Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 September 1920 | ||
Place of birth | Fatfield, England | ||
Date of death | 27 December 1994 | (aged 74)||
Playing position | 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. |
Joe Rutherford (20 September 1920, in Fatfield, County Durham – 27 December 1994, in Sutton Coldfield) was a footballer for Aston Villa F.C.. He played in 156 league and cup matches as a goalkeeper. He joined Aston Villa in 1939 and he retired in 1951.
He played in several games as a guest, for various teams, during the Second World War, but these are not counted in official league records and tallies.