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Paul Leslie Rutherford (born 10 July 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Cymru Premier club Bala Town.

Paul Rutherford

Personal information
Full name	Paul Leslie Rutherford[1]
Date of birth	(1987-07-10) 10 July 1987 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth	Moreton, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Bala Town
Youth career
	Liverpool
2003–2005	Chester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2009	Chester City	57	(1)
2009–2013	Barrow	164	(9)
2013–2016	Southport	98	(5)
2016–2021	Wrexham	186	(8)
2021–	Bala Town	28	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Career

Born in Moreton, Wirral, he was brought up through the ranks in Liverpool's academy with his brother John before joining Chester City.

In 2005, he signed his first professional contract after impressing in Chester City's Youth Team.

He made his First Team début for Chester City against Cambridge United in the Football League Trophy in 2005 and over the past few years has been involved in first–team duties. He scored his first league goal in the 2–1 win over Darlington on 22 March 2008.

Rutherford was part of the Barrow side who won the 2009-10 FA Trophy at Wembley against Stevenage Borough 2–1.[3]

On 25 June 2013, Rutherford signed for Southport.[4]

On 23 May 2016, Rutherford signed for Wrexham. He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the 2016–17 season, in a 0–0 draw with Dover Athletic,[5] scoring his first goal for the club in their following match with a 93rd minute winning goal during a 3–2 victory over Guiseley.[6]

On 2 June 2021, it was announced that Rutherford would leave Wrexham after spending 5 years at the club.[7]

On 25 June 2021, Rutherford signed for Bala Town.[8] He made his European debut in July 2021, as Bala lost 2-0 on aggregate to Larne in the Europa Conference League.[9]

Career statistics

As of end of season 2021/22

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chester City	2005–06[10]	League Two	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
	2006–07[11]	League Two	9	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	11	0
	2007–08[12]	League Two	23	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	26	1
	2008–09[13]	League Two	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
	Total		57	1	2	0	2	0	3	0	69	1
Barrow	2009–10[13]	Conference National	38	0	4	0	—		0	0	42	0
	2010–11[13]	Conference National	42	7	1	0	—		1	0	44	7
	2011–12[13]	Conference National	40	1	2	1	—		2	0	44	2
	2012–13[13]	Conference National	44	1	5	0	—		4	0	53	1
	Total		164	9	12	1	—		7	0	183	10
Southport	2013–14[13]	Conference National	18	0	1	0	—		1	0	20	0
	2014–15[13]	Conference National	40	3	6	0	—		2	0	48	3
	2015–16[13]	National League	40	2	1	0	—		3	0	44	2
	Total		98	5	8	0	—		6	0	112	5
Wrexham	2016–17[13]	National League	39	2	0	0	—		0	0	39	2
	2017–18[13]	National League	43	2	1	0	—		0	0	44	3
	2018–19[13]	National League	44	1	5	0	—		3	1	52	1
	2019–20[13]	National League	33	2	4	0	—		1	0	38	2
	2020–21[13]	National League	27	0	0	0	—		1	0	28	0
	Total		186	8	10	0	—		5	1	202	9
Bala Town	2021–22[13]	Cymru Premier	28	3	3	1	2	1	2	0	32	5
Total			528	31	34	2	4	1	24	1	590	35

References

External links

• Paul Rutherford Profile at BarrowAFC.com
• Paul Rutherford at Soccerbase
• Port Online Player Profile

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