Brough Fletcher
Brough Fletcher (9 March 1893 – 12 May 1972) was a footballer and football manager.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brough Fletcher[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Mealsgate, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 1972 (aged 79)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Inside right, right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912–1913 | Chilton Colliery Recreation Athletic | ||
| 1913–1914 | Shildon Athletic | ||
| 1913–1926 | Barnsley | 249 | (51) |
| 1917 | → Partick Thistle (guest) | 10 | (0) |
| 1926 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | (0) |
| 1926–1929 | Barnsley | 62 | (21) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1930–1937 | Barnsley | ||
| 1938–1950 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 1952–1953 | Walsall | ||
| Eastville | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He played for Sheffield Wednesday, Partick Thistle and Barnsley and managed Barnsley, Bristol Rovers and Walsall.[3][4]
He scored the only goal of the game in Barnsley's shock FA Cup first-round victory in 1920 at champions elect West Bromwich Albion.[5]
Personal life
Fletcher served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War.[6]
Honours
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References
- Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club – The Definitive History 1883–2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
- "Brough Fletcher". The Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
- Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 100. ISBN 9781905891610.
- "Brough Fletcher". Tarn Talk. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- "Fletcher Brough Image 3 Barnsley 1922 – Vintage Footballers". vintagefootballers.com. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- "Fletcher Profile – Barnsley Football Club". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- "Brough Fletcher | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
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