Shaun Rutherford

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Shaun Rutherford
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Bo'ness United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Livingston 12 (0)
2015–2016 Queen of the South 1 (0)
2016Arbroath (loan) 6 (0)
2016–2018 Cowdenbeath 34 (0)
2021-2023 Tranent Juniors
2023- Bo'ness United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:24, 31 October 2017

Shaun Rutherford (born 3 October 1996) is a Scottish footballer who used to play as a defender for Bo'ness United. Rutherford started his career with Livingston, and has also played for Queen of the South, Cowdenbeath, Tranent Juniors and Arbroath on loan.

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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
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Livingston 2013–14 [11] Championship 1000000010
2014–15 [12] 11000102 [lower-alpha 1] 0140
Livingston total120001020150
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 total340107010430
Career total530108030650
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

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