John Fraser (footballer, born 1953)

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John Fraser
Personal information
Full name John Fraser [1]
Date of birth (1953-07-12) 12 July 1953 (age 69)
Place of birth White City, England
Position(s) Full back, utility player
Youth career
1967–1971 Fulham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1976 Fulham 56 (1)
1976–1980 Brentford 123 (6)
1980–1981 Oxford City 42 (1)
Total221(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Fraser (born 12 July 1953) is an English former footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Brentford and Fulham.

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Career

Fulham

After being spotted playing for his school team, Fraser entered the youth system at First Division club Fulham at the age of 14 in 1967. [2] He began his career as a midfielder, but switched to full back under reserve team manager George Cohen and signed his first professional contract in 1971. [2] [3] He made his senior debut during the 1971–72 Second Division season and gradually built on his appearance record year-by-year to play 25 games during the 1974–75 season. [4] An injury to Les Strong allowed him a place in the starting lineup for the 1975 FA Cup Final, which was lost 2–0 to West Ham United. [2] Fraser fell out of favour with manager Alec Stock during the 1975–76 pre-season and departed the club at the end of the season. [2] He made 65 appearances and scored one goal as a first team player at Craven Cottage. [4]

Brentford

Fraser dropped to the Fourth Division to sign for Fulham's neighbours Brentford in July 1976 on a free transfer. [3] He was a near ever-present during the 1976–77 season and was used in a utility role by manager Bill Dodgin Jr, playing both full back positions and on the wing. [5] He was a regular until a groin injury ruined a successful 1977–78 season, [3] in which he helped the Bees to automatic promotion to the Third Division by filling in at the midfield and at inside forward. [5] He rejected a new contract and departed Griffin Park early in the 1980–81 season, despite having missed just four matches of the previous season. [3] Fraser made 131 appearances and scored seven goals during three seasons with Brentford. [5]

Oxford City

Fraser closed out his career in non-League football with Isthmian League First Division club Oxford City. [5] He made 42 appearances and scoring one goal during the 1980–81 season before retiring from football. [5] [6]

Personal life

Fraser completed The Knowledge while a Brentford player and became a black cab driver after retiring from football. [2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 1971–72 [4] Second Division 90000090
1972–73 [4] 40100050
1973–74 [4] 1703000200
1974–75 [4] 2014010251
1975–76 [4] 50001060
Total5518020652
Brentford 1976–77 [7] Fourth Division 3922100413
1977–78 [7] 1901020220
1978–79 [7] Third Division 2300010240
1979–80 [7] 4241020454
Total123641501327
Career total1787121701979

Honours

Brentford

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References

  1. ↑ "John Fraser". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Memory Lane". Fulham Football Club. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 278. ISBN   978-1906796709.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "John Fraser". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 60. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  6. ↑ "Players (Alphabetic)". docs.google.com. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 394–395. ISBN   0951526200.
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