Percy Fairclough

Percy Fairclough (1 February 1858 – 22 June 1947) was an English amateur footballer who made one appearance for England in 1878.

Football career

Fairclough was born in Mile End, east London and was educated at Forest School, Walthamstow, where he played for the school football team.[1]

After leaving school, he joined the Old Foresters. In 1878, shortly after his twentieth birthday, he was selected by England for the match at Hampden Park, Glasgow against Scotland on 2 March. Although England "fielded a side they thought capable of defeating the Scots, ...(they) returned home with a humiliating 7-2 defeat",[2] with three of the Scottish goals coming from John McDougall.[3] Fairclough was described as a "powerful if somewhat ungainly forward".[1]

He subsequently joined the Corinthian club, although he does not appear to have actually played for them.[4]

Life outside football

He was killed on 22 June 1947 in a road accident at the age of 89.[1][5]

References
  1. Betts, Graham (2006). England: Player by player. Green Umbrella Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 1-905009-63-1.
  2. Gibbons, Philip (2001). Association Football in Victorian England - A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900. Upfront Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 1-84426-035-6.
  3. Scotland 7 - England 2; 2 March 1878 (Match summary)
  4. Rob Cavallini (2007). Play Up Corinth: A History of the Corinthian Football Club. Tempus Publishing. pp. 275 & p.279. ISBN 0-7524-4479-4.
  5. Brief note on www.iffhs.de
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