Arnold Pencliffe Watson Hutton (20 August 1886 – 29 July 1951) was an Argentine footballer who played as a striker for Alumni and Belgrano A.C. As an international, he played for the Argentina national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arnold Pencliffe Watson Hutton | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 29 July 1951 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1902–1911 | Alumni | ||
| 1911–1914 | Belgrano | ||
| International career | |||
| 1906–1913 | Argentina | 17 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Other sports practised by Hutton representing his country include cricket, tennis and waterpolo.[1]
Biography edit
Arnold Watson Hutton, known as "Arnoldo" in Argentina, was the son of Alexander Watson Hutton, a Scotsman known as the father of Argentine football for his role in founding the Argentine Football Association and the Alumni A.C.[2] Arnold shared his father's keen interest in sports and made his debut for Alumni on 14 April 1902 at the age of 15.[3]
As a teenager, Watson Hutton travelled to Europe, studying in Scotland and Germany. When he returned to Argentina he was part of the Alumni team that won the Primera División championship in 1906, and he made his debut for the Argentina national team in a Copa Newton match against Uruguay at Sociedad Sportiva. He scored the first goal for the 2–1 victory in a game attended by over 5,000.[4]
Watson Hutton went on to play 17 times for the national side, scoring six goals and winning two international tournaments.[5] In 1910 he was the top scorer in the Argentine league with 13 goals.
He played for Alumni until the club were disbanded in 1911.[6] After the dissolution of Alumni, Watson Hutton moved to rival Belgrano where he continued his career until his retirement from football two years later.[7]
In cricket, he represented Argentina in a single first-class match against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club at Buenos Aires in 1912.[8] He was dismissed without scoring by Morice Bird in the Argentine first innings and was not called upon to bat in their second innings, with Argentina winning the match by 4 wickets.[9]
Watson Hutton, a scrum-half, played in the first ever international contested by the Argentina rugby union team.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Los Pumas y aquello que vino del fútbol", La Nación, 17 July 2014
- ^ Los grandes primeros cracks de nuestro fútbol, El Gráfico
- ^ The Victorian Football Miscellany, Paul Brown, 29 May 2013, ISBN 9780956227058
- ^ El otro Watson Hutton by Eduardo Cántaro, 17 February 2008
- ^ Diccionario enciclopédico universal ..., Editorial J. C. Granda, 1976
- ^ Alumni: en el nombre del fútbol on Clarín, 21 April 2003
- ^ Belgrano: 1855, del pueblo al barrio, 1998, Junta de Estudios Históricos de Belgrano, 1998
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alexander Watson-Hutton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Argentina v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1911/12". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Arnoldo Pencliff Watson-Hutton". ESPNscrum.