Sutton married Mary Christina Evans (1900–1979) on 29 June 1929 at Wesley Church in Melbourne.
He left South Melbourne in 1924 to captain-coach St Patrick's in the Ovens & Murray Football League to the premiership.
[8] After another stint at South Melbourne (1926 to 1927),[9] Sutton crossed to Hawthorn in 1928 as captain-coach.
[12] Sutton served in the Volunteer Defence Corps during World War II.
[13] Bert Sutton died in Concord, New South Wales on 17 August 1981 and was cremated at Rookwood Cemetery.