John Sutton

Early career

Born on 26 December 1983 in Norwich, England, Sutton was a promising youth cricketer, representing Norfolk at various age levels. He was a modest batsman and useful off-spinner of moderate pace. He started his football career as a youth trainee with Tottenham Hotspur and as part of their reserve squad. Whilst playing at under 17 level he scored 25 goals in 26 games. In 2002, he went on loan with Carlisle United (where he scored his first career goal against Cambridge United) before agreeing to be released by Tottenham and signing on a months contract with Swindon Town. In 2003, Sutton joined Raith Rovers. He made a quick impression at Raith, scoring 13 goals in 20 league appearances for the Scottish First Division club. Several clubs enquired about his availability in January including Valencia where he spent three days on trial, Dundee and English Championship club Millwall, who signed him for £60,000. He failed to make an impression at Millwall, playing just 4 league matches. He did however contribute to Millwall's run to the 2004 FA Cup Final, coming on as a substitute against Tranmere Rovers in their quarter-final replay.

Dundee

Sutton returned to Scotland on a season-long loan with Scottish Premier League side Dundee, making his debut on 7 August 2004 in Dundee's 1–0 defeat to Hearts. He scored his first goal for the club the following week netting the winner in the 47th minute in their Dundee derby win over Dundee United. His form proved…

After leaving St Mirren, Sutton decided to retire from playing and accepted a coaching position with Greenock Morton. He took caretaker charge of the first team in September 2018, along with Derek Anderson. Sutton later ran a personal training business and was involved in coaching football.

Sutton is the son of Mike Sutton and the brother of ex-Celtic striker Chris Sutton. Sutton is married to a Glaswegian woman and they have twin sons, a son and daughter.

Player

St Mirren

Scottish First Division: 2005–06 Scottish Championship: 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup: 2005–06; runner–up 2016–17 Renfrewshire Cup: 2006–07 Motherwell

Scottish Cup runner–up: 2010–11 Scottish Premiership runner–up: 2013–14 Heart of Midlothian

Scottish League Cup runner–up: 2012–13 Central Coast Mariners

A-League Premiers: 2011–12

Individual

Scottish Football League Young Player of the Month: August 2003, November 2005 Scottish Football League Player of the Month: March 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup Player of the Round: 5th Round, 2016–17 Motherwell FC top goalscorer: 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15 Raith Rovers FC top goalscorer: 2003–04