Michael William Nutton (born 3 October 1959) is an English retired
footballer
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who played as a
defender for
Chelsea
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and
Millwall
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.
Born in
St John's Wood
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,
London
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,
[ Nutton grew up in south London and attended All Saints Junior School & Ingram High School near ]Selhurst Park
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. Despite this proximity to Crystal Palace F.C.
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's football ground, he went on to become a trainee at Chelsea signing for them in October 1977. He joined the main team as an eighteen-year-old in the summer of 1978. He was a regular in the Chelsea starting line-up and made 81 appearances for the club. However, he lost his place in the first team through injury. In the 1982/83 season he moved to Reading F.C.
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Reading are nicknamed ...
on loan (in February 1983) and was impressive helping them to a six-game unbeaten run. In March 1983 George Graham
George Graham (born 30 November 1944), nicknamed "Stroller", is a Scottish former Association football, football player and manager (association football), manager.
In his successful playing career, he made 455 appearances in England's Football ...
the then manager of Millwall F.C.
Millwall Football Club () is a professional football club in Bermondsey, South East London, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name ...
, in his last sortie into the transfer market (during the transfer deadline week) bought Nutton for £65,000[Millwall 1982-83 Season Review](_blank)
/ref> Graham said at the time: "Micky will play alongside Dave Cusack in the centre of defence. He's very quick and we are lucky to be getting someone with so much experience playing in the Second Division" said Graham."
/ref> He subsequently joined Erith & Belvedere F.C.
References
External links
Photo of Nutton in Millwall squad
English men's footballers
Millwall F.C. players
Reading F.C. players
Chelsea F.C. players
Living people
1959 births
Erith & Belvedere F.C. players
Men's association football defenders
Footballers from the City of Westminster
People from St John's Wood
English Football League players
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