:John Nutter
{{Short description|English association football player (born 1982)}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = John Nutter
| image = Nutter, John.jpg
| caption = Nutter in 2011
| fullname = John Robert William Nutter{{cite book
| editor-last = Hugman
| editor-first = Barry J.
| title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09
| publisher = Mainstream
| year = 2008
| isbn = 978-1-84596-324-8}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|6|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Taplow, England
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}
| position = Left-back
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 1998–2000
| youthclubs1 = Blackburn Rovers
| years1 = 2001
| years2 = 2001–2004
| years3 = 2002
| years4 = 2002
| years5 = 2004–2006
| years6 = 2006–2008
| years7 = 2007–2008
| years8 = 2008–2011
| years9 = 2011–2013
| years10 = 2012–2013
| years11 = 2013–2015
| clubs1 = Wycombe Wanderers
| clubs2 = Aldershot Town
| clubs3 = → St Albans City (loan)
| clubs4 = → Gravesend & Northfleet (loan)
| clubs5 = Grays Athletic
| clubs6 = Stevenage Borough
| clubs7 = → Gillingham (loan)
| clubs8 = Gillingham
| clubs9 = Lincoln City
| clubs10 = → Woking (loan)
| clubs11= Woking
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| caps2 = 58
| goals2 = 5
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 0
| caps4 = 4
| goals4 = 0
| caps5 = 77
| goals5 = 1
| caps6 = 60
| goals6 = 8
| caps7 = 3
| goals7 = 0
| caps8 = 135
| goals8 = 3
| caps9 = 58
| goals9 = 3
| caps10 = 5
| goals10 = 0
| caps11 = 65
| goals11= 1
| totalcaps = 473
| totalgoals = 21
| nationalyears1 = 2007
| nationalteam1 = England C
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
John Robert William Nutter (born 13 June 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Nutter began his career at Blackburn Rovers' youth academy in 1998, spending two years at the club before being released. In early 2001, he joined Wycombe Wanderers where he made one senior appearance, his Football League debut. He signed for Aldershot Town in May 2001, making 79 appearances over three seasons and helping the club earn promotion into the Conference National during the 2002–03 season after winning the Isthmian League Premier Division title. During his time at Aldershot, Nutter spent time out on loan at St Albans City and Gravesend & Northfleet respectively. Nutter signed for Conference South club Grays Athletic, managed by Mark Stimson, in July 2004, and was part of the team that won the Conference South title, as well as two FA Trophy triumphs in 2005 and 2006.
Nutter became Stimson's first signing at Conference National club Stevenage Borough in May 2006, and again enjoyed FA Trophy success during the 2006–07 season. He moved back into the Football League in November 2007 when Stimson joined League One club Gillingham and made Nutter one of his first signings. He spent three and a half seasons at Gillingham, making 157 appearances in all competitions, with the club moving between League One and League Two during his time there. He was released when his contract expired at the end of the 2010–11 season, subsequently signing for Lincoln City of the Conference Premier in July 2011. He was loaned out to Woking in November 2012, a move that was made permanent in January 2013. He spent two years at Woking, retiring from playing at the end of the 2014–15 season to enable him to focus further on his career as a teacher.
Club career
=Early career=
Nutter began his career at Blackburn Rovers' youth academy, joining the club's YTS programme in 1998 at the age of 16, before later signing a scholarship with the club.{{Cite book
| title = Stevenage Borough v Dagenham & Redbridge
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| year = 2006
| page = 23
}} During his time at Blackburn, he was part of the team that won the under-17 Academy Cup as they defeated Manchester City in the final. He was released by Blackburn in 2000, and was subsequently signed by Wycombe Wanderers in the early part of 2001.{{Cite news
| title = John Nutter – Woking
| url = http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/first-team/profiles/john-nutter/
| publisher = Woking F.C.
| access-date = 18 April 2013
| archive-date = 17 May 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130517120611/http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/first-team/profiles/john-nutter/
| url-status = dead
}} 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.{{Soccerbase season|24198|2000|name=John Nutter|access-date=22 January 2013}} 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.{{Cite book
| title = Stevenage Borough v Forest Green Rovers
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| year = 2006
| page = 21
}} His time at Wycombe was hampered by an ankle injury, which resulted in "limited opportunities".{{Cite news
| title = John Nutter – SFC History
| url = http://stevenagefchistory.com/?page_id=1305
| website = Stevenage FC History
| date = 20 January 2013
| access-date = 21 January 2013}} He left Wycombe at the end of the 2000–01 season.{{Cite news
| title = John Nutter – Soccerbase
| url = http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=24198
| website = Soccerbase
| access-date = 22 January 2013}}
In May 2001, Nutter joined Aldershot Town, then of the Isthmian League Premier Division.{{Cite news
| title = Gillingham defender John Nutter relishing reunion with former team Aldershot on Tuesday
| url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/may/17/newsstory.sport4
| newspaper = Kent Online
| date = 28 February 2011
| access-date = 18 April 2013}} 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 against Heybridge Swifts.{{Cite news
| title = John Nutter – Aldershot
| url = http://www.theshots.co.uk/PlayerDisplay.ink?skip=23&squadno=10954&season=02/03&seasonl=2002/2003&Playertype=p
| publisher = Aldershot Town F.C.
| access-date = 22 January 2013}} Nutter made 19 appearances for Aldershot during the 2001–02 season, scoring twice.{{Cite news
| title = Aldershot – Club records by season
| url = http://www.theshots.co.uk/ClubRecordsBySeason.ink
| publisher = Aldershot Town F.C.
| access-date = 22 January 2013
| archive-date = 2 February 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130202004749/http://www.theshots.co.uk/ClubRecordsBySeason.ink
| url-status = dead
}} He also made eight appearances for divisional rivals St Albans City during a two-month loan spell.{{Cite web
| title = Player Details: Season 2001–2002
| url = http://www.soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2001/player_details.php?playerid=4127
| website= SoccerFactsUK
| access-date = 23 January 2013}} He spent a month on loan at Conference National club Gravesend & Northfleet in November 2002, making four appearances.{{Soccerbase season|24198|2002|name=John Nutter|access-date=22 January 2013}} During the season, he scored three times in 21 appearances for Aldershot, in a season that saw the club earn promotion to the Conference National after winning the Isthmian League Premier Division. Nutter played regularly during Aldershot's return to the highest tier of non-League football, making 28 appearances in all competitions and scoring once in a 4–2 away victory over Bishop's Stortford in the FA Trophy in January 2004. Aldershot missed out on back-to-back promotions, losing on penalties in the play-off final to Shrewsbury Town.{{cite news
| title = Howie the hero as he stops the Shots
| url = https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/may/17/newsstory.sport4
| newspaper = The Guardian
| date = 17 May 2004
| access-date = 22 January 2013}} During his three years at Aldershot, Nutter made 68 appearances in league, FA Cup and FA Trophy fixtures, scoring six times.
=Grays Athletic=
Ahead of the 2004–05 season, in July 2004, Nutter signed for Conference South club Grays Athletic, managed by Mark Stimson. He made his Grays debut on the opening day of the season, playing the first 57 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Hayes on 14 August 2004.{{Cite news
| title = Hayes 1–1 Grays Athletic
| url = http://www.soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2004/teamsheet.php?fixtureid=225
| website = SoccerFactsUK
| access-date = 22 January 2013}} Three days later, he scored his only goal of the season as Grays beat Redbridge 4–1 at the New Recreation Ground.{{Cite news
| title = Grays Athletic 4–1 Redbridge FC
| url = http://www.soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2004/teamsheet.php?fixtureid=319
| website = SoccerFactsUK
| access-date = 22 January 2013}} In Nutter's first season with Grays, the club achieved promotion by winning the Conference South title by 23 points.{{Cite news
| title = English Conference South 2004–2005 : Table
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/5032688.stm
| website = Statto.com
| access-date = 22 January 2013}} During the same season, Grays also won the FA Trophy, beating Hucknall Town on penalties in the final at Villa Park, with Nutter playing the whole match.{{cite news
| title = Grays Ath 1–1 Hucknall Town (aet)
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/5032688.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 22 May 2005
| access-date = 22 January 2013}} As a result of Grays' promotion, the 2005–06 season gave Nutter another opportunity to play in the Conference National. He played regularly during the season as Grays finished third in the league.{{Cite news
| title = English Conference Premier 2005–2006 : Table
| url = http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/conference-premier/2005-2006
| website = Statto.com
| access-date = 22 January 2013
| archive-date = 4 March 2016
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053921/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/conference-premier/2005-2006
| url-status = dead
}} His only goal of the season came in the Conference play-off semi-final second leg, as Grays lost to Halifax Town 5–4 on aggregate.{{cite news
| title = Halifax 3–2 Grays
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/4972842.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 6 May 2006
| access-date = 22 January 2013}}{{cite news
| title = Grays 2–2 Halifax (agg 4–5)
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/4973008.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 10 May 2006
| access-date = 22 January 2013}} Shortly after the play-off defeat, Nutter was part of the team that earned back-to-back FA Trophy titles following a 2–0 victory against Woking at Upton Park in the 2006 FA Trophy final.{{Cite news
| title = Grays retain trophy
| url = http://www.thefa.com/Competitions/FACompetitions/TheFATrophy/newsandfeatures/2006/fatrophyfinal_report
| publisher = The Football Association
| date = 14 May 2006
| access-date = 22 January 2013}} It was Nutter's last game for the club.{{Soccerbase season|24198|2005|name=John Nutter|access-date=22 January 2013}} On securing successive FA Trophy victories with Grays, Nutter stated – "The FA Trophy wins for Grays Athletic were great, a fantastic achievement for the club, we had some terrific players at the time".
=Stevenage Borough=
With his Grays contract expiring, Nutter opted to sign for Conference National club Stevenage Borough on 31 May 2006.{{cite news
| title = Nutter clinches Stevenage switch
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/5032688.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 31 May 2006
| access-date = 21 January 2013}} He joined on a free transfer and on a two-year contract. The move reunited him with Stimson, who made Nutter his first signing following his switch from Grays to Stevenage. Nutter revealed that he had rejected the offer of a contract extension at Grays, as well as an offer from Peterborough United. He made his Stevenage debut against Altrincham on 12 August 2006, playing the whole match in a 2–1 away defeat.{{cite news
| title = Altrincham 2–1 Stevenage
| url = http://stevenagefchistory.com/?page_id=1305
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 12 August 2006
| access-date = 21 January 2013}} Nutter scored his first goal for Stevenage in a 3–2 victory against Woking on 3 October 2006, a late penalty to restore parity in the match, before Stevenage went on to score a winner in injury-time.{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 3–2 Woking
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/5394582.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 3 October 2006
| access-date = 21 January 2013}} He played in all 46 leagues matches during his first season with the club, as well as making a further 10 appearances in cup competitions, scoring six times.{{Soccerbase season|24198|2006|name=John Nutter|access-date=21 January 2013}} Nutter was part of the squad that reached the 2007 FA Trophy final in May 2007, the first competitive match at the new Wembley Stadium.{{cite news
| title = Henry the first
| url = http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/FACompetitions/TheFATrophy/NewsAndFeatures/2009/Trophy_MatchReaction2.aspx
| publisher = The Football Association
| date = 13 May 2007
| access-date = 21 January 2013}} He played the whole match in Stevenage's 3–2 victory against Kidderminster Harriers, a game in which Stevenage trailed by two goals, meaning he had won the FA Trophy for three successive years.{{cite news
| title = Kidderminster 2–3 Stevenage
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6649807.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 12 May 2007
| access-date = 21 January 2013}}
Nutter scored his first goal of the 2007–08 season in Stevenage's 3–0 home victory over Weymouth in August 2007, scoring a free kick that found the top corner of the goal.{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 3–0 Weymouth
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/6941874.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 17 August 2007
| access-date = 21 January 2013}} He was part of the defence that broke a club record and equalled a Conference Premier record when Stevenage went eight games without conceding a goal, from August to October 2007.{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 4–0 Farsley Celtic
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/6996476.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 18 September 2007
| access-date = 21 January 2013}} Following the departure of Stimson to Gillingham in November 2007,{{cite news
| title = Gills unveil Stimson as new boss
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gillingham/7073636.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 1 November 2007
| access-date = 21 January 2013}} Stevenage rejected several offers for Nutter from Gillingham.{{cite news
| title = Gillingham capture Stevenage pair
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/7108195.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 23 November 2007
| access-date = 21 January 2013}} He remained at Stevenage for a further three weeks; his last game for the club a 3–2 home defeat to Halifax Town.{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 2–3 Halifax
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/7088605.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 17 November 2007
| access-date = 21 January 2013}} He scored eight times in 73 appearances for the club in all competitions.{{Cite news
| title = Stevenage Player: John Nutter profile
| url = http://www.boroguide.co.uk/players/player.php?ID=641
| website = BoroGuide
| access-date = 13 July 2016}}
=Gillingham=
Later that month, Nutter joined Gillingham, along with Stevenage midfielder Adam Miller, for a combined fee of £65,000. The move was initially on loan until January 2008, when the deal was made permanent.{{cite news
| title = Stevenage duo clinch move to Gills
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/7108195.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 22 November 2007
| access-date = 21 January 2013}} He debuted for Gillingham in a 1–1 home draw with Southend United on 26 December 2007, playing the whole match.{{Soccerbase season|24198|2007|name=John Nutter|access-date=22 January 2013}} Nutter made 25 appearances for the club during the second half of the 2007–08 season, a season in which Gillingham suffered relegation to League Two.{{Soccerbase season|24198|2007|access-date=22 January 2013}} He scored one goal during the season, in a 1–1 draw against Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium in April 2008.{{Cite news
| title = Bristol Rovers 1–1 Gillingham
| url = http://espnfc.com/uk/en/gamecast/220929/gamecast.html?soccernet=true&cc=5739
| publisher = ESPN Soccernet
| date = 19 April 2008
| access-date = 22 January 2013}} The 2008–09 season was Nutter's first full season at Gillingham. He had been joined by former Stevenage players Barry Fuller, Alan Julian, and Stuart Lewis, as well as Dennis Oli, who he played alongside at Grays. Nutter made 54 appearances during the season,{{Soccerbase season|24198|2008|name=John Nutter|access-date=22 January 2013}} a season in which Gillingham earned promotion back to League One following a 1–0 victory against Shrewsbury Town in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium in May 2009.{{cite news
| title = Gillingham 1–0 Shrewsbury
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8048284.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 24 May 2009
| access-date = 22 January 2013}} He provided 11 assists from left-back during the season.{{Cite news
| title = John Nutter – Game Log
| url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/11451/john-nutter?cc=5739
| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130216035336/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/11451/john-nutter?cc=5739
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 16 February 2013
| publisher = ESPN Soccernet
| access-date = 25 January 2013}} The promotion meant that it was the third of Nutter's career, having also enjoyed league success at Aldershot and Grays.
Nutter started in the club's first game of the 2009–10 season; as Gillingham marked their return to the third tier of English football with a 5–0 victory against Swindon Town at Priestfield.{{cite news
| title = Gillingham 5–0 Swindon
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8186090.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 8 August 2009
| access-date = 23 January 2013}} He scored his only goal of the season, the second of his Gillingham career, in a 3–1 win over bottom-placed Stockport County in December 2009, marking his 100th appearance for the club with an "angled volley" that beat Owain Fôn Williams in the Stockport goal.{{cite news
| title = Gillingham 3–1 Stockport
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8399392.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 19 December 2009
| access-date = 23 January 2013}} Gillingham were relegated at the end of the season, finishing in 21st place.{{Cite news
| title = English League One 2009–2010 : Table
| url = http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-one/2009-2010
| website = Statto.com
| access-date = 23 January 2013
| archive-date = 26 April 2014
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140426173855/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-one/2009-2010
| url-status = dead
}} Nutter made 41 appearances during the season.{{Soccerbase season|24198|2009|name=John Nutter|access-date=23 January 2013}} Stimson left the club by mutual consent days after relegation was confirmed,{{cite news
| title = Manager Mark Stimson leaves Gillingham
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gillingham/8672351.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 10 May 2010
| access-date = 23 January 2013}} and was replaced by Andy Hessenthaler.{{cite news
| title = Andy Hessenthaler named new Gillingham manager
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gillingham/8698075.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 21 May 2010
| access-date = 23 January 2013}} This meant that Nutter would be playing under a manager other than Stimson for the first time in six years (aside from a three-week spell under Peter Taylor at Stevenage).{{cite news
| title = Stevenage name Taylor as new boss
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/7071851.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 1 November 2007
| access-date = 18 April 2013}} Nutter's contract was extended for a further year in June 2010 after he had "played sufficient games last season to trigger a new deal".{{cite news
| title = Gillingham put contract talks on hold
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gillingham/8675912.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 11 May 2010
| access-date = 23 January 2013}}{{cite news
| title = Simon Royce set for Gillingham goalkeeping coach role
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gillingham/8715281.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 1 June 2010
| access-date = 23 January 2013}} During the season, Nutter received the first red card of his career in a 2–0 home defeat to Dover Athletic in the FA Cup, earning the dismissal for a "professional foul".{{cite news
| title = Gillingham 0–2 Dover
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9140252.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 6 November 2010
| access-date = 23 January 2013}} He made 37 appearances during the 2010–11 season, scoring once,{{cite news
| title = Aldershot 1–1 Gillingham
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/9407320.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 1 March 2011
| access-date = 23 January 2013}} as Gillingham narrowly missed out on a place in the play-offs.{{Soccerbase season|24198|2010|name=John Nutter|access-date=23 January 2013}}{{Cite news
|title = English League Two 2010–2011 : Table
|url = http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-two/2010-2011
|website = Statto.com
|access-date = 23 January 2013
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120619002516/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-two/2010-2011
|archive-date = 19 June 2012
}} In May 2011, Nutter left Gillingham when his contract expired at the end of the month.{{cite news
| title = Gillingham release eight including Julian and Bentley
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gillingham/9483160.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 11 May 2011
| access-date = 23 January 2013}} During his three-and-a-half-year spell with the Kent club, he made 157 appearances and scored three goals.
=Lincoln City=
Nutter joined Conference Premier club Lincoln City on a free transfer in July 2011.{{cite news
| title = Lincoln sign Kyle Perry, John Nutter & Tony Sinclair
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/9533019.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 8 July 2011
| access-date = 23 January 2013}}{{cite news
| title = Lincoln City swoop for defender Josh Gowling
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/9537415.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 14 July 2011
| access-date = 23 January 2013}} Signing a two-year deal with Lincoln, Nutter stated – "I think it will benefit me to have a fresh start, play in front of new people and show what I can do. I feel I'm better than this level but I've got to show that and we have to show that as a team".{{cite news
| title = Defender John Nutter eyes 'fresh start' with Lincoln
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/9535329.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 11 July 2011
| access-date = 23 January 2013}} His Lincoln debut came on the opening day of the 2011–12 season, playing the whole match as Lincoln drew 2–2 with Southport at Haig Avenue.{{cite news
| title = Southport 2–2 Lincoln
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/14500047
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 13 August 2011
| access-date = 23 January 2013}} He scored his first goal for the club on 26 November 2011, scoring Lincoln's third with a shot from outside the area in a 3–0 home victory over Ebbsfleet United.{{cite news
| title = Lincoln City 3–0 Ebbsfleet Utd
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/15802853
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 26 November 2011
| access-date = 23 January 2013}} Nutter scored a 20-yard free-kick in a 2–0 win against relegation rivals Newport County on 24 March 2012.{{cite news
| title = Lincoln City 2–0 Newport County
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17412455
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 24 March 2012
| access-date = 23 January 2013}} Nutter played in all 51 of Lincoln's matches during the season,{{Soccerbase season|48220|2011|name=John Nutter|access-date=23 January 2013}}
{{Cite news
| title = Alfreton Town 1–1 Lincoln City
| url = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2011/10/29/england/fa-cup/alfreton-town-fc/lincoln-city-fc/1219413/
| publisher=Soccerway
| date = 29 October 2011
| access-date = 23 January 2013}}
{{Cite news
| title = Lincoln City 1–2 Alfreton Town
| url = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2011/11/01/england/fa-cup/lincoln-city-fc/alfreton-town-fc/1221541/
| publisher=Soccerway
| date = 1 November 2011
| access-date = 23 January 2013}}
{{Cite news
| title = Colwyn Bay 1–3 Lincoln City
| url = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2011/12/10/england/fa-trophy/colwyn-bay-fc/lincoln-city-fc/1230072/
| publisher=Soccerway
| date = 10 December 2011
| access-date = 23 January 2013}}
{{Cite news
| title = Lincoln City 0–0 Carshalton Athletic
| url = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2012/01/14/england/fa-trophy/lincoln-city-fc/carshalton-athletic-fc/1234883/
| publisher=Soccerway
| date = 14 January 2012
| access-date = 23 January 2013}}
{{Cite news
| title = Carshalton Athletic 3–1 Lincoln City
| url = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2012/01/18/england/fa-trophy/carshalton-athletic-fc/lincoln-city-fc/1248609/
| publisher=Soccerway
| date = 18 January 2012
| access-date = 23 January 2013}} with the club struggling to adapt during their first season back in non-League, finishing just above the relegation places.{{Cite news
| title = English Conference Premier 2011–2012 : Table
| url = http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/conference-premier/2011-2012
| website = Statto.com
| access-date = 23 January 2013
| archive-date = 18 August 2012
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He was made club captain ahead of the 2012–13 season, and continued to play regularly during the early months of the new season.{{Cite news
| title = John Nutter joins on loan
| url = http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/3692/john-nutter-joins-on-loan/
| publisher = Woking F.C.
| date = 15 November 2012
| access-date = 21 January 2013}} He scored his first goal of the season from a free-kick in a 3–3 home draw against Stockport County on 27 October 2012.{{cite news
| title = Lincoln 3–3 Stockport
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20014414
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 27 October 2012
| access-date = 23 January 2013}} Nutter stated that his family struggled relocating to Lincolnshire, and a move down south was a much more suitable location given his personal circumstances. He scored three times in 66 appearances for Lincoln. On his time at Lincoln, Nutter stated – "Lincoln is a really nice, friendly club with very patient and loyal supporters. But with my personal circumstances, it was time to move on – I wish them well".
=Woking=
He joined fellow Conference Premier club Woking on a two-month loan deal on 15 November 2012.{{cite news
| title = Woking sign Lincoln City defender John Nutter on loan
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20344363
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 15 November 2012
| access-date = 22 January 2013}} He made his first appearance for Woking two days after signing, playing the whole match in a 2–1 defeat to Alfreton Town at Kingfield,{{cite news
| title = Woking 1–2 Alfreton
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20278635
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 17 November 2012
| access-date = 22 January 2013}} and made a further four appearances during the loan agreement.{{Soccerbase season|24198|2012|name=John Nutter|access-date=22 January 2013}} He briefly returned to Lincoln, before it was agreed that he would leave the club by mutual consent at the end of 2012.{{cite news
| title = John Nutter signs for Woking after Lincoln release
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20344363
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 6 January 2013
| access-date = 22 January 2013}} Nutter subsequently signed for Woking on a permanent basis on 6 January 2013.{{Cite news
| title = John Nutter signs for the Cards
| url = http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/3788/john-nutter-signs-for-the-cards/
| publisher = Woking F.C.
| date = 6 January 2013
| access-date = 22 January 2013}} He was ever-present at left-back for the remainder of the season, adding 17 further appearances to his five loan appearances as Woking finished their first season back in the Conference in mid-table. Nutter remained at Woking for the 2013–14 season, making his first appearance of the season against his former employers, Lincoln City, in a 0–0 draw at Kingfield on 10 August 2013.{{cite news
| title = Woking 0–0 Lincoln City
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23558750
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 10 August 2013
| access-date = 15 November 2017}} He scored his first and only goal for Woking in the club's 2–0 away win at Gateshead on 15 February 2014, converting Kevin Betsy's cross after just two minutes to give Woking the lead and help the club on their way to their first away win of the year.{{cite news
| title = Gateshead 0–2 Woking
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26095256
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 15 February 2014
| access-date = 15 November 2017}} He was once again a mainstay in the team throughout the whole of the season, making 50 appearances in all competitions and scoring once.{{Soccerbase season|24198|2013|name=John Nutter|access-date=15 November 2017}}
Nutter was out of contract heading into the 2014–15 season, but after discussions with manager Garry Hill and coach Steven Thompson, he signed a contract extension with Woking, on non-contract terms, in August 2014.{{cite news
| title = Nutter grateful for Woking FC support after loss of mother
| url = http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/john-nutter-grateful-woking-fc-7545602
| newspaper = Get Surrey
| date = 1 August 2014
| access-date = 26 August 2017}} The contract was non-contract terms because Nutter was combining playing football alongside his new job as a teacher and therefore had to take on a part-time playing role. He also thanked the club for their understanding in his new role, especially given the recent death of his mother. Nutter started in the club's first game of the season, a 3–1 away victory at Alfreton Town on 9 August 2014.{{cite news
| title = Alfreton Town 1–3 Woking
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28647193
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 9 August 2014
| access-date = 15 November 2017}} He played a largely peripheral role during the season, making seven appearances in all competitions as his new job commitments meant first-team opportunities were sparse.{{Soccerbase season|24198|2014|name=John Nutter|access-date=15 November 2017}} Nutter retired at the end of the season to focus fully on his teaching job.{{cite news
| title = Adam Newton and John Nutter join Woking FC exodus
| url = http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/adam-newton-john-nutter-join-9158941
| newspaper = Get Surrey
| date = 1 May 2015
| access-date = 15 November 2017}}
International career
Nutter played for the England C team, who represent England at non-League level, three times in 2007. He has also made several appearances for the England futsal team.{{Cite news
| title = News from English Futsal
| url = http://www.futsalplanet.com/news/news-01.asp?id=4974
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201709/http://www.futsalplanet.com/news/news-01.asp?id=4974
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 4 March 2016
| website = Futsal Planet
| date = 12 July 2005
| access-date = 23 January 2013
}}
Style of play
Nutter predominantly played as a left-sided full-back, although he did play on the left wing in the early stages of his career.{{Cite book
| title = Stevenage Borough v QPR
| publisher = Stevenage F.C.
| year = 2006
| page = 5
}} 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", in-turn being "a constant attacking threat". He expressed a passion to pass the ball along the floor, and always prefers to pass the ball out as opposed to playing long ball. 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 from several long-range free-kicks,{{cite news
| title = Stevenage 3–0 Weymouth
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/6941874.stm
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 17 August 2007
| access-date = 21 January 2013}}
{{cite news
| title = Lincoln City 2–0 Newport County
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17412455
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 24 March 2012
| access-date = 23 January 2013}}
{{cite news
| title = Lincoln 3–3 Stockport
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20014414
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 27 October 2012
| access-date = 23 January 2013}} and also regularly took corner kicks.{{Cite web
| title = Match Commentary – Rochdale 0–0 Gillingham
| url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/commentary?id=266895&cc=5739
| publisher = ESPN Soccernet
| date = 7 May 2009
| access-date = 25 January 2013
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{{Cite news
| title = Match Commentary – Gillingham 1–0 Shrewsbury Town
| url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/commentary?id=267402&cc=5739
| publisher = ESPN Soccernet
| date = 23 May 2009
| access-date = 25 January 2013
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{{cite news
| title = Brighton 2–0 Gillingham
| url = http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brighton/live_text/default.stm?refresh
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 13 October 2009
| access-date = 25 January 2013
}}
{{cite news
| title = Fleetwood 2–2 Lincoln
| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17637607
| publisher = BBC Sport
| date = 13 April 2012
| access-date = 25 January 2013
}} During his time at Stevenage, he was the club's penalty taker, and scored six out of seven penalties.
Personal life
Nutter is married to Hayley and as of 2011 had two sons, Walter and Benedict.{{citation|title=Dropping back down a level will be no easy task|work=The Non-League Paper|date=17 July 2011|page=9}} Walter plays for the Chelsea F.C. Academy.{{cite web|title=Feeney, McCann and Hamilton on target in win over Chelsea|date=18 August 2022|url=https://www.irishfa.com/news/2022/august/feeney-mccann-and-hamilton-on-target-in-win-over-chelsea|publisher=Irish Football Association|accessdate=15 March 2023}} Nutter has a brother and a sister;{{Cite news
| title = The Team – Tom Nutter
| url = http://www.pass4soccer.com/The+Team
| website = Pass4Soccer
| date = 20 January 2013
| access-date = 21 January 2013
| archive-date = 25 January 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130125195147/http://www.pass4soccer.com/The%20Team
| url-status = dead
}} his brother, Tom, played semi-professional football for Burnham and Beaconsfield SYCOB, as well as playing for four years in the United States for West Texas A&M University.
Nutter has stated that his closest friend in football is Adam Miller, whom he played alongside at Stevenage and Gillingham. Nutter studied Sports Psychology and Coaching at the University of Buckingham. He took up a position teaching physical education, science and history at the Papplewick School in Ascot in the summer of 2014.
Career statistics
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Honours
Aldershot Town
- Isthmian League Premier Division: 2002–03
Grays Athletic
Stevenage Borough
- FA Trophy: 2006–07
Gillingham
References
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External links
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- {{Soccerbase}}
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Category:Men's association football defenders
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Category:Aldershot Town F.C. players
Category:St Albans City F.C. players
Category:Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
Category:Grays Athletic F.C. players
Category:Stevenage F.C. players
Category:Gillingham F.C. players
Category:Lincoln City F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players