Bertie Lutton

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.

Club career Lutton started as a youth team player for his hometown side Banbridge Town before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a £50 fee. He played for Northern Ireland whilst at West Ham making him their first player to play for that country. He made only thirteen appearances for West Ham before moving to Horsham. 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. 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.