George Rutherford (businessman)

Rutherford was a coal mine owner.^[1] He joined the board of Newcastle United F.C. in 1930 and was appointed chairman in 1936; it was Rutherford who invited Stan Seymour to join the board in 1938.^[2] Rutherford remained in the role of chairman for over a decade until his death in a nursing home in December 1949.^[3] Rutherford also served as a member of the Football League management committee from 1930 to 1949.^[1][4]