Freddie Pethard
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick James Pethard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1969 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 1969–1979 | Cardiff City | 177 | (0) |
| 1979–1982 | Torquay United | 105 | (0) |
| Total | 282 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frederick James Pethard (born 7 October 1950) is a former Scottish professional footballer. He was born in Glasgow.
Pethard began his career at Celtic but failed to make an impact on the first team and was released by the club. He signed for Cardiff City initially as understudy to the full back pairing of David Carver and Gary Bell but he eventually managed to break into the side and held his place for several years, despite suffering a number of minor injuries. He left in 1979 and signed for Torquay United where he spent three years before leaving league football.[2] After leaving football Fred joined Devon Probation Service and subsequently became the manager of the Torbay Youth Offending Team.
References
- ^ "Freddie Pethard". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 151. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
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