Mark Rutherford (footballer)

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Mark Rutherford
Personal information
Full name Mark Rutherford
Date of birth March 25, 1972 (1972-03-25) (age 36)
Place of birth    Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Shelbourne
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1990-1991
1991-1993
1993-1994
1994-1998
1998
1999-2001
2001-2004
2004-2005
2006
2007
2008-present		 Birmingham City
Shelbourne
Shrewsbury Town
Shelbourne
Shrewsbury Town
Newry Town
Bohemians
Shamrock Rovers
St. Patrick's Athletic
Longford Town
Shelbourne






62 (3)
? (?)
25 (0)
9 (1)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 30, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Mark Rutherford (born March 25, 1972 in Birmingham, England) is an English football player currently playing for Shelbourne F.C. in the Eircom League of Ireland First Division. Rutherford plays as an attacking left sided winger.

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[edit] Career

Rutherford is one of the select group of players to have played for all of Dublin's Big 4 clubs - Shelbourne, Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers, St. Patrick's Athletic. His previous clubs include Shrewsbury Town, Birmingham City F.C., Newry Town and Longford Town.

Rutherford's successful career includes 3 League of Ireland championships, 4 FAI Cups and 1 English 3rd Division championship. He was also an FAI Cup runner up on 5 occasions.

With Shamrock Rovers, Rutherford made a total of 69 appearances scoring 3 goals in the 2004 and 2005 seasons before moving on to his 4th Dublin club in 2006 by joining St. Patrick's Athletic. Rutherford spent the 2007 season with Longford Town in a season where the midlands club suffered relegation from the Premier Division and were defeated in that seasons FAI Cup final in 1-0 defeat to Cork City.

Rutherford departed Longford at the end of the 2007 season to rejoin former club Shelbourne on January 31, 2008 marking his third spell with the Tolka Park club.[1]

[edit] Honours

League of Ireland Championship: 3

  • Shelbourne - 1991/92
  • Bohemians - 2000/01, 2002/03

FAI Cup winner: 4

  • Shelbourne - 1993, 1996, 1997
  • Bohemians - 2001

Football League Third Division : 1

  • Shrewsbury Town - 1993/94

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mark Rutherford Returns → www.shelbournefc.com

[edit] External links


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DF Brennan • MF Byrne • MF Chambers • FW Cornwall • FW Cream • GK Davis, Jr. • GK Delaney • MF Doran • MF Dunne • FW Flood • FW Freeman • DF Hedderman • MF Hughes • DF Keddy • DF Keely • DF Lawrence • MF McGill • MF McGlynn • GK McGuinness • MF Mulcahy • DF Murphy • MF O'Brien • MF O'Halloran • MF Rutherford • Manager: Keely