Shaun Rutherford

Shaun Rutherford (born 3 October 1996) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Cowdenbeath. Rutherford started his career with Livingston, and has also played for Queen of the South and Arbroath on loan. Shaun currently is playing for tranent juniors.

Shaun Rutherford
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Cowdenbeath
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– Cowdenbeath 34 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:24, 31 October 2017

Career

Rutherford 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
As of match played 28 October 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Livingston 2013–14[11] Championship 1000000010
2014–15[12] 11000102[lower-alpha 1]0140
Livingston total 120001020150
Queen of the South 2015–16[13] Championship 1000000010
Arbroath (loan) 2015–16[13] League Two 6000000060
Cowdenbeath 2016–17[14] League Two 27010301[lower-alpha 1]0320
2017–18[15] 70004000110
Cowdenbeath total 340107010430
Career total 530108030650
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References
  1. "Livingston 5–1 Cowdenbeath". BBC Sport. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. "Livingston 2–0 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. "Queen of the South recruit three young players". BBC Sport. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. Crawford, Kenny (17 October 2015). "Rangers 2–1 Queen of the South". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  5. "Arbroath sign full-back Shaun Rutherford". ESPN. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  6. "Arbroath 1–1 Stirling Albion". BBC Sport. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  7. "Struggling Arbroath part company with manager Todd Lumsden". BBC Sport. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  8. "Dick Campbell: Arbroath appoint former Forfar manager". BBC Sport. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  9. "Queen's Park 2–1 Arbroath". BBC Sport. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  10. "Three New Signings". Cowdenbeath FC. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  11. "Games played by Shaun Rutherford in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  12. "Games played by Shaun Rutherford in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  13. "Games played by Shaun Rutherford in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  14. "Games played by Shaun Rutherford in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  15. "Games played by Shaun Rutherford in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
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