Gavin Fletcher

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Gavin Fletcher
Personal information
Full name Gavin Fletcher [1]
Date of birth (1941-10-30) 30 October 1941 (age 81)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Shotts Bon Accord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–1961 Partick Thistle 2 (0)
1961–1963 Third Lanark 21 (2)
1963–1964 Bradford City 8 (1)
1964–1965 Stranraer 3 (0)
Whitburn Junior
Total34(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gavin Fletcher (born 30 October 1941) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career

Born in Bellshill, Fletcher played for Shotts Bon Accord, Partick Thistle, Third Lanark, Bradford City, Stranraer and Whitburn Junior. [2]

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References

  1. "Gavin Fletcher". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  2. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database.