1. Thomas Hutchison was born on 22 September 1947 and is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder.
11 Facts About Tommy Hutchison
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Tommy Hutchison made over 1,100 appearances, including 314 in the Football League alone for Coventry City, and more than 160 apiece in the competition for Blackpool and Swansea City, plus shorter spells in the United States and Hong Kong.
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Tommy Hutchison gained 17 caps for Scotland between 1973 and 1975.
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When Bob Stokoe took over from Shannon in June 1971, he worked on Tommy Hutchison's crossing ability, believing it to be his only weak spot.
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Tommy Hutchison signed for the Midlands club, leaping at the chance to play in the First Division on a regular basis.
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Tommy Hutchison later played for Bulova of Hong Kong and Seattle Sounders before returning to the UK, re-joining John Bond at Burnley in 1983 and moving to Swansea City in 1985 to be managed by Bond at a third different club in his career.
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When Bond departed, Tommy Hutchison served as manager for six months after the club went into liquidation.
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Tommy Hutchison is in the record books as the oldest player to have played for Swansea City, playing against Southend United in March 1991 at the age of 43 years, five months and 19 days.
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In late-May and early-June 1984, Tommy Hutchison made three guest appearances for Manchester United on their summer tour of Australia, playing against Australia, Nottingham Forest and Juventus.
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Tommy Hutchison was inducted into the Hall of Fame at Bloomfield Road, when it was officially opened by former Blackpool player Jimmy Armfield in April 2006.
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Five players from each decade are inducted; Tommy Hutchison is in the 1970s.