Greg Rutherford (footballer)

Greg David Rutherford (born 17 May 1994) is an English footballer who plays for Whitby Town.

Greg Rutherford

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-05-17) 17 May 1994
Place of birth	Whitley Bay, England
Playing position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Whitby Town
Youth career
2010–2012	Hartlepool United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Hartlepool United	9	(1)
2014–2015	Dover Athletic	3	(0)
2015	Alloa Athletic	8	(0)
2015–2016	Arbroath	25	(3)
2016–2017	Berwick Rangers	33	(9)
2017–2018	Blyth Spartans	11	(4)
2018	Spennymoor Town	5	(0)
2018–	Whitby Town	3	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:55, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

Career

Rutherford was born in North Shields. He started his career in the youth team of Hartlepool United on a two-year scholarship in the summer of 2010.[1] In April 2012, Rutherford was offered his first professional contract.[2] On 14 April 2012, he made his professional debut in a 2–1 defeat to Chesterfield, coming on as a late substitute for Gary Liddle.[3]

Rutherford then signed a short-term deal in the summer of 2012,[4] which was later extended in early January 2013.[5] He scored his first ever professional goal after only being on the pitch for 90 seconds in a 3–1 away win against Portsmouth on 26 January 2013.[6] At the end of the 2013–14 season, Rutherford was one of four players released by Hartlepool.[7]

Rutherford signed for Conference side Dover Athletic in October 2014.[8]

On 2 February 2015, Rutherford signed for Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic.[9] While playing for Berwick Rangers, Rutherford won the Scottish League Two player of the month award for March 2017.[10]

Rutherford was signed by Blyth Spartans in October 2017 after being released by Berwick.[11]

In 2018, Rutherford signed for Whitby Town and scored twice on his debut in a 2–0 win over Marske United.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 December 2017

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hartlepool United	2011–12[13]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2012–13[14]		7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
	2013–14[15]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Hartlepool total		9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
Dover Athletic	2014–15[16]	Conference Premier	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Alloa Athletic	2014–15[16]	Scottish Championship	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Arbroath	2015–16[17]	Scottish League Two	25	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	28	3
Berwick Rangers	2016–17[18]	Scottish League Two	26	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	9
	2017–18[19]		7	0	0	0	4	1	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	13	1
	Berwick total		33	9	0	0	4	1	2	0	39	10
Blyth Spartans	2017–18[20]	National League North	6	2	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	7	2
Career total			84	15	3	0	4	1	3	0	94	16

1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Appearance in the FA Trophy

References

1. "Two New Scholars Put Pen To Paper". HUFC. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
2. "More Youth Team Stars Given Professional Deals". Vital Football. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
3. "Hartlepool 1–2 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
4. "More Youth Team Stars Given Professional Deals". Vital Hartlepool.
5. "New Deal For Youngster Rutherford". HUFC. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
6. Hope, Craig (28 January 2013). "Greg Rutherford is Mr Cool for Hartlepool United at Portsmouth". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
7. "Hartlepool United: Colin Cooper releases player quartet". BBC Sport. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
8. Inkersole, Sam (24 October 2014). "Dover sign Rutherford". Dover Express. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
9. "Greg Rutherford". Alloa Athletic F.C. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
10. "Rutherford lands League 2 award". Scottish Professional Football League. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
11. "Arrival: Spartans Sign Recently Released Striker Rutherford From Berwick Rangers". Blyth Spartan A.F.C. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
13. "Games played by Greg Rutherford in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
14. "Games played by Greg Rutherford in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
15. "Games played by Greg Rutherford in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
16. "Games played by Greg Rutherford in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
17. "Games played by Greg Rutherford in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
18. "Games played by Greg Rutherford in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
19. "Games played by Greg Rutherford in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
20. Greg Rutherford at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

External links

• Greg Rutherford at Soccerbase