Amateur career When playing for Kent county he was noted as playing for Westminster Bank. He played for a Lieutenant Brown's XV against
Halifax. Hutton played for
Harlequins.
Provincial career He played for
Kent county. He played for
Anglo-Scots against
Provinces District on
20 December 1930. Of the Anglos match, the Aberdeen Press and Journal of 22 December 1930 noted: J. E. Hutton, after a tentative kind beginning, ended by winning the match for his side, and stamped himself a three-quarter of the highest class. His defence and attack were both excellent. The Dundee Courier noted in the same date: Hutton has the artistry, and is admirably built for a Centre. The spotlight showed up very few weaknesses in his case. That performance propelled Hutton into the final trial match on 10 January 1931 where he played for the
Scotland Probables side against the
Scotland Possibles.
International career He played for Scotland 2 times from 1930 to 1931. ==Banking career==