Brian Rushton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian William Eric Rushton | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Sedgley, England | ||
| Date of death | (aged 80) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1960 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1967 | Birmingham City | 12 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Notts County | 3 | (0) |
| – | Stourbridge | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brian William Eric Rushton (21 October 1943 – 29 October 2023) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City[1] and Notts County.[2] He played as a full back.
Rushton was born in Sedgley, Staffordshire. He captained the Brierley Hill schools representative side before joining Birmingham City as an amateur in 1959.[3] He made his debut in the First Division on 30 March 1963, deputising for Stan Lynn in a home game against Sheffield Wednesday which resulted in a 1–1 draw; this was the first of a run of eleven games, nine in the league and both legs of the League Cup semi-final, which ended when Lynn regained fitness.[4] He played three more first-team games[5] before joining Fourth Division club Notts County in 1967, but after one season, in which he played only three games,[2] Rushton dropped into non-league football with Stourbridge.[3]
Rushton died on October 29, 2023, at the age of 80.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Birmingham City : 1947/48–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Notts County : 1947/48–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Matthews, p. 198.
- ^ Matthews, p. 199.
- ^ "So Sad to..." Birmingham City Former Players Association. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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- 1943 births
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- People from Sedgley
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley
- English men's footballers
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