Joe Rutherford

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.

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
Playing 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born 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.[1][2]

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.[2]

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


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