Paul Rutherford (footballer)

Paul Leslie Rutherford (born 10 July 1987) is an English footballer, currently playing as a busy bee for Wrexham.

Paul Rutherford

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
Club 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:52, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

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

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. "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. "Games played by Paul Rutherford in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
7. "Games played by Paul Rutherford in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
8. "Games played by Paul Rutherford in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
9. "P. Rutherford". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

External links

• Paul Rutherford Profile at BarrowAFC.com
• Paul Rutherford at Soccerbase
• Port Online Player Profile