Jock Rutherford

John Rutherford (12 October 1884 – 21 April 1963) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Arsenal, Clapton Orient and Newcastle United. He played 11 times for England, and had a short and unsuccessful spell as manager of Stoke.

Club career Born in Percy Main, North Shields, Northumberland, Rutherford was known for his longevity; he played nearly six hundred Football League and FA Cup matches, despite four seasons of football being cancelled due to World War I. He started his career at Newcastle United, making his debut in 1902 against West Bromwich Albion, scoring twice. Nicknamed "the Newcastle flyer", he spent ten seasons at the "Magpies", as an outside right renowned for his pace and close control. Newcastle were a dominant force at the time with Rutherford picking up three First Division medals, and played in five FA Cup finals. Although Newcastle only won the 1910 final against Barnsley, by 2–1 in a replay. Rutherford himself scored the equaliser in the first match, in the very last minute of normal time for a 1–1 draw.

At the start of the 1913–14 season, Rutherford fell out with the Newcastle management over his wages, and he was promptly sold to Woolwich Arsenal, who had just been relegated to the Second Division. He made his Arsenal debut against Nottingham Forest on 1 November 1913 and scored twice in a 3–2 win, and quickly became a regular in the side. When the First World War broke out, Rutherford continued to guest for Arsenal in wartime matches. Despite being 35 when first-class football resumed in 1919, he continued to play regularly for Arsenal who had been promoted back to the First Division for another four seasons.

Rutherford left Arsenal for the final time in the summer of 1926; in all, he played 232 matches and scored 27 goals for the club.

Family Rutherford's brothers Sep and Bob were also professional footballers. He was married twice: first to Edith Olive McQueen in May 1908with whom he had a son, John, who was on Arsenal's books at the same time as his father, but only ever played one League match for the cluband then to Blodwen Jones in 1944.

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