John Nutter

Early career

Nutter began his career at Blackburn Rovers' youth academy, joining the club's Youth Training Scheme (YTS) programme in 1998 at the age of 16, before later signing a scholarship with the club. During his time at Blackburn, he was part of the team that won the under-17 Academy Cup, defeating Manchester City in the final. He was released by Blackburn in 2000 and was subsequently signed by Wycombe Wanderers in early 2001. Nutter made one first-team appearance for the club, making his Football League debut in the club's 3–2 away defeat to Peterborough United on 24 February 2001. He was also part of the squad that travelled to the FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool at Villa Park, although he did not play in the match. His time at Wycombe was hampered by an ankle injury, which resulted in limited first-team opportunities. He departed the club at the end of the 2000–01 season. In May 2001, Nutter joined Aldershot Town, then competing in the Isthmian League Premier Division. He made his debut in Aldershot's 3–1 home victory against Enfield on 18 August 2001, and scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 away win over Heybridge Swifts. Nutter made 19 appearances for Aldershot during the 2001–02 season, scoring twice. He also made eight appearances for divisional rivals St Albans City during a two-month loan spell. In November 2002, Nutter spent a month on loan at Conference National club Gravesend & Northfleet, making four appearances. During the season, he…

Nutter earned three caps for the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, in 2007. He also made several appearances for the England futsal team.

Nutter predominantly played as a left-sided full-back, although he was also utilised on the left wing in the early stages of his career. He is left-footed. Gillingham manager Mark Stimson described him as "an attacking full-back with plenty of technical ability" and stated that Nutter would "offer plenty of width down the left-hand side", making him "a constant attacking threat". He expressed a preference for keeping the ball on the ground, favouring passing the ball out from the back over playing long balls. Talking about his time at Stevenage, Nutter stated he would like to be remembered as a player "who tried to play football the right way, passing the ball, technically good to watch and an honest player". He also provided an attacking outlet from set-pieces. Throughout his career, Nutter scored several long-range free-kicks, and also regularly took corner kicks. During his time at Stevenage, he was the club's primary penalty taker, converting six out of seven penalties.

Nutter is married to Hayley and, as of 2011, they had two sons, Walter and Benedict. Walter plays for the Chelsea F.C. Academy. Nutter has a brother and a sister; his brother, Tom, played semi-professional football for Burnham and Beaconsfield SYCOB, as well as spending four years playing in the United States for West Texas A&M University. Nutter studied Sports Psychology and Coaching at the University of Buckingham and began teaching physical education, science, and history at the Papplewick School in Ascot in the summer of 2014.