Hutchison Out Of Action

Hutchison - Out for the year

Don Hutchison - one of Glenn Roeder's major signings since he started as manager has been ruled out of action for the rest of the year, following serious damage to his knee on Saturday.

Don has taken a while to settle down at Upton Park, and many fans believed that we had yet to see the best of him in Claret and Blue. Since moving out to the right side of midfield, he has linked well with Sebastien Schemmel, and produced some good performances.

Glenn Roeder told the official site the bad news: "Don has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and, in the worst case scenario, will be out of action for 10 months. Hopefully it will be sooner, and how quickly he returns all depends on the exact damage, how the operation goes, and how his rehabilitation is.

"We are disappointed firstly for Don and, at a close second, we are disappointed for ourselves as a team. He plays an integral role in the side, and for this to happen is very bad news."

The loss of Don may prompt Glenn to look into the transfer market, although it is more likely that any signings would have to be on loan, as opposed to any permanent deals.

Statistics	Pictures	Appearances

Name Don Hutchison Date Of Birth 09 May 1971 Place Of Birth Gateshead National Team Scotland Height 6 Ft 2 In Weight 11 St 8 Lb Normal Position Forward

Team	From	To	Terms / From	Fee
West Ham	30 Aug 2001			£ 5000000
Sunderland	14 Jul 2000	30 Aug 2001		£ 2500000
Everton	26 Feb 1998	14 Jul 2000		£ 1000000
Sheff Utd	11 Jan 1996	26 Feb 1998		£ 1200000
West Ham	30 Aug 1994	10 Jan 1996		£ 1500000
Liverpool	27 Nov 1990	30 Aug 1994		£ 175000
Hartlepool	20 Mar 1990	27 Nov 1990		Trainee

Career History	League			FA Cup			Lg Cup			Other
Team	AP	SB	GL	AP	SB	GL	AP	SB	GL	AP	SB	GL
West Ham	24	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sunderland	32	2	8	3	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
Everton	68	7	10	9	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0
Sheff Utd	70	8	5	5	0	1	3	2	0	2	1	0
West Ham	30	5	11	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	0
Liverpool	33	12	7	1	2	0	7	1	2	3	1	1
Hartlepool	19	5	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0

Performance		Goals		Booking		Team Results			Strike
Season	Apps	Home	Away	Home	Away	Wins	Losses	Draws	Rate
2001/2002	30	1	0		4	10	11	9	0.03
2000/2001	43	3	8	6	8(1)	18	10	15	0.26
1999/2000	45	5	5	6	6(1)	17	13	15	0.22
1998/1999	42	2	3	3(1)	9	16	15	11	0.12
1997/1998	33	2	0	3	6	13	6	14	0.06
1996/1997	48	0	3	4	10	20	15	13	0.06
1995/1996	12	2	0		3	1	7	4	0.17
1993/1994	3	0	0			0	2	1	0.00
1992/1993	8	1	0			3	4	1	0.13