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club. In the 2008 First
Division season Rutherford made 29 league and cup appearances for Shels and scored 4 goals. His last goal in the League of Ireland was the winner at Athlone on 11 October. He finished a First Division runner-up that season as Shelbourne narrowly missed out on the title in the
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dying seconds of the season and
Rutherford was voted the Shelbourne Supporters Development Group's (SSDG) Player of the Year for the 2008 season at the age of 36. Despite his impressive return to Shelbourne, Rutherford left the club at the end of the season and joined
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He is one of the select group of players to have played for all of Dublin's Big 4 clubs –
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Rutherford scored three goals for
Shelbourne in European competition. He netted against
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Rutherford departed
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in a season where the midlands club suffered relegation from the
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806:. Shelbourne F.C. 31 January 2008. Archived from
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682:"Shelbourne bow out as Brann hold their ground"
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861:England men's youth international footballers
744:. St Patrick's Athletic F.C. 23 December 2005
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369:*Club domestic league appearances and goals
851:Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands
482:tie, before scoring against Kilmarnock in
455:Rutherford's successful career includes 3
409:Rutherford scored the winning goal on his
378:(born 25 March 1972) is an English former
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486:and then against Glasgow Rangers in the
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866:Men's association football midfielders
413:debut for Shels on 4 October 1991 at
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901:St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players
679:Thornley, Gerry (23 August 1996).
662:"Player profiles: Mark Rutherford"
566:League of Ireland Premier Division
484:the following season's competition
72:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
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788:. 2 December 2007. Archived from
710:Anderson, David (23 July 1998).
664:. Shelbourne F.C. Archived from
357:Irish League representative team
911:English Football League players
505:before moving on to his fourth
604:Football League Third Division
529:and lost 1–0 in that season's
16:English footballer (born 1972)
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827:at St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
782:"Cork City 1–0 Longford Town"
712:"Ecstasy and agony for Shels"
480:1996-97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
467:championship. He was also an
436:. His previous clubs include
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881:Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
871:Birmingham City F.C. players
596:Shelbourne: 1993, 1996, 1997
390:Rutherford was once on the
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636:Barry Hugman's Footballers
471:runner up on 5 occasions.
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856:English men's footballers
804:"Mark Rutherford returns"
557:side Dublin Bus in 2009.
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517:. Rutherford spent the
742:"Trio sign for Saints"
691:. Dublin. p. 17.
555:Leinster Senior League
465:English Third Division
434:St. Patrick's Athletic
392:England under-18 squad
268:St. Patrick's Athletic
891:Bohemian F.C. players
515:St Patrick's Athletic
35:Mark Robin Rutherford
770:on 18 November 2007.
442:Birmingham City F.C.
333:International career
27:Personal information
792:on 4 December 2007.
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764:"Further signings"
632:"Mark Rutherford"
610:Shrewsbury Town:
459:championships, 4
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846:1972 births
578:Bohemians:
519:2007 season
513:by joining
341:England U18
77:Position(s)
835:Categories
618:References
550:Tolka Park
546:Shelbourne
446:Newry Town
422:Shelbourne
415:Tolka Park
394:alongside
380:footballer
304:Shelbourne
214:Newry Town
178:Shelbourne
142:Shelbourne
81:Midfielder
62:Birmingham
46:1972-03-25
786:RTÉ Sport
697:0791-5144
539:RDS Arena
535:Cork City
533:final to
426:Bohemians
404:Andy Cole
245:2004–2005
232:Bohemians
227:2001–2003
209:1999–2001
191:1998–1999
173:1994–1998
155:1993–1994
137:1991–1993
119:1989–1991
64:, England
32:Full name
509:club in
476:SK Brann
461:FAI Cups
612:1993–94
590:FAI Cup
584:2002–03
580:2000–01
574:1991–92
561:Honours
537:at the
531:FAI Cup
469:FAI Cup
726:21 May
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507:Dublin
463:and 1
386:Career
69:Height
521:with
493:With
478:in a
316:Total
92:Years
750:2023
728:2014
693:ISSN
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96:Team
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