After joining the Football League in 1927, the first player to make 100 appearances for Torquay United was Bob Smith.
The former Plymouth Argyle left-half joined Torquay in 1928 and reached the century milestone in January 1931, narrowly beating full-back Jack Fowler to the honor by a few weeks.
Beginning his career as a forward, Hutchinson eventually played at every position for Torquay (including the goalkeeper) before the Football League was abandoned in September 1939, by which point he had notched up 338 appearances for the club.
Hutchinson's record was eventually broken by winger Ron Shaw in 1955, closely followed by wing-half Dennis Lewis.
In the 1960s, Tommy Northcott came closest to matching both records with 150 goals in 443 games, while defender Ian Twitchin joined the elite band of players to make 400 appearances for United in 1980.