David Hutton (footballer, born 1985)

David Hutton

Personal information
Full name	David William Hutton
Date of birth	18 May 1985
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Dunfermline Athletic
Youth career
2001–2002	Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2002–2004	Aberdeen	0	(0)
2004–2006	Petershill
2006–2009	Clyde	92	(0)
2009–2011	Queen of the South	53	(0)
2011–2012	Hamilton Academical	19	(0)
2012–2013	Greenock Morton	3	(0)
2013–2015	Ayr United	72	(0)
2015–	Dunfermline Athletic	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2016. † Appearances (goals)

David William Hutton (born 18 May 1985) is a Scottish professional footballer, and currently plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish League One side Dunfermline Athletic.

Career

Born in Glasgow, Hutton started his career with Aberdeen, but failed to break into the first team. He then spent a short time in the Junior League with Petershill. Hutton signed for Clyde on 29 August 2006.^[1] He made his debut in a 1–0 Scottish Challenge Cup victory over Ayr United, and went on to establish himself as first choice goalkeeper. Hutton kept 11 clean sheets in 2006–07, and was part of the defence which boasted the best defensive record during the season. Hutton signed a new 18-month contract in January 2008.^[2] Hutton was voted Clyde's Player of the Year for season 2007–08.^[3] Hutton was released by Clyde in June 2009 along with the rest of the out of contract players, due to the club's financial position.^[4]

Hutton was signed by manager Gordon Chisholm for Dumfries club, Queen of the South on 29 June 2009.^[5] Hutton's sequence of four consecutive clean sheets in senior games joined the likes of Allan Ball, George Farm, Alan Davidson and David Purdie in equalling the club record.^[6][7] In July 2011, Hutton moved to Hamilton Accies.^[8] But after only one solitary season at the club he was released at the end of the 2011–12 season.^[9]

Hutton was listed as a substitute for Greenock Morton in their home league match on 1 September 2012, against Dumbarton,^[10] as he was looking to replace Alan Combe who left Cappielow Park to join Hearts as their new goalkeeping coach.^[11] Hutton signed for the Greenock club on 11 September 2012 until the end of January 2013 and will battle for the number one shirt with Derek Gaston.^[12] Despite only 14 minutes of action for the first team, Hutton signed a contract extension in January 2013 to keep him at the club until the end of the season.^[13] He was released by Morton at the end of the 2012–13 season.^[14]

Hutton signed for Ayr United despite a contract offer from big-spending Celtic Nation.^[15] In July 2014, Ayr United announced that Hutton had re-signed, after impressing in his first season at Somerset Park.^[16] Despite helping his club to avoid relegation, Hutton was not offered a new contract by Ayr United and, as of May 2015, is a free agent.^[17]

In July 2015, Hutton signed for Dunfermline Athletic after appearing in three trial matches for the side.^[18]

Career statistics

As of 20 April 2016

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Other^[A]		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Aberdeen	2002–03	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2003–04	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clyde	2006–07	25	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	28	0
	2007–08	36	0	2	0	1	0	6	0	45	0
	2008–09	31	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	34	0
	Total	92	0	5	0	1	0	9	0	107	0
Queen of the South	2009–10	28	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	31	0
	2010–11	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	0
	Total	53	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	57	0
Hamilton Academical	2011–12	19	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	21	0
Greenock Morton	2012–13	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Ayr United	2013–14	36	0	3	0	1	0	4	0	44	0
	2014–15	36	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	41	0
	Total	72	0	5	0	3	0	5	0	85	0
Dunfermline Athletic	2015–16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total		241	0	13	0	5	0	17	0	276	0

A. ^ Other includes Scottish Football League play-offs & Scottish Challenge Cup.

Honours

Club

Dunfermline Athletic

• Scottish League One:
  • Winner (1): 2015–16

Individual

• Clyde FC Player of the Year
  • Winner (1): 2007–08

See also

• 2006–07 Clyde F.C. season | 2007–08 | 2008–09
• Greenock Morton F.C. season 2012–13

References

1. "Clyde's Miller moves to add trio". BBC Sport. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
2. David & Dusan Sign New Deals
3. Hutts is Player of the Year
4. "Players Released". clydefc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
5. http://qosfc.com/ClubNews/ViewFullStory/tabid/151/selectmoduleid/498/ArticleID/634/reftab/36/Default.aspx
6. Five in a row
7. History in the making
8. http://www.acciesfc.co.uk/index.php?view=article&catid=44:news&id=1496:reid-a-hutton-interviewed&format=pdf
9. "Accies confirm release of 5 players". spfl.co.uk. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
10. http://www.greenockmorton.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=39144&st=0
11. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19467933
12. Tait, Chris (11 September 2012). "Keeper signs Morton deal". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
13. Mitchell, Jonathan (5 January 2013). "Keeper extends stay at Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
14. Mitchell, Jonathan (7 May 2013). "Exclusive: Nine players offered new deals at Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
15. "Ayr Utd add Hutton to squad". Scottish Football League. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
16. "New Signings". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
17. "Players released". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
18. "Keeper signed". dafc.co.uk. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

External links

• David Hutton career statistics at Soccerbase