Millwall Lionesses Rutherford spent most of her youth career at Millwall's Centre of Excellence, playing for Millwall's youth teams. Rutherford made her senior debut at 16 playing for
Millwall Lionesses during the 2017
FA WSL 2 Spring Series. She finished the Spring Series as joint top scorer for the Lionesses with three goals in six appearances and was named the club's Young Player of the Year. During the following 2017–18 season she was named an
FA WSL 2 Breakout Star.
Bristol City In July 2018, Rutherford left Millwall alongside a raft of other players as the club faced financial difficulties. After a trial with
Arsenal, Rutherford signed with
Bristol City. Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Rutherford went on loan to
FA Women's Championship team
Crystal Palace. On 6 January 2020, Rutherford joined FA Women's Championship team
Leicester City on loan until the end of the season. ==International career==