Keith Rutter

Keith Gregg Rutter (10 September 1931 – June 2021) was an English professional footballer who made 402 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre half for Queens Park Rangers and Colchester United.

Rutter was born in Leeds on 10 September 1931. He was a reliable defender, who made his QPR debut in August 1954 against Southend United and went on to play 339 league games, scoring 1 goal. He was ever present for three seasons.

He went on to play non-league football with Romford and Ashford Town (where he was a league ever-present in the 1965–1966 season), before ending his career as player-manager of Hastings United.

He died in June 2021, at the age of 89.