Bill Rutherford (footballer)

William John "Bill" Rutherford (23 January 1930 – 29 April 1980) was a Scottish footballer who made 16 appearances in the Scottish Football League playing for Ayr United and Stirling Albion and 427 appearances in the English Football League playing for Darlington and Southport. A wing half, he was active in league football from 1949 to 1964.[3][2] He also played in Scottish junior football for Dunoon Athletic and in English non-league football for Kirkby Town.[2]

Bill Rutherford
Personal information
Full name William John Rutherford[1]
Date of birth (1930-01-23)23 January 1930[2]
Place of birth Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death 29 April 1980(1980-04-29) (aged 50)
Place of death Southport, Lancashire, England
Playing position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Dunoon Athletic
1949–1951 Ayr United 8 (0)
1951–1952 Stirling Albion 8 (0)
1952–1959 Darlington 251 (3)
1959–1964 Southport 176 (7)
– Kirkby Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Rutherford was a member of the Darlington team that inflicted an embarrassing defeat on Chelsea, league champions only three seasons earlier, to eliminate them from the 1957–58 FA Cup by four goals to one.[4][5]

References
  1. "Bill Rutherford". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. "Bill Rutherford". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 477. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
  4. "Darlington's three quick goals". The Times. London. 30 January 1958. p. 12.
  5. "Tricky Scots wide man Moran who brought Chelsea to their knees". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2014.


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