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 signed for Brighton & Hove Albion in 1971 for £5,000 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. 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.

References

1950 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Association footballers from County Down
Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
West Ham United F.C. players
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Horsham F.C. players
Banbridge Town F.C. players
English Football League players
Sportspeople from Banbridge
Northern Ireland men's international footballers
Expatriate sportspeople from Northern Ireland in Australia
Hakoah Sydney City East FC players
South Melbourne FC players