". 22 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
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Further reading
- Calley, Roy (20 October 1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992. Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
- Singleton, Steve, ed. (2007). Legends: The great players of Blackpool FC (1 ed.). ISBN 978-1-84547-182-8.)
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External links
- Tommy Hutchison at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Tommy Hutchison at the Scottish Football Association
- Hutchison in the Blackpool Supporters Association Hall of Fame
- Tommy Hutchison visits Highbridge in Somerset
- Tommy Hutchison – View from the Tower at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 September 2007)