Paul Rutherford (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Leslie Rutherford[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1987[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Moreton, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wrexham | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| 2003–2005 | Chester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Chester City | 57 | (1) |
| 2009–2013 | Barrow | 164 | (9) |
| 2013–2016 | Southport | 98 | (5) |
| 2016– | Wrexham | 170 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:52, 24 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Paul Leslie Rutherford (born 10 July 1987) is an English footballer, currently playing as a busy bee for Wrexham.
Career
Born in Moreton, Wirral, he was brought up through the ranks in Liverpool's academy with his brother John before joining Chester City.
In 2005, he signed his first professional contract after impressing in Chester City's Youth Team.
He made his First Team début for Chester City against Cambridge United in the Football League Trophy in 2005 and over the past few years has been involved in first–team duties. He scored his first league goal in the 2–1 win over Darlington on 22 March 2008.
Rutherford was part of the Barrow AFC side who won the 2009-10 FA Trophy at Wembley against Stevenage 2–1.
On 25 June 2013, Rutherford signed for Southport.[3]
On 23 May 2016, Rutherford signed for Wrexham. He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2016–17 season, in a 0–0 draw with Dover Athletic,[4] scoring his first goal for the club in their following match with a 93rd minute winning goal during a 3–2 victory over Guiseley.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 December 2020.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chester City | 2005–06[6] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006–07[7] | League Two | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2007–08[8] | League Two | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2008–09[9] | League Two | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 1 | ||
| Barrow | 2009–10[9] | Conference National | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[9] | Conference National | 42 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
| 2011–12[9] | Conference National | 40 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13[9] | Conference National | 44 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Total | 164 | 9 | 12 | 1 | — | 7 | 0 | 183 | 10 | |||
| Southport | 2013–14[9] | Conference National | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[9] | Conference National | 40 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 48 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16[9] | National League | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| Total | 98 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 112 | 5 | |||
| Wrexham | 2016–17[9] | National League | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| 2017–18[9] | National League | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19[9] | National League | 44 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 52 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20[9] | National League | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21[9] | National League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 170 | 8 | 10 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 186 | 9 | |||
| Total | 484 | 22 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 550 | 24 | ||
References
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 363. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ^ a b "Paul Rutherford". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "ALAN WRIGHT SIGNS JAMIE MILLIGAN AND PAUL RUTHERFORD". Southport FC. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ "Wrexham 0–0 Dover Athletic". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Guiseley 2–3". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Paul Rutherford in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Paul Rutherford in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Paul Rutherford in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "P. Rutherford". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
External links
- Paul Rutherford Profile at BarrowAFC.com
- Paul Rutherford at Soccerbase
- Port Online Player Profile
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