| Walter Rutherford | |
| Fullname: | Walter Couper Rutherford |
| Position: | Inside left |
| Birth Date: | 14 January 1891 |
| Birth Place: | Hutchesontown, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Bridgeton, Scotland |
| Clubs2: | Yoker Athletic |
| Years3: | 1916–1919 |
| Caps3: | 52 |
| Goals3: | 12 |
| Years4: | 1917 |
| Clubs4: | → Rangers (loan) |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 1919–1920 |
| Years6: | 1920–1922 |
| Clubs6: | Ayr United |
| Caps6: | 12 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 1922–1924 |
| Caps7: | 27 |
| Goals7: | 7 |
| Years8: | 1926 |
| Clubs8: | Johnstone |
| Caps8: | 15 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Totalcaps: | 109 |
| Totalgoals: | 25 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1917[1] |
| Nationalteam1: | Scottish League (wartime) |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Walter Couper Rutherford (14 January 1891 – 1 December 1944) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside left.[2] [3] He joined Kilmarnock from the junior leagues during World War I and quickly made an impact, scoring a hat-trick against Rangers,[4] playing one match on loan for Rangers a week later,[5] and being selected for the Scottish Football League XI in a fundraising match, all in 1917. However, he sustained a serious injury midway through the next season, with a benefit match being arranged for him against Celtic in April 1919 to provide an income, as he had been unable to work or play football during that time.[6] [7] Rutherford did not play for Kilmarnock again but was able to make a comeback of sorts, firstly with non-league Alloa Athletic followed by Ayr United and then Johnstone, with a second, swansong spell there 18 months after his first ended.[3]