John Fairbrother

For the Preston and Newcastle goalkeeper, see Jack Fairbrother.
John Fairbrother
Personal information
Full name John Fairbrother[1]
Date of birth (1941-02-12)12 February 1941[1]
Place of birth Cricklewood,[1] England
Playing position 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.


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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "John Fairbrother". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "1966/67" and "1967/68 playing records". Up The Posh. Chris Wilkinson. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "John Fairbrother". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Worcester City all time player statistics". Worcester City FC Archive. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Past players: F". Bath City F.C. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Players: Ellington to Foley" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. Trefor Jones. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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