Nutter played amateur football for Barnoldswick Town before joining Nelson in February 1924. He was originally planned only to have a trial for the reserve team at Nelson, but because regular goalkeeper Harry Abbott was injured, Nutter was selected for the Football League Second Division match away at South Shields on 9 February 1924. Nelson lost 0–3, the final goal scored from a penalty kick after a foul by Nutter. He made his second appearance for the club the following week, but Nelson lost again as Bury won 5–0.
Nutter was subsequently released from Nelson and gave up professional football. He joined Lancashire Constabulary, with whom he spent a year as a constable. On 5 November 1926 he emigrated to Australia aboard the ocean linerDemosthenes. He later lived in Kew, Victoria. It is believed[by whom?] that Nutter died in Victoria in 1983.
References
^"League clubs and their players for the coming season. Nelson". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 57. ISBN978-1-905891-29-0.
Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 198. ISBN1-899468-67-6.