{{Short description|Northern Irish footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}} {{Use British English|date=December 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Bertie Lutton | image = | fullname = Robert John Lutton | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|7|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Banbridge, Northern Ireland | height = | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = –1967 | youthclubs1 = Banbridge Town | years1 = 1967–1971 | years2 = 1971–1973 | years3 = 1973–1974 | years4 = | years5 = 1977 | years6 = 1978-1981 | years7 = 1982 | clubs1 = Wolverhampton Wanderers | clubs2 = Brighton & Hove Albion | clubs3 = West Ham United | clubs4 = Horsham | clubs5 = Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) | clubs6 = South Melbourne | clubs7 = Northcote City | caps1 = 21 | goals1 = 1 | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 4 | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 1 | caps4 = | goals4 = | caps5 = | goals5 = | caps6 = | goals6 = | nationalyears1 = 1970–1973 | nationalteam1 = Northern Ireland | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 16:34, 21 February 2012 (UTC) | ntupdate = 16:34, 21 February 2012 (UTC) }}
'''Bertie Lutton''' (born 13 July 1950) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a midfielder in England for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Brighton & Hove Albion, West Ham United and Horsham. He played for Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), South Melbourne and Northcote City in Australia and was an international footballer with Northern Ireland from 1970 until 1973.<ref name=ni>{{cite web|title=Bertie Lutton|url=https://nifootball.blogspot.com/2007/04/bertie-lutton.html|publisher=www.nifg.blogspot.com|accessdate=20 February 2012}}</ref>
==Club career== Lutton started as a youth team player for his hometown side Banbridge Town before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a £50 fee.<ref name=ni/> He signed for Brighton & Hove Albion in 1971 for £5,000<ref name=ni/> and in 1973, for a £25,000 fee, for West Ham United making his debut on 10 February 1973 in a 1–0 away win at Norwich City.<ref name=whustats>{{cite web|title=Bertie Lutton|url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=419&united=Bertie_Lutton|publisher=www.westhamstats.info|accessdate=20 February 2012}}</ref> He played for Northern Ireland whilst at West Ham making him their first player to play for that country.<ref name=whwhoswho>{{cite book|last=Hogg|first=Tony|title=West Ham Who's Who|year=1995|publisher=Independent UK Sports publications|location=London|isbn=1-899429-01-8|pages=111}}</ref> He made only thirteen appearances for West Ham before moving to Horsham.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bertie Lutton|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/bertielutton.html|publisher=www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.co.uk|accessdate=20 February 2012}}</ref> He joined York City on trial making his debut for their reserve side in a 6-0 win over Halifax Town on 3 March 1975.<ref>{{cite book |title=York City v Fulham programme |date=22 March 1975 |editor=Longman, Jon |publisher=York City F.C.}}</ref> Unable to continue his footballing career because of injuries, he emigrated to Australia where he went on to play for clubs in the National Soccer League and Victorian State League.
==International career== Lutton played six times for Northern Ireland making his debut on 18 April 1970 in a 1–0 defeat by Scotland.<ref name=ni/>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lutton, Bertie}} Category:1950 births Category:Living people Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Association footballers from County Down Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland Category:West Ham United F.C. players Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Category:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Category:Horsham F.C. players Category:Banbridge Town F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Sportspeople from Banbridge Category:Northern Ireland men's international footballers Category:Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in Australia Category:Hakoah Sydney City East FC players Category:South Melbourne FC players