Keith Gregg Rutter (10 September 1931 – June 2021) was an English professional footballer who made 402 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre half for Queens Park Rangers and Colchester United.[1][2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1931-09-10)10 September 1931 | ||
Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
Date of death | June 2021(2021-06-00) (aged 89) | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Methley United | |||
1954–1962 | Queens Park Rangers | 339 | (1) |
1962–1964 | Colchester United | 63 | (0) |
1964–1965 | Romford | 19 | (0) |
1965–1966 | Ashford Town | 46 | (0) |
Hastings United | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rutter was born in Leeds on 10 September 1931.[3] He was a reliable defender, who made his QPR debut in August 1954 against Southend United and went on to play 339 league games, scoring 1 goal. He was ever present for three seasons.[citation needed]
He went on to play non-league football with Romford and Ashford Town (where he was a league ever-present in the 1965–1966 season),[4] before ending his career as player-manager of Hastings United.[5]
He died in June 2021, at the age of 89.[6][3]
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