Edwin Dutton

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Edwin Dutton
Personal information
Full name Edwin Dutton
Date of birth April 8, 1890(1890-04-08)
Place of birth    England or Germany, Europe
Date of death    January 1, 1970 (aged 79)
Playing position Forward
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
19xx-19xx
1909-1914
19xx-19xx		 Brittania Berlin 92
BFC Preussen
Newcastle United

   
National team2
1909 Germany 1 (0)
Teams managed
1924-1926
1927-1928		 Stuttgart Kickers
Ipswich Town (coach)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of November 15 2006.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of November 15 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Edwin Dutton (April 8, 1890 — January 1, 1970) is a former footballer and coach who played in both Germany and England. Dutton played as a forward for Britannia Berlin 92, BFC Preussen, Newcastle United and Germany. During the First World War he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in Germany. During the 1920s he managed Stuttgart Kickers and became the first professional trainer at Ipswich Town.

[edit] Playing career

Dutton’s parents migrated from England to Germany where his father, Paul Dutton, became a sporting pioneer, helping introduce football and cricket to Berlin and Wrocław. As a result, there is some confusion over where Edwin was actually born. Conflicting sources have recorded both South Shields in Tyne and Wear, England [1] or Mittelwalde in Germany[2]. This town is known as now Międzylesie and is in modern Poland. Edwin went to school in Berlin and played as right-winger for Britannia Berlin 92 and BFC Preussen. In 1909/10 he played for BFC Preussen against Holstein Kiel, in a quarter-final of the German championship. While playing for BFC Preussen, Dutton also played one game for Germany, a 3-3 draw with Hungary on April 4 1909.

[edit] Prisoner in Germany

Dutton was in Germany when the First World War broke out and he was subsequently interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in the Spandau district of Berlin. The camp contained between 4,000 and 5,500 prisoners. Gradually a mini-society evolved and football became a popular activity. Dutton was one of several former professional footballers at Ruhleben. Others included former England internationals, Fred Spiksley, Fred Pentland, Samuel Wolstenholme and Steve Bloomer, John Cameron, a former Scotland and John Brearley, a former Everton and Tottenham player.

The Ruhleben Football Association organised cup and league competitions and as many as 1,000 attended the bigger games. The teams adopted the names of established teams and in November 1914 Dutton played in a cup final as an outside left for a Tottenham Hotspur team that also featured Bloomer. Their opponents were an Oldham Athletic team. Spiksley also played in this game although it is unclear which team he played for. The Tottenham team won the game which was refereed by Wolstenholme. Dutton also occasionally played cricket at Rubleben.

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