Joe Rutherford

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	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.

External links

• Joe Rutherford at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
• https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/player/joe-rutherford