Shaun Rutherford (born 3 October 1996) is a Scottish footballer who used to play as a defender for Bo'ness United. Rutherford started his career with Livingston, and has also played for Queen of the South, Cowdenbeath, Tranent Juniors and Arbroath on loan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bo'ness United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Livingston | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Queen of the South | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Arbroath (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Cowdenbeath | 34 | (0) |
| 2021-2023 | Tranent Juniors | ||
| 2023- | Bo'ness United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:24, 31 October 2017 | |||
Career
editRutherford began his career at Livingston and was included in the first team squad on 28 September 2013, as an unused substitute in a 5–1 home win against Cowdenbeath in the Scottish Championship.[1] Rutherford played on 3 May 2014 in the final league match of the campaign in a 2–0 home win against Raith Rovers, replacing Marc McNulty in added time.[2]
On 17 June 2015, Rutherford moved to Queen of the South.[3] Rutherford made his debut for Queens away to Rangers at Ibrox on 17 October 2015, replacing Alex Harris for the final three minutes of the 2–1 defeat.[4] Rutherford moved out on loan to Arbroath of Scottish League Two on 8 January 2016, initially for the remainder of the season.[5] Rutherford made his debut for the Smokies on 8 February 2016, playing the entirety of a 1–1 draw against Stirling Albion at Gayfield Park.[6] Arbroath sacked their manager Todd Lumsden on 6 March 2016, after a run of six games without a win.[7] After the former Forfar manager Dick Campbell replaced Lumsden on 8 March 2016,[8] Rutherford returned to Dumfries earlier than scheduled after Arbroath's 2–1 defeat at Hampden Park on 19 March 2016 against Queen's Park.[9]
Rutherford left Palmerston Park at the end of the 2015–16 season, subsequently signing for Scottish League Two side Cowdenbeath in June 2016.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 28 October 2017
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Livingston | 2013–14[11] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15[12] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Livingston total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Queen of the South | 2015–16[13] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arbroath (loan) | 2015–16[13] | League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Cowdenbeath | 2016–17[14] | League Two | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2017–18[15] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Cowdenbeath total | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
edit- ^ "Livingston 5–1 Cowdenbeath". BBC Sport. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Livingston 2–0 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Queen of the South recruit three young players". BBC Sport. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ Crawford, Kenny (17 October 2015). "Rangers 2–1 Queen of the South". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Arbroath sign full-back Shaun Rutherford". ESPN. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Arbroath 1–1 Stirling Albion". BBC Sport. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ "Struggling Arbroath part company with manager Todd Lumsden". BBC Sport. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Dick Campbell: Arbroath appoint former Forfar manager". BBC Sport. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Queen's Park 2–1 Arbroath". BBC Sport. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Three New Signings". Cowdenbeath FC. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Shaun Rutherford in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Shaun Rutherford in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Shaun Rutherford in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Shaun Rutherford in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Shaun Rutherford in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
External links
edit- Shaun Rutherford at Soccerbase
