Walter Couper Rutherford (14 January 1891 – 1 December 1944) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside left.
[2][3] He joined Kilmarnock from the junior leagues during World War I and quickly made an impact, scoring a hat-trick against Rangers,[4] playing one match on loan for Rangers a week later,[5] and being selected for the Scottish Football League XI in a fundraising match, all in 1917.
However, he sustained a serious injury midway through the next season, with a benefit match being arranged for him against Celtic in April 1919 to provide an income, as he had been unable to work or play football during that time.
[6][7] Rutherford did not play for Kilmarnock again but was able to make a comeback of sorts, firstly with non-league Alloa Athletic followed by Ayr United and then Johnstone, with a second, swansong spell there 18 months after his first ended.
This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a forward born in the 1890s, is a stub.