{{short description|Scottish footballer (born 1991)}} {{Use British English|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kyle Hutton | image = | fullname = <!-- If different--> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|02|05|df=y}} | birth_place = Cambuslang, Scotland | height = 1.89 m<ref>{{Soccerway|kyle-hutton/134245}}</ref> | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Gartcairn | clubnumber = | years1 = 2010–2015 | clubs1 = Rangers | caps1 = 54 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2011 | clubs2 = → Partick Thistle (loan) | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2012 | clubs3 = → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = Queen of the South | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2016–2017 | clubs5 = St Mirren | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2016–2017 | clubs6 = → Airdrieonians (loan) | caps6 = 20 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2017–2020 | clubs7 = Dumbarton | caps7 = 87 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2020–2021 | clubs8 = East Kilbride | caps8 = | goals8 = | years9 = 2021 | clubs9 = → Cowdenbeath (loan) | caps9 = 12 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2021–2022 | clubs10 = Cowdenbeath | caps10 = 12 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2022–2023 | clubs11 = Forfar Athletic | caps11 = 43 | goals11 = 1 | years12 = 2023–2024 | clubs12 = Pollok | caps12 = 8 | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 2024 | clubs13 = → Darvel (loan) | caps13 = | goals13 = | years14 = 2024– | clubs14 = Gartcairn | caps14 = | goals14 = | nationalyears1 = 2009–2010 | nationalteam1 = Scotland U19 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2010 | nationalteam2 = Scotland U21 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 14:45, 7 November 2024 (UTC) | ntupdate = 30 October 2011 }}
'''Kyle Hutton''' (born 5 February 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Scottish football updater|Gartcair}} club Gartcairn.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/former-rangers-star-kyle-hutton-33344193 | title=Kyle Hutton | date=29 July 2024 }}</ref>
He has previously played for Rangers, Partick Thistle, Dunfermline Athletic and Queen of the South, St Mirren, Airdrieonians, Dumbarton, Cowdenbeath and Forfar Athletic.
==Career==
===Rangers=== Hutton made his professional debut for Rangers in the opening Scottish Premier League match of the season against Kilmarnock on 14 August 2010, coming on for James Beattie.<ref>{{ Cite news | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/8909544.stm | title=Rangers 2–1 Kilmarnock | publisher=BBC Sport | date=14 August 2010 | first=Andy | last=Campbell}}</ref> He made his first start against Dunfermline Athletic on 21 September 2010. He picked up his first senior honour after coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Rangers in a 2–1 extra-time victory over Celtic in the 2011 Scottish League Cup final.<ref name="cup final">{{Cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/9428470.stm |title=Celtic 1–2 Rangers | publisher=BBC Sport | date=20 March 2011 |first=Andy |last=Campbell}}</ref> A fortnight before, Hutton had signed a new contract with Rangers, keeping him there until 2014.<ref name="new rangers contract">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/9420482.stm|title=Hutton extends stay at Rangers|publisher=BBC Sport|date=9 March 2011}}</ref>
In October 2012, after returning from loan spells with Partick Thistle and Dunfermline Athletic, Hutton hoped his performances could see him feature more regularly for the first team.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/rangers/99783-kyle-hutton-wants-to-get-his-rangers-career-off-the-ground-after-loan/ | title=Kyle Hutton wants to get his Rangers career off the ground after loan | access-date=8 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234028/http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/rangers/99783-kyle-hutton-wants-to-get-his-rangers-career-off-the-ground-after-loan/ | archive-date=3 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Ahead of the 2012–13 season Hutton agreed to transfer to Charles Green's new holding company saying, "For me, it is in my best interests to stay where I am and to try to establish myself in the side next season. I feel I've got a lot more to give the club."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/9360046/Rangers-in-crisis-Kyle-Hutton-bucks-trend-by-committing-to-the-cause.html|title=Rangers in crisis: Kyle Hutton bucks trend by committing to the cause|date=27 June 2012 }}</ref> After starting in Rangers' first league game of the season against Brechin City in late July, Hutton wouldn't feature again till late September, coming on as a substitute in the League Cup against Motherwell for the injured Francisco Sandaza. His performance earned many plaudits, with Hutton saying afterwards he was 'in the dark' over why he hadn't featured more.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-midfielder-kyle-hutton-hoping-1346683 | title=Rangers midfielder Kyle Hutton hoping 'frustrating' spell at Ibrox is over | date=27 September 2012 | access-date=8 October 2012}}</ref> In November 2013, Hutton suffered a broken leg, ruling him out of action on a long-term basis.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25122639|title = Broken leg for Rangers' Hutton|publisher = BBC Sport}}</ref>
At the end of the 2014–15 season, Hutton was one of eleven players released by Rangers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rangers news: Dave King pledges clearout as 11 players are released|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/11661269/Rangers-news-Dave-King-pledges-clearout-as-11-players-are-released.html|work=The Telegraph|last=Forsyth|first=Roddy|date=8 June 2015|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref>
====Partick Thistle (loan)==== With first team chances limited at Rangers, Hutton agreed to move to Sheffield United on a season long loan at the end of the summer transfer window in 2012,<ref name="blades move">{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/story/0,,11788_7141949,00.html|title=Blades capture Rangers duo|publisher=Sky Sports|date=1 September 2011 |access-date=7 September 2011 }}</ref> but the deal subsequently fell through as the paperwork was not completed before the deadline.<ref name="blades move off">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14741993|title=Sheffield Utd drop bid for Kyle Hutton and John Fleck|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 September 2011 |access-date=7 September 2011 }}</ref> However, Hutton was eligible to leave on loan after the transfer window shut to a team in Scotland outwith the SPL and subsequently joined Partick Thistle on a three-month loan deal on 9 September 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14854056| title=Rangers' Kyle Hutton joins Partick Thistle on loan| date=9 September 2011 | publisher=BBC Sport }}</ref>
====Dunfermline (loan)==== On the last day of the January 2012 transfer window, Hutton joined Dunfermline Athletic on loan until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16810947 | title=Rangers pair Jordan McMillan and Kyle Hutton join Dunfermline | publisher=BBC Sport | access-date=8 October 2012}}</ref> During his time on loan there was much speculation about Rangers possibly being forced to sell players with Hutton saying, "If Rangers need to sell players then it might give younger lads like myself an opportunity because there are definitely kids there who can do a job."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/dunfermline/9219403/Kyle-Hutton-feels-heat-after-jumping-out-of-Rangers-frying-pan-into-fire-at-Dunfermline.html | title=Kyle Hutton feels heat after jumping out of Rangers frying pan into fire at Dunfermline | access-date=8 October 2012 | work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London | first=Ewing | last=Grahame | date=22 April 2012}}</ref> Hutton went on to play nine games for Dunfermline Athletic but couldn't help save them from relegation.
===Queen of the South=== On 13 August 2015, Hutton joined Queen of the South, signing a contract until January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Heffernan and Kyle Hutton join Queen of the South|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33914236|publisher=BBC Sport|date=13 August 2015 |access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref> Hutton debuted for the ''Doonhamers'' on 30 August 2015, appearing as a second-half substitute in a 5–1 defeat at home to his former club Rangers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34031842 |title=Queen of Sth 1–5 Rangers |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 August 2015 |access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref> On 8 January 2016, Hutton signed an extension to his current contract, taking him through to the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.qosfc.com/news-3058 |title=QosFC: Player Updates |access-date=9 January 2016 |archive-date=27 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127072622/http://www.qosfc.com/news-3058 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===St Mirren=== On 10 May 2016, Hutton signed a two-year contract with St Mirren, after leaving Queen of the South.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=55173 |title=New Signing: Kyle Hutton |publisher=St Mirren FC |date=10 May 2016 |access-date=10 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610144404/http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=55173 |archive-date=10 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After just one year, Hutton's contract was terminated by St Mirren on 23 May 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stmirren.com/news/club/all-news/902-kyle-hutton-leaves-the-buddies |title=Kyle Hutton leaves the Buddies |publisher=St Mirren FC |date=23 May 2017 |access-date=23 May 2017 |archive-date=23 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923005803/https://www.stmirren.com/news/club/all-news/902-kyle-hutton-leaves-the-buddies |url-status=dead }}</ref>
====Airdrieonians (loan)==== On 29 November 2016, Hutton moved to Scottish League One side Airdrieonians on an emergency loan deal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stmirren.com/news/club/all-news/376-kyle-hutton-joins-airdrieonians-on-loan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201014824/http://www.stmirren.com/news/club/all-news/376-kyle-hutton-joins-airdrieonians-on-loan |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 December 2016 |title=Kyle Hutton joins Airdrieonians on loan |publisher=St Mirren FC |date=29 November 2016 |access-date=30 November 2016 }}</ref> On 20 January 2017, the loan was extended until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kyle Hutton Loan Extended|url=http://www.stmirren.com/news/club/all-news/529-kyle-hutton-loan-extended|publisher=St Mirren F.C.|date=20 January 2017|access-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201234541/http://www.stmirren.com/news/club/all-news/529-kyle-hutton-loan-extended|archive-date=1 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Dumbarton=== Hutton subsequently signed a six-month deal with Dumbarton on 21 July 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=3137 |title=Signing news: Hutton becomes a Sons player |first=Andy |last=Galloway |publisher=Dumbarton FC |date=21 July 2017 |access-date=21 July 2017}}</ref> He extended his deal until the end of the season on 26 January 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=3420|title=HUTTON DEAL CONFIRMED|last=Findlay|first=Alan|date=26 January 2018|access-date=26 January 2018}}</ref> After playing 47 times as the Sons were relegated to Scottish League One, Hutton had interest from Inverness Caledonian Thistle<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/1476406/caley-thistle-move-fulfils-tom-walshs-full-time-ambition-after-experiencing-footballs-wilderness/|title = Caley Thistle move fulfils Tom Walsh's full-time ambition after experiencing football's 'wilderness'| date=17 May 2018 }}</ref> to stay with the club in May 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=3624|title=HUTTON HOLDS ON|last=Galloway|first=Andy|date=25 May 2018|website=Dumbarton Football Club|access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref> He was a virtual ever-present the following season too, playing more minutes than any other player and captaining the side on a number of occasions. Hutton signed a fresh one-year deal with the club, taking him into his third season at Dumbarton, in June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=4054|title=HUTTON RETURNS FOR THE NEW SEASON|last=Galloway|first=Andy|date=5 June 2019|website=Dumbarton Football Club}}</ref> He was named the club's 2019–20 Player of the Year in May 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dumbarton Football Club – HUTTON GETS A HAT-TRICK|url=https://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=4383|website=dumbartonfootballclub.com|access-date=2020-05-03}}</ref> but left two months later at the end of his contract.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dumbarton Football Club – SQUAD CHANGES|url=https://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=4511|access-date=2020-07-30|website=dumbartonfootballclub.com}}</ref>
=== East Kilbride and Cowdenbeath === After leaving the Sons, Hutton dropped to the Lowland Football League to sign for East Kilbride along with Dumbarton teammate Conor Brennan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=FC|first=East Kilbride|title=Double delight, as Dumbarton duo pen K-Park deals!|url=https://eastkilbridefootballclub.co.uk/news/double-delight-as-dumbarton-duo-pen-k-park-deals-02-08-2020|access-date=2020-08-03|website=eastkilbridefootballclub.co.uk}}</ref> Following the suspension of the 2021–22 Lowland Football League season due to the COVID-19 pandemic Hutton joined Scottish League Two side Cowdenbeath on loan in March 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online {{!}} Cowden {{!}} The Beath |url=http://www.cowdenbeathfc.com/index.php?act=viewNews&id=2881 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=cowdenbeathfc.com}}</ref> He joined the club permanently that summer – before having his contract cancelled in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Banks |first=Ben |date=2022-01-31 |title=Former Rangers star has contract 'cancelled' by Blue Brazil |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/former-rangers-star-contract-cancelled-26101086 |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=Daily Record}}</ref>
=== Forfar Athletic === Hutton joined Forfar Athletic in February 2022, where he was signed by former teammate at St Mirren Gary Irvine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lorimer |first=Scott |title=Forfar Athletic sign ex Rangers midfielder Kyle Hutton after trialist appearance |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/2967459/forfar-athletic-sign-rangers-midfielder-kyle-hutton/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=The Courier|date=February 2022 }}</ref>
====Pollok==== In May 2023, it was confirmed that Hutton had signed for West of Scotland Premier side Pollok.<ref>{{cite news|title=Welcome Kyle Hutton|url= https://www.pollokfc.com/2023/05/29/welcome-kyle-hutton/ |website=Pollok FC}}</ref> He was transfer listed in October and spent the rest of the season on loan at Darvel.
====Darvel==== In November 2023, Hutton signed for Darvel F.C. on loan for the remainder of the 2023/24 season.<ref name="pollokfc.com">{{cite web | url=https://www.pollokfc.com/2023/11/09/hutton-moves-to-darvel/ | title=Hutton Moves to Darvel | date=9 November 2023 }}</ref>
====Gartcairn==== In June 2024, Hutton signed for Gartcairn and was immediately named vice-captain. <ref name="https://x.com/gartcairnfc/status/1807489281340137871"/>
==Career statistics== {{updated|23:53, 7 March 2020 (UTC)}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- ! rowspan=2 | Club ! rowspan=2 | Season ! colspan=3 | League ! colspan=2 | Scottish Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Other ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Division!!Apps!!Goals ! Apps!!Goals ! Apps!!Goals ! Apps!!Goals ! Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=6|Rangers |2010–11<ref name="KH10">{{soccerbase season|52755|2010|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> |rowspan="2"|Premier League |7||0||1||0||3||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha>Two appearances in the Champions League and one in the Europa League</ref>||0||14||0 |- |2011–12<ref name="KH11">{{soccerbase season|52755|2011|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2012–13<ref name="KH12">{{soccerbase season|52755|2012|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> |Third Division |27||2||2||0||3||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC">Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup</ref>||0||33||2 |- |2013–14<ref name="KH13">{{soccerbase season|52755|2013|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> |League One |10||0||2||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||13||0 |- |2014–15<ref name="KH14">{{soccerbase season|52755|2014|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> |Championship |10||0||1||0||1||0||0||0||12||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !54!!2!!6!!0!!7!!0!!5!!0!!72!!2 |- |Partick Thistle (loan) |2011–12<ref name="KH12"/> |First Division |12||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||12||0 |- |Dunfermline Athletic (loan) |2011–12<ref name="KH11"/> |Premier League |9||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||9||0 |- |Queen of the South |2015–16<ref name="KH15">{{soccerbase season|52755|2015|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> |Championship |30||0||1||0||1||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||33||0 |- |St Mirren |2016–17<ref name="KH16">{{soccerbase season|52755|2016|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> |Championship |11||0||0||0||4||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||17||0 |- |Airdrieonians (loan) |2016–17<ref name="KH16"/> |League One |20||0||0||0||0||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha>Appearances in the League One play-offs</ref>||0||22||0 |- | rowspan="4" |Dumbarton |2017–18<ref name="KH17">{{soccerbase season|52755|2017|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref> |Championship |31||0||3||0||3||0||10<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||47||0 |- |2018–19 | rowspan="2" |League One |35 |0 |1 |0 |4 |0 |1 |0 |41 |0 |- |2019–20 |21 |0 |2 |0 |4 |0 |1 |0 |28 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !87 !0 !6 !0 !11 !0 !12 !0 !116 !0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !223!!2!!13!!0!!23!!0!!22!!0!!280!!2 |}
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==Personal life== On 20 September 2010, Hutton and fellow Rangers youth player Kal Naismith were abducted by two men in Edinburgh and driven around the city before being dumped in the city's Niddrie area. The men then mugged the players and stole the car. The car was later recovered and the men were both convicted. <ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-11991884 | title = Men admit abducting Rangers players | publisher = BBC News | date = 14 December 2010 | access-date = 8 September 2011}}</ref>
In November 2024, Hutton was arrested and charged with road traffic offences following the death of a woman who was hit by a pick-up truck in Rutherglen. <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gz060eg36o | title= Ex-Rangers player Kyle Hutton charged after fatal crash | website = BBC News|date=8 November 2024}}</ref>
==Honours== ;Rangers *Scottish Premier League: 2010–11 *Scottish League One: 2013–14 *Scottish Third Division: 2012–13 *Scottish League Cup: 2010–11<ref name="cup final"/>
;Dumbarton *Scottish Challenge Cup: Runners Up 2017–18
;Darvel *West of Scotland Football League Cup: 2023-24 *Scottish Junior Cup: 2023-24<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/darvel-junior-cup-final-hero-32944599|title=Darvel Junior Cup Final hero admits he was RANK ROTTEN despite glory double to complete dramatic comeback|website=Daily Record|date=2 June 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase}} *{{SFA profile|name=Kyle Hutton (U21)}}
{{Dumbarton F.C. Player of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hutton, Kyle}} Category:1991 births Category:Footballers from Cambuslang Category:Living people Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Scottish men's footballers Category:Scotland men's youth international footballers Category:Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Category:Rangers F.C. players Category:Partick Thistle F.C. players Category:Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Category:Queen of the South F.C. players Category:St Mirren F.C. players Category:Airdrieonians F.C. players Category:Dumbarton F.C. players Category:East Kilbride F.C. players Category:Cowdenbeath F.C. players Category:Forfar Athletic F.C. players Category:Pollok F.C. players Category:Darvel F.C. players Category:Gartcairn F. A. Juniors players Category:Scottish Premier League players Category:Scottish Football League players Category:Scottish Professional Football League players