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English footballer

Joe Rutherford
Personal information
Date of birth (1914-09-20)20 September 1914
Place of birth Fatfield, England
Date of death 27 December 1994(1994-12-27) (aged 80)
Place of death Sutton Coldfield, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Birtley Colliery
1936–1939 Southport 88 (0)
1939–1952 Aston Villa 148 (0)
Total 236 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joe Rutherford (20 September 1920 – 27 December 1994) was a footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Southport and Aston Villa.

Born in Fatfield, County Durham, Rutherford played as a youth for Chester-le-Street Schools, Chester-le-Street Juniors, Fatfield Juniors, Chester Moor Temperance, Ferryhill, Blyth Spartans and Chester-le-Street, and had trials at West Ham United and Reading, before joining Birtley Colliery. He joined Southport in October 1936.

Rutherford joined Aston Villa in February 1939 and played in 156 league and cup matches, retiring in 1951. During the Second World War, he played in several games as a guest, for Margate, playing one game in 1939–40, Solihull Town, Nottingham Forest, Lincoln City and Mansfield Town, but these are not counted in official league records and tallies.

References

  1. "Joe Rutherford". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  2. ^ Mårtensson, Jörn. "Rutherford, Joseph Henry Hamilton (Joe)". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

External links

  • Joe Rutherford at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database


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