Brian Rushton

Brian Rushton
Personal information
Full name Brian William Eric Rushton
Date of birth (1943-10-21) 21 October 1943
Place of birth Sedgley, England
Playing position Full back
Youth career
1959–1960 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1960–1967 Birmingham City 12 (0)
1967–1968 Notts County 3 (0)
– Stourbridge

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Brian William Eric Rushton (born 21 October 1943) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City[1] and Notts County.[2] He played as a full back.

Rushton was born in Sedgley, Staffordshire. He captained the Brierley Hill schools representative side before joining Birmingham City as an amateur in 1959.[3] He made his debut in the First Division on 30 March 1963, deputising for Stan Lynn in a home game against Sheffield Wednesday which resulted in a 1–1 draw; this was the first of a run of eleven games, nine in the league and both legs of the League Cup semi-final, which ended when Lynn regained fitness.[4] He played three more first-team games[5] before joining Fourth Division club Notts County in 1967, but after one season, in which he played only three games,[2] Rushton dropped into non-league football with Stourbridge.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Birmingham City : 1947/48–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Notts County : 1947/48–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  3. 1 2 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. ↑ Matthews, p. 198.
  5. ↑ Matthews, p. 199.
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