Percy Fairclough

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Percy Fairclough
Personal information
Date of birth (1858-02-01)1 February 1858
Place of birth London, England
Date of death 22 June 1947(1947-06-22) (aged 89)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Old Foresters
Corinthian
International career
1878 England MNT 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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]

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