Bob Rutherford (clinician)

Robert James Rutherford (died August 1995) was an eminent surgeon and chairman of Newcastle United F.C. from 1978 to 1981.

## Career

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Rutherford was educated at the Royal Grammar School and Durham University where he studied medicine.[1]

Rutherford became an eminent surgeon in Newcastle upon Tyne. He became a director of Newcastle United in April 1950[1][2] and became chairman when Lord Westwood stood down in January 1978.[2][3]

In 1981, each director of Newcastle United were asked to put up a £16,000 guarantee in favour of the bank to help the club's financial position. Rutherford refused and resigned both as a director and as chairman. He lived in Gosforth and died in August 1995.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "The men who ran Newcastle United: Seymour Jnr had big boots to fill - so he brought in Kevin Keegan". Chronicle Live. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
2. ^ a b Chaplin, Michael (2021). Newcastle United Stole My Heart: Sixty Years in Black and White. Hurst Publishers. ISBN 978-1787386754.
3. ^ "The Men Who Ran United: Lord Westwood #3". True Faith. Retrieved 3 August 2022.