Septimus Eric "Sep" Rutherford (29 November 1907 – 1975) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

Career

Rutherford played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...

and

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city status in the United Kingdom, city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is admi ...

. His brothers Bob and Jock were also professional footballers as well as his nephew John.

References

1907 births 1975 deaths English footballers Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players English Football League players Association football wingers People from Percy Main Footballers from Tyne and Wear FA Cup Final players {{England-footy-forward-1900s-stub