Joey Hutchinson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Hutchinson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1982[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre back[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2000 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Birmingham City | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Darlington | 79 | (0) |
| 2007 | York City | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–? | Harrogate Town | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jonathan "Joey" Hutchinson (born 2 April 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
Born in Middlesbrough, Cleveland,[1] Hutchinson signed a professional contract with Birmingham City on 1 July 2000, having been a trainee in the club's youth system,[1] and was a member of the first-team squad for the 2000–01 season.[3] After Birmingham were promoted to the Premier League Hutchinson made his first appearance in the competition, starting in a defeat to Leeds United.[4]
He was told in May 2005 he would only be offered an extension to his Darlington contract if he could convince the club he was over his injury problems.[5] After being sent off and conceding a penalty in a game against Wrexham in October 2005, Hutchinson was to be punished by Darlington for comments he made to the referee.[6] Hutchinson missed the rest of the 2005–06 season with cruciate knee ligament damage.[7]
Hutchinson returned from two separate cruciate ligament injuries in June 2006.[8] Hutchinson was released by Darlington in February 2007 due to recurring injury problems.[9] He impressed whilst on trial with Hereford United during the 2007 pre-season,[10] but was not offered a contract as he lacked what manager Graham Turner wanted physically.[11] He eventually joined Conference National club York City on non-contract terms on 10 August 2007.[12] He was released by the club on 31 August, as he wanted to move closer to his family in the Midlands.[13] Since leaving York, he had a trial with Burton Albion.[14]
Hutchinson signed for Harrogate Town of the Conference North in July 2008,[15] but failed to make any appearances for the club.[16]
Personal life
In June 2016, Hutchinson severed his spinal cord after falling into a swimming pool in Spain. This resulted in him being paralysed and needing to use a wheelchair.[17] His claim against Wayne Lineker, the owner of the Ibiza beach club, where the accident occurred moved to the High Court in January 2020.[18]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League[A] | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[B] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Birmingham City | 2000–01[19] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001–02[20] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2002–03[21] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Darlington | 2003–04[22] | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| 2004–05[23] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2005–06[24] | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2006–07[25] | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 79 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 0 | |
| York City | 2007–08[26] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Harrogate Town | 2008–09[16] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career totals | 86 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 0 | |
