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{{Short description|English footballer (1931–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{infobox football biography
| name = Keith Rutter
| image =
| caption =
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| height =
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Centre half]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|9|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Leeds]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|6|24|1931|9|10|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Axminster]], [[Devon]], England
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 =
| clubs1 = Methley United
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1954–1962
| clubs2 = [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]
| caps2 = 339
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1962–1964
| clubs3 = [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]]
| caps3 = 63
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1964–1965
| clubs4 = [[Romford F.C.|Romford]]
| caps4 = 19
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1965–1966
| clubs5 = [[Ashford Town F.C. (Kent)|Ashford Town]]
| caps5 = 46
| goals5 = 0
| years6 =
| clubs6 = [[Hastings United F.C. (1948)|Hastings United]]
| caps6 =
| goals6 =
}}

'''Keith Gregg Rutter''' (10 September 1931 – 24 June 2021) was an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who made 402 appearances in [[the Football League]] playing as a [[Defender (association football)|centre half]] for [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] and [[Colchester United F.C.|Colchester United]].<ref>{{Hugman|17325|access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/keithrutter.html |title=Keith Rutter |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=15 September 2009}}</ref>

Rutter was born in [[Leeds]] on 10 September 1931.<ref name="QPR1">{{cite web |last1=Morrissey |first1=Paul |title=Two former Hoops to be inducted on Saturday |url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/two-former-hoops-to-be-inducted-on-saturday-011021/ |website=QPR |access-date=4 December 2021 |date=1 October 2021}}</ref> He was a reliable defender, who made his QPR debut in August 1954 against [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] and went on to play 339 league games, scoring 1 goal. He was ever present for three seasons.{{citation needed|date=September 2009}}

He went on to play [[non-league football]] with [[Romford F.C.|Romford]] and [[Ashford Town F.C. (Kent)|Ashford Town]] (where he was a league ever-present in the 1965–1966 season),<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nutsandboltsarchive.co.uk/player-Profile.php?ID=619/ |title=Keith Rutter player profile |website=Nuts and Bolts Archive: History of Ashford town / United| accessdate=28 June 2022}}</ref> before ending his career as player-manager of [[Hastings United F.C. (1948)|Hastings United]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.indyrs.co.uk/2021/07/in-memory-of-keith-rutter/ |title=In Memory of Keith Rutter |website=Independent R's |date=8 July 2021 |accessdate=28 June 2022}}</ref>

Rutter died on 24 June 2021, at the age of 89.<ref>{{cite web |title=Keith Rutter RIP |url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/keith-rutter-rip-240621/ |website=QPR |access-date=4 December 2021 |date=24 June 2021}}</ref><ref name="QPR1"/><ref>[https://www.coludata.co.uk/players/keithrutter Keith Rutter]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1931 births]]
[[Category:2021 deaths]]
[[Category:Footballers from Leeds]]
[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. players]]
[[Category:Colchester United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Romford F.C. players]]
[[Category:Ashford United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Hastings United F.C. (1948) players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]

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