Albert Fairclough
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 October 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | St Helens, Merseyside, England | ||
| Date of death | 5 November 1958 | ||
| Place of death | Stockport, Cheshire, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19??-19?? | Windle Villa | ||
| – | St Helens Town | ||
| – | St Helens Recreation | ||
| – | Eccles Borough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913-1919 | Manchester City | 5 | (1) |
| 1920–1921 | Southend United | 24 | (15) |
| 1921–1924 | Bristol City | 91 | (44) |
| 1924–1927 | Derby County | 37 | (26) |
| 1927–19?? | Gillingham | 11 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Albert Fairclough (born 4 October 1891 in St Helens and died 5 November 1958 in Stockport) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.
Career
Albert "Fairy" Fairclough. Fairclough signed for Manchester City in April 1913 along with his brother Peter Fairclough. He moved to Southend United in May 1920. Joe Palmer signed Fairclough for £2,300 in March 1921 for Bristol City.[1][2][3] Fairclough moved to Derby County in July 1924. Fairclough moved on to Gillingham in February 1928.
Honours
- with Bristol City
References
- ↑ Woods, David; Leigh Edwards (1997). Bristol City FC The First 100 years. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-900178-26-5.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ↑ Woods, David (1994). Bristol Babe The First 100 years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-95-X.
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