Nuttall was the inaugural winner of the Lincolnshire Championships in 1970[3] and retained his title in 1971 and 1972.[4] In October 1971, he switched county allegiance from Lincolnshire to Yorkshire.[5]
He was selected to represented the England men's national squash team in Stockholm and helped them claim the 1974 European Squash Team Championships title.[6][7]
By 1975 he was the number 6 in the British rankings and the Yorkshire number 1.[8] In 1976, aged 29, he moved from St Olave's School in York to become a house tutor and a mathematics teacher at Clifton College Preparatory School in Bristol.[1] He played for Ashton Court at club level.[9] having previously played for York Squash Club.[10]
He was recalled for England and won a silver medal at the 1980 European Squash Team Championships in Helsinki.[11][12]