Joe Rutherford

Date of birth20 September 1914
Place of birthChester-le-Street
NationalityEnglish
PositionGoalkeeper

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Southport 01 Oct 1936 01 Feb 1939

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1938-39 Aston Villa League Division One 11 6 3
1946-47 Aston Villa FA Cup 1 1
1946-47 Aston Villa League Division One 40 25 10
1947-48 Aston Villa League Division One 23 12 7
1948-49 Aston Villa FA Cup 4 3
1948-49 Aston Villa League Division One 29 16 9
1949-50 Aston Villa FA Cup 3 2
1949-50 Aston Villa League Division One 28 16 10
1950-51 Aston Villa League Division One 14 7 6
1951-52 Aston Villa League Division One 2 1 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
04 Mar 1939 Aston Villa v Birmingham City W 5-1 League Division One
11 Mar 1939 Manchester United v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
18 Mar 1939 Aston Villa v Stoke City W 3-0 League Division One
01 Apr 1939 Aston Villa v Preston North End W 3-0 League Division One
08 Apr 1939 Charlton Athletic v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
10 Apr 1939 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
11 Apr 1939 Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 2-2 League Division One
15 Apr 1939 Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers L 1-3 League Division One
22 Apr 1939 Leeds United v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
29 Apr 1939 Everton v Aston Villa L 3-0 League Division One
06 May 1939 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough D 1-1 League Division One
31 Aug 1946 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough L 0-1 League Division One
02 Sep 1946 Aston Villa v Everton L 0-1 League Division One
07 Sep 1946 Derby County v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Division One
11 Sep 1946 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Division One
14 Sep 1946 Aston Villa v Arsenal L 0-2 League Division One
16 Sep 1946 Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 3-0 League Division One
21 Sep 1946 Blackpool v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
28 Sep 1946 Aston Villa v Brentford W 5-2 League Division One
05 Oct 1946 Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
12 Oct 1946 Aston Villa v Portsmouth D 1-1 League Division One
19 Oct 1946 Aston Villa v Charlton Athletic W 4-0 League Division One
02 Nov 1946 Aston Villa v Manchester United D 0-0 League Division One
09 Nov 1946 Stoke City v Aston Villa D 0-0 League Division One
16 Nov 1946 Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers D 1-1 League Division One
23 Nov 1946 Chelsea v Aston Villa W 1-3 League Division One
30 Nov 1946 Aston Villa v Sheffield United L 2-3 League Division One
07 Dec 1946 Grimsby Town v Aston Villa W 0-3 League Division One
14 Dec 1946 Aston Villa v Leeds United W 2-1 League Division One
21 Dec 1946 Liverpool v Aston Villa L 4-1 League Division One
25 Dec 1946 Aston Villa v Huddersfield Town D 2-2 League Division One
26 Dec 1946 Huddersfield Town v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
28 Dec 1946 Middlesbrough v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Division One
01 Jan 1947 Everton v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
04 Jan 1947 Aston Villa v Derby County W 2-0 League Division One
11 Jan 1947 Burnley v Aston Villa L 5-1 FA Cup 3rd round
18 Jan 1947 Arsenal v Aston Villa W 0-2 League Division One
25 Jan 1947 Aston Villa v Blackpool D 1-1 League Division One
01 Feb 1947 Brentford v Aston Villa W 0-2 League Division One
15 Feb 1947 Portsmouth v Aston Villa L 3-2 League Division One
22 Feb 1947 Charlton Athletic v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
08 Mar 1947 Manchester United v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
22 Mar 1947 Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
04 Apr 1947 Sunderland v Aston Villa L 4-1 League Division One
05 Apr 1947 Sheffield United v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Division One
08 Apr 1947 Aston Villa v Sunderland W 4-0 League Division One
12 Apr 1947 Aston Villa v Grimsby Town D 3-3 League Division One
19 Apr 1947 Leeds United v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
26 Apr 1947 Aston Villa v Liverpool L 1-2 League Division One
10 May 1947 Aston Villa v Blackburn Rovers W 2-1 League Division One
17 May 1947 Aston Villa v Preston North End W 4-2 League Division One
26 May 1947 Aston Villa v Stoke City L 0-1 League Division One
23 Aug 1947 Grimsby Town v Aston Villa L 3-0 League Division One
27 Aug 1947 Sunderland v Aston Villa D 0-0 League Division One
30 Aug 1947 Aston Villa v Manchester City D 1-1 League Division One
01 Sep 1947 Aston Villa v Sunderland W 2-0 League Division One
06 Sep 1947 Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa D 0-0 League Division One
08 Sep 1947 Aston Villa v Everton W 3-0 League Division One
13 Sep 1947 Aston Villa v Blackpool L 0-1 League Division One
17 Sep 1947 Everton v Aston Villa L 3-0 League Division One
20 Sep 1947 Derby County v Aston Villa W 1-3 League Division One
27 Sep 1947 Aston Villa v Huddersfield Town W 2-1 League Division One
04 Oct 1947 Chelsea v Aston Villa L 4-2 League Division One
11 Oct 1947 Arsenal v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
18 Oct 1947 Aston Villa v Sheffield United W 2-0 League Division One
25 Oct 1947 Manchester United v Aston Villa L 2-0 League Division One
01 Nov 1947 Aston Villa v Preston North End W 4-1 League Division One
08 Nov 1947 Portsmouth v Aston Villa W 2-4 League Division One
15 Nov 1947 Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers W 3-1 League Division One
22 Nov 1947 Stoke City v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Division One
29 Nov 1947 Aston Villa v Burnley D 2-2 League Division One
06 Dec 1947 Liverpool v Aston Villa D 3-3 League Division One
13 Dec 1947 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough D 1-1 League Division One
20 Dec 1947 Aston Villa v Grimsby Town D 2-2 League Division One
26 Dec 1947 Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1-2 League Division One
23 Oct 1948 Aston Villa v Charlton Athletic W 4-3 League Division One
30 Oct 1948 Stoke City v Aston Villa L 4-2 League Division One
06 Nov 1948 Aston Villa v Burnley W 3-1 League Division One
13 Nov 1948 Preston North End v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
20 Nov 1948 Aston Villa v Everton L 0-1 League Division One
27 Nov 1948 Chelsea v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
04 Dec 1948 Aston Villa v Birmingham City L 0-3 League Division One
11 Dec 1948 Middlesbrough v Aston Villa L 6-0 League Division One
18 Dec 1948 Liverpool v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
25 Dec 1948 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa L 4-0 League Division One
27 Dec 1948 Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 5-1 League Division One
01 Jan 1949 Aston Villa v Blackpool L 2-5 League Division One
08 Jan 1949 Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers D 1-1 FA Cup 3rd round
15 Jan 1949 Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa D 0-0 FA Cup 3rd round replay
17 Jan 1949 Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers W 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round 2nd replay
22 Jan 1949 Aston Villa v Arsenal W 1-0 League Division One
29 Jan 1949 Aston Villa v Cardiff City L 1-2 FA Cup 4th round
12 Feb 1949 Huddersfield Town v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
19 Feb 1949 Aston Villa v Manchester United W 2-1 League Division One
26 Feb 1949 Sheffield United v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
05 Mar 1949 Portsmouth v Aston Villa L 3-0 League Division One
12 Mar 1949 Aston Villa v Manchester City W 1-0 League Division One
19 Mar 1949 Everton v Aston Villa W 1-3 League Division One
26 Mar 1949 Aston Villa v Chelsea D 1-1 League Division One
02 Apr 1949 Burnley v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
09 Apr 1949 Aston Villa v Preston North End W 2-0 League Division One
15 Apr 1949 Sunderland v Aston Villa D 0-0 League Division One
16 Apr 1949 Charlton Athletic v Aston Villa W 0-2 League Division One
19 Apr 1949 Aston Villa v Sunderland D 1-1 League Division One
23 Apr 1949 Aston Villa v Stoke City W 2-1 League Division One
27 Apr 1949 Derby County v Aston Villa D 2-2 League Division One
30 Apr 1949 Birmingham City v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
07 May 1949 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough D 1-1 League Division One
20 Aug 1949 Manchester City v Aston Villa D 3-3 League Division One
23 Aug 1949 Aston Villa v Derby County D 1-1 League Division One
27 Aug 1949 Aston Villa v Fulham W 3-1 League Division One
31 Aug 1949 Derby County v Aston Villa L 3-2 League Division One
03 Sep 1949 Newcastle United v Aston Villa L 3-2 League Division One
05 Sep 1949 Aston Villa v Portsmouth W 1-0 League Division One
19 Nov 1949 Liverpool v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
26 Nov 1949 Aston Villa v Arsenal D 1-1 League Division One
03 Dec 1949 Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
10 Dec 1949 Aston Villa v Birmingham City D 1-1 League Division One
31 Dec 1949 Aston Villa v Newcastle United L 0-1 League Division One
07 Jan 1950 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough D 2-2 FA Cup 3rd round
11 Jan 1950 Middlesbrough v Aston Villa D 0-0 FA Cup 3rd round replay
14 Jan 1950 Blackpool v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
16 Jan 1950 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough L 0-3 FA Cup 3rd round replay
21 Jan 1950 Aston Villa v Middlesbrough W 4-0 League Division One
04 Feb 1950 Everton v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
18 Feb 1950 Aston Villa v Huddersfield Town W 2-1 League Division One
25 Feb 1950 Aston Villa v West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 League Division One
08 Mar 1950 Manchester United v Aston Villa L 7-0 League Division One
11 Mar 1950 Aston Villa v Liverpool W 2-0 League Division One
25 Mar 1950 Aston Villa v Burnley L 0-1 League Division One
29 Mar 1950 Arsenal v Aston Villa W 1-3 League Division One
01 Apr 1950 Sunderland v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
07 Apr 1950 Charlton Athletic v Aston Villa W 1-4 League Division One
08 Apr 1950 Aston Villa v Chelsea W 4-0 League Division One
11 Apr 1950 Aston Villa v Charlton Athletic D 1-1 League Division One
15 Apr 1950 Stoke City v Aston Villa L 1-0 League Division One
22 Apr 1950 Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers W 3-0 League Division One
29 Apr 1950 Birmingham City v Aston Villa D 2-2 League Division One
06 May 1950 Portsmouth v Aston Villa L 5-1 League Division One
17 Feb 1951 Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa L 3-2 League Division One
03 Mar 1951 Aston Villa v Huddersfield Town L 0-1 League Division One
10 Mar 1951 Arsenal v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
17 Mar 1951 Aston Villa v Burnley W 3-2 League Division One
24 Mar 1951 Middlesbrough v Aston Villa L 2-1 League Division One
26 Mar 1951 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa W 2-3 League Division One
27 Mar 1951 Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 1-0 League Division One
31 Mar 1951 Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-1 League Division One
04 Apr 1951 Newcastle United v Aston Villa W 0-1 League Division One
07 Apr 1951 Chelsea v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
14 Apr 1951 Aston Villa v Portsmouth D 3-3 League Division One
21 Apr 1951 Everton v Aston Villa W 1-2 League Division One
25 Apr 1951 Liverpool v Aston Villa D 0-0 League Division One
05 May 1951 Aston Villa v Stoke City W 6-2 League Division One
18 Aug 1951 Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa L 5-2 League Division One
13 Oct 1951 Aston Villa v Manchester United L 2-5 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.