Born in
Birmingham, Sutton was an amateur at
Aston Villa F.C. when
Jimmy Scoular brought him to
Cardiff City F.C. in December 1967. He made hus debut in August of the 1968–69 season during a 1–0 defeat against
Charlton Athletic F.C. He missed very few matches over the following years at
Ninian Park. He left Cardiff in 1972 to join
Wrexham A.F.C. for £15,000, a record fee for the club at the time. He made his debut for Wrexham against
Southend United F.C., where he scored the only goal of the game. He became one of the club's all-time greats during a spell of nine years. He took over the role of assistant manager to
Arfon Griffiths while still playing for the side and, following Grifiiths departure, he took over as manager. The side was relegated and he was sacked on 14 May 1982. He joined up with Griffiths again shortly thereafter, this time at
Crewe Alexandra F.C. where he retired after a short time with the club. ==References==