Bob Rutherford (clinician)

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Robert James Rutherford (died August 1995) was an eminent surgeon and chairman of Newcastle United F.C. from 1978 to 1981.

Career

Rutherford was educated at the Royal Grammar School and Durham University where he studied medicine. [1]

Rutherford became an eminent surgeon in Newcastle upon Tyne. He became a director of Newcastle United in April 1950 [1] [2] and became chairman when Lord Westwood stood down in January 1978. [2] [3]

In 1981, each director of Newcastle United were asked to put up a £16,000 guarantee in favour of the bank to help the club's financial position. Rutherford refused and resigned both as a director and as chairman. He lived in Gosforth and died in August 1995. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "The men who ran Newcastle United: Seymour Jnr had big boots to fill - so he brought in Kevin Keegan". Chronicle Live. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 Chaplin, Michael (2021). Newcastle United Stole My Heart: Sixty Years in Black and White. Hurst Publishers. ISBN   978-1787386754.
  3. "The Men Who Ran United: Lord Westwood #3". True Faith. Retrieved 3 August 2022.