Sutton was schooled at Gardners Road. Sutton was a all-round sportsman who played and excelled at many sports. He was a noted cricketer over the summer months. He also played Aussie Rules with South Sydney for a number of years, playing in two premiership deciders in 1931 and 1932. In 1931 Sutton was a member of the Rosebury Whoopees XI who beat the South Sydney Rugby League team in a charity cricket match.
In 1934 Sutton came across to Rugby League with a number of fellow Aussie Rules players which included Jimmy Stiff, and was successful in getting graded. He made his senior grade debut in the 1934 Round 12 Third Grade clash against North Sydney at Chatswood Oval. In 1935 he went back to play Aussie Rules and cricket. In 1936 he again came back to South Sydney this time with fellow cricketers. He made his first grade premiership debut in Round 2 1936 clash against Newtown at the new Henson Park.
Sutton, played 3 seasons with South Sydney. He only played two first grade premiership games. He played 30 senior grade games with South Sydney, which included 26 senior grade premiership games and 4 senior grade cup games.
Sutton would play his final first grade premiership game in Round 15 1936 against North Sydney at Chatswood Oval. He play on for another season, playing his final senior grade game in the Round 5 1937 City Cup clash against Western Suburbs at Pratten Park.
Representative Qualification NSW City Date of Birth Sydney - 23rd February 1913 (Died - 1985) South Sydney Junior Club Mascot Ionas Previous Clubs South Sydney (Aussie Rules) (1931-33) South Sydney (Cricket) (1932-33) Glebe (Cricket) (1933-35) South Sydney (Aussie Rules) (1935) Previous Rep Honours NSW Schoolboys (Cricket) (1927) Previous Awards 1931 - South Sydney (Aussie Rules) - Most Improved
Playing Career at South Sydney (1934,36-37)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1936 Rd02 Hens v Newtown (23y 55d)
First Grade
Premiership : (FG) City Cup : Night Football Comp : Tour
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1936 2 2 - - - - - : : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
1937 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
TOTAL 2 2 - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : - - - - - - -
SS FG 2 2 - - - - -
South Sydney Senior Grade Debut
1934 Rd12 Chat v Norths (Third Grade)
1936 Rd01 SSG v Easts (Reserve Grade)
Lower Grades
(RG) Premiership : (RG) City Cup : (3G) Premiership : (3G) City Cup
Year M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1934 - - - - - - - : : 6 6 - - 1 - 2
1936 7 7 - 1 - - 3 : : 5 5 - - - - -
1937 - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - : 6 6 - 1 - - 3 : 4 4 - - 3 - 6
TOTAL 7 7 - 1 - - 3 : - - - - - - - : 17 17 - 1 1 - 5 : 4 4 - - 3 - 6
South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
Premiership : Cup : All Matches
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
CAREER 26 26 - 2 1 - 8 : 4 4 - - 3 - 6 : 30 30 - 2 4 - 14
Short Form
Short-Game Knockout
M S R T G/A FG Pts
1936 - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - -
SS SF - - - - - - -
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
Lower Grades Year RG-Prem( W- D-L %) : 3G-Prem( W- D-L %) : RG/3G Cup( W- D-L %) 1937 : 6( 3- 0-3 50%) : 3( 1- 0-2 33%) TOTAL : 6( 3- 0-3 50%) : 3( 1- 0-2 33%) CAREER 9( 4- 0-5 44%)
Suspension Record at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE never
Representative Honours at South Sydney
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG none
After Leaving South Sydney
Subsequent Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Glebe (Cricket) (1937-38)
South Sydney (Aussie Rules) (1938-42)
Subsequent Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
New South Wales (Aussie Rules) (1939) 2
Sutton would take over as coach of the South Sydney Aussie Rules team in 1940.
Ref - RLP / NSWAF / CI / FN-46 / Err-5
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