Peter Fairclough (footballer)

Peter Fairclough
Personal information
Full name	Peter Fairclough
Date of birth	1893
Place of birth	St Helens, England
Date of death	1963 (aged 69–70)
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Left half, centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Cammell Laird Institute
	St Helens Town
0000–1913	Eccles Borough
1913–1920	Manchester City
1921–1922	Tranmere Rovers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City	1914–15^[5]	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1919–20^[5]	First Division	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. 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[Joyce-1] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 95. ISBN 978-1905891610.

[Matthews-2] Matthews, Tony (21 November 2013). Manchester City: Player by Player. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445617374.

[3] "Third Division. Northern Section. Tranmere Rovers". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.

[4] "Remembering City's fallen heroes". MCFC. Retrieved 29 December 2018.

[StatCity-5] "Peter Fairclough – Manchester City Player Statistics". StatCity. Retrieved 12 June 2020.

[6] Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (1 November 1997). Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997 – A Complete Record. Southport. ISBN 0-9518648-2-3. OCLC 43092463.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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