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Eric Carruthers
	Eric Carruthers
Personal information
Full name	Eric Carruthers
Date of birth	February 2, 1953 (age 56)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
; ; 1968–1969	Firhill School; Salvesen Boys Club; Hearts
Senior career1
	1 Senior club appearances and goals; counted for the domestic league only.; * Appearances (Goals)

Eric Carruthers (born 2 February 1953 in Edinburgh, Scotland^[1]) is a Scottish former footballer who played most notably for Heart of Midlothian.^[2]^[3]

Carruthers began his professional career for Hearts in 1970 and played more than fifty league matches between 1970 and 1975.^[4]^[1]^[5]

Carruthers was in 1975 sold by Hearts to English team Derby County for £25,000.^[2] His stay at Derby County was largely unsuccessful as he managed only one appearance as a substitute in two seasons.^[1] He eventually was released on a free transfer in October 1977.^[2]

In 1979 he played twenty matches for Australian National Soccer League team A.P.I.A. Leichhardt.^[1]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Australian Player Database - CAR". OzFootball.net. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/C/CAR.html. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Eric Carruthers - Hearts Career - from 21 Feb 1970 to 04 Jan 1975". London Hearts Club. http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/carrutherseric.html. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
^ "Players who have played for Hearts and Salveson Boys Club from Scotland". London Hearts Club. http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/club/salvesonboysclub.html. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
^ Sources vary on the number of league matches between 57 and 58.
^ "Player - Eric Carruthers". newcastlefans.com. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/ericcarruthers.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-02.

[ozfootball1-0] "Australian Player Database - CAR". OzFootball.net. http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/C/CAR.html. Retrieved 2009-04-02.

[lhc1-1] "Eric Carruthers - Hearts Career - from 21 Feb 1970 to 04 Jan 1975". London Hearts Club. http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/carrutherseric.html. Retrieved 2009-04-02.

[LHC2-2] "Players who have played for Hearts and Salveson Boys Club from Scotland". London Hearts Club. http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/club/salvesonboysclub.html. Retrieved 2009-04-02.

[3] Sources vary on the number of league matches between 57 and 58.

[nf1-4] "Player - Eric Carruthers". newcastlefans.com. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/ericcarruthers.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-02.

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