| Name: Rutherford, Joseph Henry Hamilton (Joe) Birthdate: 1914-09-20 in Fatfield, County Durham (Died: 1994-12-27 in Sutton Coldfield) Position: Goalkeeper Playing for Villa: February 1939 - October 1951 Previous clubs: Chester-le-Street Schools, Chester-le-Street Juniors, West Ham (trial), Reading (trial), Fatfield Juniors, Chester Moor Temperence FC, Ferryhill, Blyth Spartans, Chester-le-Street FC, Birtley Colliery, Southport Signed: £2.500 - From Southport Sold: Retired (joined Bilston United in September 1952) League: 148 matches Cup: 8 matches International: More info: Rutherford also played with Villa during World War 2. (19 matches) The Football League was suspended after 3 games 1939-40. These three matches were later expunged from official records. Rutherford played in two of these games and also in The Football League Jubilee Trust Fund game against WBA. He also guested for Margate FC (1 game in 1939/40), Solihul Town, Nottingham Forest, Lincoln City and Mansfield Town during World War 2. |
| Season 1938-39 1939-40 1940-41 1941-42 1942-43 1943-44 1944-45 1945-46 1946-47 1947-48 1948-49 1949-50 1950-51 1951-52 |
First team 11 matches 3 matches (see More info) 1 match 9 matches 0 0 0 9 matches 42 matches 23 matches 33 matches 31 matches 14 matches 2 matches |
Reserves - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Youth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |