Player Profile - Arthur Rutter - page12
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DAVE DAVE RUTHERFORD , much travelled forward.Won 4 caps with North Shields and one with South Shields , League debut 1965 , clubs included North Shields , Bishop Auvkland , Durham City , Tow Law , Whitby Town , Consett , Evenwood , Norton and Willington . - RUTHER FORD , 1965 Ena Sharples got the OBE , The Beatles the MBE ( each ) and Durham City were empty handed after 11 successive defeats . Maurice Crossthwaite hit three in Billingham Synthonia's 6-0 win over Stanley , Sunderland signed Neil Martin for £ 20,000 - " a big splash " said manager Ian McColl and at Bishop Auckland 20 - year - old David Rutherford made observed an uninspiring debut . " Nice lad , but he'll never make a name the Echo . " Jock " Rutherford subsequently won five England amateur caps , played Northern League football for another 25 years and made a name , and an impression , absolutely everywhere . 1971 Parliament decided by 112 votes to go into Europe , first class postage was going up ( from 3p ) and the FA fined Amateur Cup holders Skelmersdale £ 1500 for " bad management " . Ashington and Consett had made Northern League numbers up to 20. Billy Cruddas was scoring for Ferryhill , Alan Wegg for Shildon and some equally familiar names were on the sheet in Durham City's 5-1 win at Bishop Auckland . George Brown , amateur international , hit two and Neil Walton one . The others came from a bustling striker once rejected by the home club , an Englishman called Jock Rutherford . NVNG 1982 The miners were going on strike , the Mary Rose was hauled from a watery grave , and the Duke of Edinburgh criticised the Solomon Islanders for having it off too often . Bishop Auckland led the Drybrough's Northern League - with scoring bonuses for three goal wins but lost at home to Annfield Plain in the Cup . Manager Tony Monkhouse was said to be working miracles at Consett , for whom brothers Tom and Trevor Henderson hit two apiece in a bonus win at Durham . Spennymoor also earned their £ 50 , 4-1 at Evenwood - whose sole scorer was later sent off . Some geezer called Rutherford .... INFO . No 37 . oct . Jock Rutherford 1995 DAVID JOCK RUTHERFORD . Won his first England amateur cap whilst playing for South Shielda AFC , He had 2 spells at Crook Town , 10 years apart , in 1966-67 season he made 14 appearances , scoring 7 times and in 1976-77 season he made 27 appearances , scoring 4 times . He played for many Northern League clubs , beginning at Bishop Auckland in 1965 , He also played for Durham City ( 3 spells ) , Tow Law , Whitby , North Shields ( 2 spells ) , Consett ( 2 spells ) , Evenwood , N orton , Willington and Esh Winning , as well as another spell at Bishop Auckland and his 2 spells at Crook . He won 5 caps , 4 being with North Shields . He was in point of fact THE LAST Northern League player to be capped before amateurs were abolished in 1974. Info Alan Stowart . |
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