About Percy Fairclough
Lived 1858 – 1947 (aged 89). Percy Fairclough was a British association football player.
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.
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", with three of the Scottish goals coming from John McDougall. Fairclough was described as a "powerful if somewhat ungainly forward".
Life outside football He was killed on 22 June 1947 in a road accident at the age of 89.
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Who was Percy Fairclough?
English footballer (1858-1947)
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Percy Fairclough was born on 1 February 1858 in London.
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Percy Fairclough died on 22 June 1947.
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Percy Fairclough was an association football player.
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Percy Fairclough was British.
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