Albert Fairclough

Albert Fairclough
Personal information
Full name Albert Fairclough[1]
Date of birth (1891-10-04)4 October 1891
Place of birth St Helens, England
Date of death (1958-11-05)5 November 1958[2]
Place of death Stockport, England
Playing position Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Windle Villa
St Helens Town
St Helens Recreation
Eccles Borough
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 Gillingham 11 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Albert Fairclough (4 October 1891 – 5 November 1958), sometimes known as Fairy Fairclough, was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Bristol City, Derby County, Southend United, Gillingham and Manchester City.[1]

Career

A centre forward, Fairclough began his career in non-league football before joining First Division club Manchester City, along with his brother Peter, in a double deal in March 1913.[3] The First World War hampered Fairclough's career at Hyde Road, though he top-scored for the club's reserve team in the 1913–14, 1914–15 and 1919–20 seasons.[2] He made just five first team appearances for City, scoring one goal,[4] before dropping down to the Third Division to join Southend United in May 1920.[3] Over the following seven years he would play in all three divisions of the Football League and scored 88 goals in 163 league appearances for Southend United, Bristol City, Derby County and Gillingham,[1] before retiring at the end of the 1926–27 season.[3]

Personal life

Fairclough was the older brother of footballer Peter Fairclough.[2] In October 1915, 14 months after the outbreak of the First World War, Fairclough enlisted in the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.[5] He was later appointed a lance corporal and saw action on the Western Front, Salonika and Egypt.[5]

Honours

Bristol City

Career statistics

Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 1913–14[8] First Division 2 1 0 0 2 1
1914–15[9] 1 0 0 0 1 0
1919–20[10] 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 5 1 0 0 5 1
Southend United 1920–21[11] Third Division 24 15 2 0 26 15
Derby County 1924–25[12] Second Division 32 22 0 0 32 22
1925–26[12] 2 2 0 0 2 2
1926–27[12] First Division 3 2 0 0 3 2
Total 37 26 0 0 37 26
Gillingham 1926–27[13] Third Division South 11 3 — 11 3
Career total 77 45 2 0 79 45

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 95. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 Matthews, Tony (21 November 2013). Manchester City: Player by Player. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445617374.
  3. 1 2 3 "Fairclough Albert Image 1 Manchester City 1919 – Vintage Footballers". vintagefootballers.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Albert Fairclough - MCFC Players - Manchester City, Man City History – Bluemoon-MCFC". bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Albert Fairclough | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Woods, David; Leigh Edwards (1997). Bristol City FC The First 100 Years. Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-900178-26-5.
  7. ↑ Woods, David (1994). Bristol Babe The First 100 Years of Bristol City FC. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-95-X.
  8. ↑ "MCFC Matches By Season – Manchester City, Man City History – Bluemoon-MCFC". bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "MCFC Matches By Season – Manchester City, Man City History – Bluemoon-MCFC". bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "MCFC Matches By Season – Manchester City, Man City History – Bluemoon-MCFC". bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "SUFCdb | Player Profile". www.sufcdb.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  12. 1 2 3 "Albert Fairclough". 11v11.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "Gillingham FC Career Details – Albert Fairclough". Retrieved 6 December 2017.


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