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'''Peter Hutton''' (born [[2 March]] [[1973]] in [[Derry]], [[Northern Ireland]]) is a [[Defender (football)|defender]] playing for [[League of Ireland]] [[Football (soccer)| |
'''Peter Hutton''' (born [[2 March]] [[1973]] in [[Derry]], [[Northern Ireland]]) is a [[Defender (football)|defender]] playing for [[League of Ireland]] [[Football (soccer)|football]] team [[Derry City F.C.]]. He is the club's current captain and [[player-manager]]. "Pizza", as he is affectionately known to fans, also managed the club in 2004 for a short period in the aftermath of [[Gavin Dykes|Gavin Dykes']] departure and prior to the appointment of [[Stephen Kenny (football)|Stephen Kenny]]. |
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==Career== |
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| Full name | Peter Hutton | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back/Player-manager | ||
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Current team | Derry City | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
Peter Hutton (born 2 March 1973 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a defender playing for League of Ireland football team Derry City F.C.. He is the club's current captain and player-manager. "Pizza", as he is affectionately known to fans, also managed the club in 2004 for a short period in the aftermath of Gavin Dykes' departure and prior to the appointment of Stephen Kenny.
Career
In his youth Hutton played with Oxford United Stars F.C. when they competed in the Derry and District League. He later played with Coleraine F.C., and at the age of 15, signed for Bradford City's youth training scheme. This saw Hutton move to Bradford for a number of Summer months between seasons while still under contract with Coleraine. The contract was effectively one that would have seen Hutton tied to Bradford for his entire playing career. However, he was always very keen to play for Derry City and the task of getting out of his insidious contract with Bradford City began. The threat of legal action and the resulting adverse publicity resulted in the English club relenting and when his contract with Coleraine ran out, he signed for his home-town club, Derry City, in 1991.
Hutton has also spent time at Portadown and a season at Shelbourne between his long-term spells at Derry City. He won the League Championship with the latter in 2001-02 and returned to his hometown soon after. By November, 2006, Hutton had made his 300th appearance as team-captain after a 1-0 League of Ireland final-night win over Cork City FC in the Brandywell. As of the end of the 2006 season, Hutton has represented Derry on a total of 559 occasions. He holds the record for the highest number of appearances for the club ever.
In early December 2006, Hutton revealed his admiration for his former manager, Stephen Kenny, comparing his ability to that of Martin O'Neill's 13 December, 2006 the defender was nominated for the eircom / Soccer Writers Association of Ireland (SWAI) 'Personality of the Year' award after his fine displays during the 2006 season.