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Ben Fairclough
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-04-18) 18 April 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2005–2007 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2008–2010 Notts County 8 (0)
2009 → Ilkeston Town (loan) 0 (0)
2010 Hinckley United 25 (3)
2010–2011 Rocester 74 (8)
2011 Eastwood Town
2011–2014 Boston United
2015 Belper Town
2015 Lincoln United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 26 June 2014(UTC)

Benjamin Michael S. "Ben" Fairclough (born 18 April 1989) is an English footballer, who plays as a Winger for Northern Premier League club Lincoln United.

Playing career

Notts County

Fairclough signed for Notts County after impressing during a pre-season trial, having previously been at local rivals Nottingham Forest.[1] He made his debut for Notts County at home to Doncaster Rovers, in the 1–0 win in League Cup on 12 August 2008.[2] In 2009, Fairclough went on a short term loan to Ilkeston Town.

On 10 May 2010, it was announced that he had been released by Notts County along with seven other players.[3]

Hinckley United

He then signed for Hinckley United on 7 August 2010.

Rocester

On 5 March 2010, he joined Rocester in the Midland Football Alliance on loan from Hinckley United. He became a favorite with the Roman fans playing on the right wing and finished the season of by scoring 7 goals in 17 games.

Eastwood Town

Ahead of the 2011–12 season, he linked up with Eastwood Town, but he was out of favor and football was hard to come by.

Boston United

In September 2011 the pacy forward joined Boston United rather than a reported move back to Rocester. He had a slow start at the club but eventually settled in and has become a fans favorite among the pilgrims supporters. [4]

Belper Town

In August 2015 it was announced that Fairclough had signed for Belper Town and he made his debut against Carlton Town on 20/8/15.

Lincoln United

During October 2015 Lincoln United announced the signing of Ben Fairclough from Belper Town.

Personal life

Ben is the nephew of former Nottingham Forest and Leeds United defender Chris Fairclough and cousin of former Nottingham Forest youth player Jordan Fairclough.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Notts seal Fairclough swoop". Notts County F.C. official website. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
  2. ^ "Notts County 1–0 Doncaster (aet)". BBC Sport. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Notts County release eight out-of-contract players". BBC Sport. 10 May 2010. Archived from the original on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Fairclough signs for Hinckley". Hinckley United official website. 7 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Ben Fairclough". Canoville Coaching official website. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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