Peter Fairclough (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Fairclough[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | St Helens, England | ||
| Date of death | 1963 (aged 69–70)[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Left half, centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Cammell Laird Institute | |||
| St Helens Town | |||
| –1913 | Eccles Borough | ||
| 1913–1920 | Manchester City | 5 | (0) |
| 1921–1922 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Fairclough (1893–1963) was an English professional footballer who played as a left half in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers and Manchester City.[1]
Personal life
Fairclough was the younger brother of footballer Albert Fairclough.[2] He served in the First World War.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 1914–15[5] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1919–20[5] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1921–22[6] | Third Division North | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 95. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (21 November 2013). Manchester City: Player by Player. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445617374.
- ^ "Third Division. Northern Section. Tranmere Rovers". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
- ^ "Remembering City's fallen heroes". MCFC. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Peter Fairclough – Manchester City Player Statistics – StatCity". www.statcity.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (1 November 1997). Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997 – A Complete Record. Southport. ISBN 0-9518648-2-3. OCLC 43092463.
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- 1893 births
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- Association football forwards
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- British military personnel of World War I
- Cammell Laird 1907 F.C. players
- Eccles United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English footballers
- Footballers from St Helens, Merseyside
- Manchester City F.C. players
- St Helens Town A.F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- English football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs