| Keith Rutter | |
| Position: | Centre half |
| Birth Date: | 10 September 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Leeds, England |
| Clubs1: | Methley United |
| Years2: | 1954–1962 |
| Clubs2: | Queens Park Rangers |
| Caps2: | 339 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1962–1964 |
| Clubs3: | Colchester United |
| Caps3: | 63 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1964–1965 |
| Clubs4: | Romford |
| Caps4: | 19 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1965–1966 |
| Clubs5: | Ashford Town |
| Caps5: | 46 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Clubs6: | Hastings United |
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.[1]
Rutter was born in Leeds on 10 September 1931.[2] 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),[3] before ending his career as player-manager of Hastings United.[4]
He died in June 2021, at the age of 89.[5] [2]