Bob Fairman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Fairman | ||
| Date of birth | 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
| Playing position | Full back, wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 1907–1909 | Birmingham City | 22 | (2) |
| 1909–1912 | West Ham United | 90 | (0) |
| 1912–1917 | Birmingham City | 16 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Robert Fairman (1885 – after 1916) was an English footballer who played as a full back or wing half. He scored two goals in 38 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham.[1]
Fairman was born in Southampton, Hampshire. He began his football career with Southampton, although he never played a first-team match, before joining Birmingham in 1907.[2] He played regularly at left half at the start of the 1908–09 season, but lost his place when the club signed Thomas Daykin,[3] and he moved to West Ham United, then a Southern League club, at the end of the season. He spent three years with West Ham, playing more than 100 games in all competitions, before returning to Birmingham in 1912.[4] He played little first-team football after his return, and retired from the game in 1917.[5]
References
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ↑ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ↑ Matthews, pp. 82, 155.
- ↑ "Robert Fairman". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ↑ Matthews, pp. 86, 159–61.