Paul Leslie Rutherford (born 10 July 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Cymru Premier club Bala Town.
Born in Moreton, Wirral, he was brought up through the ranks in Liverpool's academy with his brother John before joining Chester City.
He made his First Team début for Chester City against Cambridge United in the Football League Trophy in 2005 and over the past few years has been involved in first–team duties.
[7] He features prominently in the first two episodes of the documentary series Welcome to Wrexham, where he is shown getting a red card that is implied to cost the team the playoff spot and the reason for his dismissal;[8] despite the unfortunate circumstances, Rutherford maintains his support for both the club and the documentary, saying that the latter is "arguably one of the best things that's happened to [him]",[9] and that "it probably makes [his] career look better".
[10] He made his European debut in July 2021, as Bala lost 2-0 on aggregate to Larne in the Europa Conference League.