Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Fairlie | ||
Date of birth | 1 May 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Baillieston, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder/ Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Calderbank YC | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1983 | Hamilton Academical | 291 | (74) |
1983–1986 | Airdrieonians | 105 | (14) |
1986–1987 | Clydebank | 27 | (1) |
1987 | Motherwell | 12 | (1) |
1987–1989 | Hamilton Academical | 41 | (7) |
1989–1990 | Clyde | 32 | (3) |
Livingston United | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 August 2011 |
James Fairlie (born 2 August 1957) is a Scottish former footballer.
Fairlie's brother Brian also played senior football, with Albion Rovers. [2] [3]
His daughter Susan Fairlie played football for Hamilton Accies' women's section and was named SWFA Player of the Year in 2010. [4] A police officer, she signed for Celtic in 2011 [5] but returned to Accies during the Scottish Women's Premier League mid–season break.[ citation needed ]
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