Hutton joined Widnes in 1945 and remained with the club until 1951, during this period he made 131 appearances scoring 16 tries and kicking 167 goals.
Hutton was a Lance corporal in the Royal Engineers, and served near the Suez Canal at RAF Fayid, near Ismaïlia, Egypt from 1947 until 1949, during which time he played at representative level for the army in Egypt at rugby union[4] as the British armed forces did not at this time support rugby league as an organised sport.
[5] In his first season with the Widnes Hutton played at centre and kicked two conversions in a 7–3 victory over Wigan in the 1945 Lancashire Cup Final at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Saturday 27 October 1945.
He made over 250 appearances for the club including scoring the winning penalty kick in Hull FC's 10–9 victory over Halifax in the Rugby Football League Championship Final during the 1955–56 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 12 May 1956.
[11] They have a daughter; Susan J. Hutton (birth registered during fourth ¼ 1957 (age 67–68) in Hull district).