Bertie Lutton is pictured playing for West Ham United during their
4-3 win against Southampton.
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| Wolves: |
1968-1969 |
Played |
3 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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1969-1970 |
Played |
16 |
Scored |
1 |
goal |
(Division 1) |
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1970-1971 |
Played |
2 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
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| Transferred in September 1971 |
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| Brighton & Hove Albion: |
1971-1972 |
Played |
16 |
Scored |
4 |
goals |
(Division 3) |
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1972-1973 |
Played |
12 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
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| Transferred in January 1973 |
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| West Ham Utd: |
1972-1973 |
Played |
6 |
Scored |
1 |
goal |
Division 1 |
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1973-1974 |
Played |
6 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
Division 1 |
| |
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In 1974, aged 23, and unable to continue his footballing career because of injuries,
he emigrated to Australia.
Apart from coming back to England with his son and daughters
between 1985-88 he has lived permanently in Melbourne. He was in stock control in the
car business followed by a job in a warehouse. and then he had a position as
a Supervisor for a logistics company.
Bertie Lutton played six times for Northern Ireland making his debut on
18 April 1970 in a 1–0 defeat by Scotland.
West Ham signed Lutton from Brighton and Hove Albion for a fee of £12,000 in March
1973, after a month loan period at Upton Park. He made his debut for the Hammers in
February 1973 whilst on loan, in a 1-0 away victory against Norwich City. The winger
made six appearances for West Ham in his first season, scoring in a 1-1 draw against
Derby County at the Baseball Ground in April 1973, his only goal for the club.
He made
a further seven first team appearances in his second season at Upton Park, but failed
to establish himself in the first team and eventually decided to leave full time football
in May 1974 at only age twenty-four, his career having been blighted by a serious back
injury.
Lutton, born in Banbridge near Belfast, had the distinction of being the first
West Ham player to be capped at full international level by Northern Ireland, when he
came on as substitute in a home World Cup qualifier against Cyprus in May 1973.
In total he won six full caps for his country and in later life emigrated to Australia,
playing there for Sydney City. (Mark Matthews)