Ben Fairclough
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Notts County | 8 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Ilkeston Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Hinckley United | 25 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Rocester | 74 | (8) |
| 2011 | Eastwood Town | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Boston United | 86 | (9) |
| 2015 | Belper Town | ||
| 2015 | Lincoln United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:26, 7 February 2017 (UTC) | |||
Benjamin Michael Stanley Fairclough (born 18 April 1989) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker for Northern Premier League club Lincoln United.
Playing career
[edit]Notts County
[edit]Fairclough signed for Notts County after impressing during a pre-season trial, having previously been at local rivals Nottingham Forest.[1] He made his debut for County at home to Doncaster Rovers, in the 1–0 win in the League Cup on 12 August 2008.[2] In 2009, Fairclough went on a short-term loan to Ilkeston Town. On 10 May 2010, he was released by Notts County along with seven other players.[3]
Hinckley United
[edit]He then signed for Hinckley United on 7 August 2010.
Rocester
[edit]On 5 March 2010, he joined Rocester in the Midland Football Alliance on loan from Hinckley United. He became a favourite with the Roman fans playing on the right wing and finished the season of by scoring 7 goals in 17 games.
Eastwood Town
[edit]Ahead of the 2011–12 season, he linked up with Eastwood Town, but he was out of favour and football was hard to come by.
Boston United
[edit]In September 2011 the pacy forward joined Boston United rather than a reported move back to Rocester. [4]
Belper Town
[edit]In August 2015 Fairclough joined Belper Town and he made his debut against Carlton Town on 20 August.
Lincoln United
[edit]During October 2015 Fairclough joined Lincoln United.
Personal life
[edit]He is the nephew of former Nottingham Forest and Leeds United defender Chris Fairclough and cousin of former Nottingham Forest youth player Jordan Fairclough.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Notts seal Fairclough swoop". Notts County F.C. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Notts County 1–0 Doncaster (aet)". BBC Sport. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
- ^ "Notts County release eight out-of-contract players". BBC Sport. 10 May 2010. Archived from the original on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ^ "Fairclough signs for Hinckley". Hinckley United F.C. 7 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Ben Fairclough". Canoville Coaching. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
External links
[edit]- Ben Fairclough at Soccerbase
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nottingham
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Nottingham Forest F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Ilkeston Town F.C. (1945) players
- Hinckley United F.C. players
- Rocester F.C. players
- Eastwood Town F.C. players
- Boston United F.C. players
- Belper Town F.C. players
- Lincoln United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 21st-century English sportsmen