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Greg Rutherford (footballer)

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Greg Rutherford
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-05-17) 17 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Whitley Bay, England
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, Striker
Youth career
2010–2012 Hartlepool United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Hartlepool United 9 (1)
2014–2015 Dover Athletic 3 (0)
2015 Alloa Athletic 8 (0)
2015–2016 Arbroath 25 (3)
2016–2017 Berwick Rangers 33 (9)
2017–2018 Blyth Spartans 11 (4)
2018 Spennymoor Town 5 (0)
2018–2020 Whitby Town 25 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:50, 24 May 2014 (UTC)

Greg David Rutherford (born 17 May 1994) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

He played in the English Football League for Hartlepool United in League One and League Two. Rutherford has also played in the Scottish Professional Football League for Alloa Athletic, Arbroath and Berwick Rangers.

He last played for non-league side Whitby Town.

Career

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Rutherford was born in North Shields. He started his career in the youth team of Hartlepool United on a two-year scholarship in the summer of 2010.[1] In April 2012, Rutherford was offered his first professional contract.[2] On 14 April 2012, he made his professional debut in a 2–1 defeat to Chesterfield, coming on as a late substitute for Gary Liddle.[3]

Rutherford then signed a short-term deal in the summer of 2012,[4] which was later extended in early January 2013.[5] He scored his first ever professional goal after only being on the pitch for 90 seconds in a 3–1 away win against Portsmouth on 26 January 2013.[6] At the end of the 2013–14 season, Rutherford was one of four players released by Hartlepool.[7]

Rutherford signed for Conference side Dover Athletic in October 2014.[8]

On 2 February 2015, Rutherford signed for Scottish Championship club Alloa Athletic.[9] While playing for Berwick Rangers, Rutherford won the Scottish League Two player of the month award for March 2017.[10]

Rutherford was signed by Blyth Spartans in October 2017 after being released by Berwick.[11]

In 2018, Rutherford signed for Whitby Town and scored twice on his debut in a 2–0 win over Marske United.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 26 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hartlepool United 2011–12[13] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13[14] League One 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
2013–14[15] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Dover Athletic 2014–15[16] Conference Premier 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
Alloa Athletic 2014–15[16] Scottish Championship 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Arbroath 2015–16[17] Scottish League Two 25 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 3
Berwick Rangers 2016–17[18] Scottish League Two 26 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 9
2017–18[19] Scottish League Two 7 0 0 0 4 1 2[a] 0 13 1
Total 33 9 0 0 4 1 2 0 39 10
Blyth Spartans 2017–18[20] National League North 6 2 0 0 — 1[b] 0 7 2
Career total 84 15 3 0 4 1 3 0 94 16
  1. ^ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Two New Scholars Put Pen To Paper". HUFC. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  2. ^ "More Youth Team Stars Given Professional Deals". Vital Football. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Hartlepool 1–2 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  4. ^ "More Youth Team Stars Given Professional Deals". Vital Hartlepool. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  5. ^ "New Deal For Youngster Rutherford". HUFC. 4 January 2013. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  6. ^ Hope, Craig (28 January 2013). "Greg Rutherford is Mr Cool for Hartlepool United at Portsmouth". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Hartlepool United: Colin Cooper releases player quartet". BBC Sport. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  8. ^ Inkersole, Sam (24 October 2014). "Dover sign Rutherford". Dover Express. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Greg Rutherford". Alloa Athletic F.C. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Rutherford lands League 2 award". Scottish Professional Football League. 18 April 2017. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Arrival: Spartans Sign Recently Released Striker Rutherford From Berwick Rangers". Blyth Spartan A.F.C. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Whitby Town FC Star man Rutherford praises team performance - Whitby Town FC". Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Games played by Greg Rutherford in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Games played by Greg Rutherford in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by Greg Rutherford in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Greg Rutherford in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Greg Rutherford in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Greg Rutherford in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Greg Rutherford in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  20. ^ Greg Rutherford at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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