Arthur Tutin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Tutin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1907[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Coundon, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1961 (aged 54)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| – | Shildon | ||
| – | Newton Aycliffe | ||
| – | Ferryhill Athletic | ||
| – | Bishop Auckland | ||
| – | Consett | ||
| – | Chilton Colliery | ||
| – | Spennymoor United | ||
| – | Crook Town | ||
| 1932–1933 | Aldershot | 12 | (0) |
| 1933–1939 | Stoke City | 183 | (3) |
| Total | 195 | (3) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Arthur Tutin (1907 – 1961) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Aldershot and Stoke City.[1]
Career
Tutin was born in Coundon and played for a good number of local non-league teams and after failed trials at Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford Park Avenue he joined Aldershot in 1932. After playing 12 matches for the "Shots" Tutin joined First Division Stoke City for £500.[1] Standing at just 5 ft 4in he looked well out of place in Stoke's squad and he made a nightmare start. Tasked with marking Middlesbrough's Charlie Ferguson on his debut, Tutin left him unmarked twice as Stoke crashed to a 6–1 defeat. However he soon got to grips with top flight football and his lack of height was his main asset as his job in the side was to win the ball back and play in the wingers Frank Soo and Stanley Matthews and it was a task he excelled at.[1] He became an ever present in the Stoke side in the mid 30s playing every match during the 1935–36 season as Stoke finished in 4th position their highest up to that point. He remained in Bob McGrory's team for two more seasons before losing his place to Jock Kirton.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aldershot | 1932–33 | Third Division South | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Stoke City | 1933–34 | First Division | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1934–35 | First Division | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| 1935–36 | First Division | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 1936–37 | First Division | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 1937–38 | First Division | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
| 1938–39 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 183 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 198 | 3 | ||
| Career Total | 195 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 210 | 3 | ||