Paul Rutherford (footballer)

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Paul Rutherford
Personal information
Full name Paul Leslie Rutherford[1]
Date of birth (1987-07-10) 10 July 1987 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Moreton, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bala Town
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)
2016–2021 Wrexham 186 (8)
2021– Bala Town 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 19 October 2021 (UTC)

Paul Leslie Rutherford (born 10 July 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Cymru Premier club Bala Town.

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]

On 2 June 2021, it was announced that Rutherford would leave Wrexham after spending 5 years at the club.[6]

On 25 June 2021, Rutherford signed for Bala Town.[7]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 29 May 2021.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chester City 2005–06[8] League Two 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
2006–07[9] League Two 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 0
2007–08[10] League Two 23 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 26 1
2008–09[11] 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[11] Conference National 38 0 4 0 — 0 0 42 0
2010–11[11] Conference National 42 7 1 0 — 1 0 44 7
2011–12[11] Conference National 40 1 2 1 — 2 0 44 2
2012–13[11] Conference National 44 1 5 0 — 4 0 53 1
Total 164 9 12 1 — 7 0 183 10
Southport 2013–14[11] Conference National 18 0 1 0 — 1 0 20 0
2014–15[11] Conference National 40 3 6 0 — 2 0 48 3
2015–16[11] National League 40 2 1 0 — 3 0 44 2
Total 98 5 8 0 — 6 0 112 5
Wrexham 2016–17[11] National League 39 2 0 0 — 0 0 39 2
2017–18[11] National League 43 2 1 0 — 0 0 44 3
2018–19[11] National League 44 1 5 0 — 3 1 52 1
2019–20[11] National League 33 2 4 0 — 1 0 38 2
2020–21[11] National League 27 0 0 0 — 1 0 28 0
Total 186 8 10 0 — 5 1 202 9
Total 500 22 31 1 2 0 22 1 566 24

References[]

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 363. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ^ a b "Paul Rutherford". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "ALAN WRIGHT SIGNS JAMIE MILLIGAN AND PAUL RUTHERFORD". Southport FC. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Wrexham 0–0 Dover Athletic". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Guiseley 2–3". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Wrexham AFC announce 2021 retained list". Wrexham AFC. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Rutherford is a Lakesider!". Bala Town. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Games played by Paul Rutherford in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Games played by Paul Rutherford in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Games played by Paul Rutherford in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "P. Rutherford". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

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