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Jack Fairbrother

Jack Fairbrother

English footballer

For the forward of the 1950s and 1960s, see John Fairbrother.

John Fairbrother (16 August 1917 – October 1999, born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire)[1] was an English professional football goalkeeper, best known for his time at Newcastle United shortly after the Second World War where he won a FA Cup winners medal in the 1951 cup final against Blackpool. His uncle George Harrison played for Everton and England.

He became the coach of Maccabi Petah Tikva in 1958,[2] where he stayed until January 1959.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Managers". The Posh Trust. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    Maccabi P.T.'s Manager Arrived from England Hadshot HaSport, 12 January 1958, p. 1 (in Hebrew)
  3. [3]
    A Romanian Manager to Maccabi P.T. Ma'ariv, 11 January 1959, Historical Jewish Press (in Hebrew)
  • Jack Fairbrother at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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