Edwin Dutton

Football player infobox
playername= Edwin Dutton


fullname = Edwin Dutton
dateofbirth = birth date|1890|4|8|mf=y
dateofdeath = death date and age|1970|1|1|1890|4|8
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =
position = Forward
years= 19xx-19xx
1909-1914
19xx-19xx
clubs= Brittania Berlin 92
BFC Preussen
Newcastle United
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1909
nationalteam = Germany
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0)
manageryears = 1924-1926
1927-1928
managerclubs = Stuttgart Kickers
Ipswich Town "(coach)"
pcupdate = November 15 2006
ntupdate = November 15 2006

Edwin Dutton (born April 8 1890 — died January 1 1970) is a former Anglo-German footballer and coach. Dutton played as a forward for Britannia Berlin 92, BFC Preussen, Newcastle United and Germany. During the First World War he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in Germany. During the 1920s he managed Stuttgart Kickers and became the first professional trainer at Ipswich Town [ [http://www.kickersarchiv.de/index.php/Main/DuttonEdwin www.kickersarchiv.de] ] [ [http://www.prideofanglia.com/history/timeline-1920.htm www.prideofanglia.com] ] .

Birthplace

Dutton’s parents migrated from England to Germany where his father, Paul Dutton, became a sporting pioneer, helping introduce football and cricket to Berlin and Wrocław. As a result, there is some confusion over where Edwin was actually born. Conflicting sources have claimed South Shields in Tyne and Wear [ [http://www.prideofanglia.com/history/timeline-1920.htm www.prideofanglia.com] ] or Mittelwalde in Germany [Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs #8, Spielerlexikon 1890-1963, Lorenz Knieriem, Hardy Grüne, ISBN 10: 3897841487, ISBN 13: 9783897841482] . This town is now known as Międzylesie, Poland. Others have given his birthplace as Berlin [ [http://ruhleben.tripod.com/id5.html Ruhleben website] ]

Playing career

Dutton went to school in Berlin and played as right-winger for Britannia Berlin 92 and BFC Preussen. In 1909-10 he played for BFC Preussen against Holstein Kiel, in a quarter-final of the German championship. While playing for BFC Preussen, Dutton also played one game for Germany, a 3-3 draw with Hungary on April 4 1909. The game was refereed by Hugo Meisl [ [http://www.iffhs.de/?29da14a95814689b5528db14a85fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeeda0ae01 www.iffhs.de] ] .

Prisoner in Germany

When the First World War began Dutton was resident at 42 Blucher Strasses in Berlin and was working as a sports outfitter. He was arrested in Berlin on November 6 1914, and sent to Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in the Spandau district. While there he was interned in Barrack 1. The camp contained between 4,000 and 5,500 prisoners. Gradually a mini-society evolved and football became a popular activity. Dutton was one of several former professional footballers at Ruhleben. Others included former England internationals, Fred Spiksley, Fred Pentland, Samuel Wolstenholme and Steve Bloomer, John Cameron, a former Scotland and John Brearley, a former Everton and Tottenham player.

The Ruhleben Football Association organised cup and league competitions and as many as 1,000 attended the bigger games. The teams adopted the names of established teams and in November 1914 Dutton played in a cup final as an outside left for a "Tottenham Hotspur" team that also featured Bloomer. Their opponents were an "Oldham Athletic" team. Spiksley also played in this game although it is unclear which team he played for. The Tottenham team won the game which was refereed by Wolstenholme. Dutton also occasionally played cricket at Rubleben [ [http://ruhleben.tripod.com/id5.html Ruhleben website] ] [ [http://www.youandyesterday.co.uk/articles/
] ] .

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