Don Hutchison became Kevin Blackwell's seventh signing of the summer after he impressed on a trail at the Club during a pre-season tour of Norway. The experienced midfielder signed a one-year contract at the Club as Luton became his ninth club of his illustrious career. Hutchison started his career at Hartlepool United as a trainee, but was quickly spotted by Liverpool in 1990, before moving to Sheffield United and Sunderland. The midfielder signed for West Ham United for a club record transfer fee of £5 million in August 2001. He had previously broken the club's record transfer fee - £1.5 million - when he signed for his spell at the club in August 1994. He joined Millwall in August 2005 after being released at the start of the 2005-06 season by West Ham. He spent barely three months at the New Den, during which time he struggled to hold down a regular place in the starting line-up. He left Millwall in November 2005 and signed for Coventry. During his career, Hutchison played 26 times for Scotland, scoring six goals, including one strike against England in a Euro 2000 play-off game.