Keith Rutter
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 September 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Date of death | June 2021 (aged 89) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Methley United | |||
| 1954–1962 | Queens Park Rangers | 339 | (1) |
| 1962–1964 | Colchester United | 63 | (0) |
| 1964–1965 | Romford | 19 | (0) |
| 1965–1966 | Ashford Town | 46 | (0) |
| Hastings United | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Keith Gregg Rutter (10 September 1931 – June 2021) was an English professional footballer who made 402 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre half for Queens Park Rangers and Colchester United.[1][2]
Rutter was born in Leeds on 10 September 1931.[3] He was a reliable defender, who made his QPR debut in August 1954 against Southend United and went on to play 339 league games, scoring 1 goal. He was ever present for three seasons.[citation needed]
He went on to play non-league football with Romford and Ashford Town (where he was a league ever-present in the 1965–1966 season),[4] before ending his career as player-manager of Hastings United.[5]
Rutter died in June 2021, at the age of 89.[6][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Keith Rutter". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Keith Rutter". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ a b Morrissey, Paul (1 October 2021). "Two former Hoops to be inducted on Saturday". QPR. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- ^ "Keith Rutter player profile". Nuts and Bolts Archive: History of Ashford town / United. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "In Memory of Keith Rutter". Independent R's. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Keith Rutter RIP". QPR. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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- 1931 births
- 2021 deaths
- Footballers from Leeds
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Romford F.C. players
- Ashford United F.C. players
- Hastings United F.C. (1948) players
- English Football League players
- English football defender, 1930s birth stubs