Peter Hutton (footballer)

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Peter Hutton
Peter Hutton after rising to head the ball during Derry City's 2006 UEFA Cup tie against IFK Göteborg at the Brandywell.
Personal information
Full name Peter Hutton
Date of birth March 2, 1973 (1973-03-02) (age 35)
Place of birth    Derry, Northern Ireland
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Derry City
Number 4
Youth clubs
Oxford United Stars F.C.
Coleraine F.C.
Bradford City F.C.
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1990-
-1998
1998-2001
2001-2002
2002-present		 Derry City
Portadown
Derry City
Shelbourne
Derry City



427 (41)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 17:26, 19 March 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Peter Hutton (born 2 March 1973 in Derry,[1] Northern Ireland) is a defender playing for FAI League of Ireland football team Derry City F.C.. He is the club's current captain. "Pizza",[1] as he is affectionately known to fans, also managed the club in 2004 for a short period in the aftermath of Gavin Dykes' departure and prior to the appointment of Stephen Kenny.

He was part of the 1988–89 Derry City squad that won "The Treble" in that year.

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[edit] Career

In his youth Hutton played with Oxford United Stars F.C. when they competed in the Derry and District League. He later played with Coleraine F.C., and at the age of 15, signed for Bradford City's youth training scheme. This saw Hutton move to Bradford for a number of Summer months between seasons while still under contract with Coleraine. The contract was effectively one that would have seen Hutton tied to Bradford for his entire playing career. However, he was always very keen to play for Derry City and the task of getting out of his insidious contract with Bradford City began. The threat of legal action and the resulting adverse publicity resulted in the English club relenting and when his contract with Coleraine ran out, he signed for his home-town club, Derry City, in 1991.

Hutton has also spent time at Portadown, signing for more than £40,000,[2] and a season at Shelbourne between his long-term spells at Derry City. He won the League Championship with the latter in 2001-02 and returned to his hometown soon after. By November, 2006, Hutton had made his 300th appearance as team-captain after a 1-0 League of Ireland final-night win over Cork City FC in the Brandywell. As of the April 2008, Hutton had represented Derry on a total of 600 occasions, holding the record for the highest number of appearances for the club ever.[1]

In early December 2006, Hutton revealed his admiration for his former manager, Stephen Kenny, comparing his ability to that of Martin O'Neill's.

The defender won the eircom / Soccer Writers Association of Ireland (SWAI) 'Personality of the Year' award after his fine displays during the 2006 season.

After 18 years service to Derry City he was awarded a testimonial in 2008.[1]

[edit] Career honours

Derry City F.C.
Winner
Football League of Ireland
FAI Cup
Football League of Ireland Cup
Runners-Up
Football League of Ireland
FAI Cup
Football League of Ireland Cup
Shelbourne F.C.
Winner
Football League of Ireland

[edit] Individual honours

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Pizza' reaches 600 mark for "Candy Stripes" Derry Journal Online, 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  2. ^ Healy has high hopes for new-look Derry outfit Noel Spillane. archives.tcm.ie. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  3. ^ Derry triumph after Lansdowne Road drama IrishFootballOnline.com. 2006-12-03. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  4. ^ a b c d e Ireland - List of Cup Finals Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  5. ^ Derry lift FAI Cup www.eleven-a-side.com, October 27, 2002. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  6. ^ PLAYER PROFILES - Peter Hutton derrycityfc.net. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Ireland - List of League Cup Finals. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  8. ^ McHugh stunner gives Derry three Cups in a row www.irishfootballonline.com, 9th October 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  9. ^ Derry win Eircom League Cup final BBC Sport Online, 18 September 2006. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  10. ^ Eircom League of Ireland Cup 2005 www.fai.ie 30 August 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  11. ^ Ireland - Player of the Year and Other Awards www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
  12. ^ Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland Retrieved 2008-04-13.

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Preceded by
Gavin Dykes		 Derry City F.C. manager
2004-2004		 Succeeded by
Stephen Kenny
Preceded by
Pat Fenlon		 Derry City F.C. manager
2007-2007		 Succeeded by
John Robertson
v • d • e
Derry City F.C. – current squad

1 Quigley • 2 McCallion • 3 Hargan • 4 Hutton • 5 McChrystal • 6 Gray • 7 Higgins • 8 Martyn • 9 Morrow • 10 McHugh • 11 Sammon • 12 Callaghan • 14 McGlynn • 15 Deery • 16 Doherty • 17 Molloy • 18 Farren • 21 Delaney • 23 McCourt •  Ferry •  McGinn •  Morrison • Manager: Kenny
Derry City F.C. - Managers
McCleery (1929–32) | Gillespie (1932–40) | Management Team Committee (1940–42) | Ross (1942–53) | Management Team Committee (1953–58) | Houston (1958–59) | Doherty (1959–61) | Ross 1961–68) | Hill (1968–71) | Wood (1971–72) | Ross (1972–72) | The "wilderness years" (1972–85) | Crossan (1985–85) | King (1985–87) | McLaughlin (1987–91) | Coyle (1991–93) | O'Doherty (1993–94) | Healy (1994–98) | Mahon (1998–2003) | Keely (2003–03) | Dykes (2003–04) | Hutton (2004–04) | Kenny (2004–06) | Fenlon (2006–07) | Hutton (2007–07) | Robertson (2007—07) | Kenny (2007–)