Tommy Hutchison
| Tommy Hutchison | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Thomas Hutchison | |
| birthday | September 22, 1947 | |
| place of birth | Cardenden , Fife , Scotland | |
| size | 183 cm | |
| position | Left mid-field | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1965-1968 | Alloa Athletic | 68 (4) |
| 1968-1972 | Blackpool FC | 154 (10) |
| 1972-1980 | Coventry City | 314 (24) |
| 1980 | → Seattle Sounders (loan) | 25 (3) |
| 1980-1982 | Manchester City | 46 (4) |
| 1982-1983 | Bulova SA | |
| 1983-1985 | Burnley FC | 92 (4) |
| 1985-1991 | Swansea City | 178 (9) |
| 1991-1994 | Merthyr Tydfil FC | 73 (2) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1973-1975 | Scotland | 17 (1) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Thomas Hutchison (born September 22, 1947 in Cardenden , Fife ) is a former Scottish football player who mainly played in midfield .
career
Hutchison began his professional career in 1965 in the Scottish Second Division playing Alloa Athletic , where he succeeded at first made it into the starting line-up. In 1968 he moved to the English second division club Blackpool , with whom he made promotion to the first division in his second season in 1969/70 by winning the second division championship behind Huddersfield Town . Although the team rose directly after the 1970/71 season from bottom of the table, the Tangerines won the Anglo-Italian Cup in the same season with a 2-1 win after extra time against FC Bologna .
In 1972 Hutchison moved to the first division club Coventry City , where he was under contract for the following eight years. During this period he also made the leap to the Scottish national team , for which he made a total of 17 international appearances between 1973 and 1975 and scored one goal. The highlight of his career in the national team was his participation in the 1974 World Cup , where he came on as a joker for Kenny Dalglish in the preliminary round matches of the Bravehearts against Zaire (2: 0) and Yugoslavia (1: 1) .
After a brief stint at the Seattle Sounders , who played in the NASL , he signed with Manchester City in 1980 and reached the FA Cup final with the Citizens, which was lost 3-2 to Tottenham Hotspur after a 1-1 replay .
The 1982/83 season he spent at Bulova SA in Hong Kong , with whom he won both the FA Cup and the Viceroy Cup and was runner-up in the Hong Kong First Division League , one point behind Seiko .
After a two-year stay with Burnley FC , he signed in 1985 with Swansea City , with whom he won the Welsh Cup competition on May 21, 1989 at the age of 41 with a 5-0 final victory over the Kidderminster Harriers . He left Swansea in the second half of the 1990/91 season at the age of 43 and joined the non-league club Merthyr Tydfil FC , for which he was active for three years and completed 73 league appearances . It was not until he was 46 that he ended his active career there at the end of the 1993/94 season.
successes
- Anglo-Italian Cup : 1971 (with Blackpool)
- Welsh Cup : 1989 (with Swansea)
- FA Cup and Viceroy Cup Hong Kong: 1983 (with Bulova)
Web links
- Tommy Hutchison in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hong Kong - List of FA Cup Winners at RSSSF
- ↑ Hong Kong - List of Viceroy Cup Finalists at RSSSF
- ^ The 1982/83 season in Hong Kong at RSSSF
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hutchison, Tommy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hutchison, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cardenden , Fife , Scotland |