John Fairbrother
John Fairbrother (born 12 February 1941) is an English former footballer who played as a centre forward. He scored 153 goals from 352 appearances in the Football League playing for Watford, Peterborough United – for whom he top-scored in the 1966–67 and 1967–68 seasons[2] – Northampton Town, Mansfield Town and Torquay United.[1][3] He also played in the Southern League for Worcester City – 87 goals in two seasons in all competitions, of which 51 were scored in the league[4] – Bath City, for whom he scored 60 goals in 108 appearances in all competitions,[5] and Barnet, and continued his non-league football career with Hemel Hempstead Town, Berkhamsted Town and Leverstock Green.[6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Fairbrother[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1941[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cricklewood,[1] England | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bennetts End | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1959 | Luton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1959–1963 | Watford | 40 | (19) |
| 1963–1965 | Worcester City | (51) | |
| 1965–1968 | Peterborough United | 72 | (37) |
| 1968–1971 | Northampton Town | 140 | (56) |
| 1971–1973 | Mansfield Town | 85 | (38) |
| 1973–1974 | Torquay United | 15 | (3) |
| 1974–1976 | Bath City | ||
| 1976–1978 | Barnet | ||
| 1978–19?? | Hemel Hempstead Town | ||
| – | Berkhamsted Town | ||
| – | Leverstock Green | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
References
- "John Fairbrother". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- "1966/67" and "1967/68 playing records". Up The Posh. Chris Wilkinson. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- "John Fairbrother". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- "Worcester City all time player statistics". Worcester City FC Archive. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.
- "Past players: F". Bath City F.C. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- "Players: Ellington to Folivi" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. Trefor Jones. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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