Tom Fairley

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Tom Fairley
Personal information
Full name Thomas Fairley
Date of birth(1932-10-12)12 October 1932 [1]
Place of birth Houghton-le-Spring, England
Date of death 16 April 2018(2018-04-16) (aged 85)
Place of death South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Bankhead Juniors
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1951–1956 Sunderland 2 (0)
1956–1959 Carlisle United 56 (0)
1959–19?? Cambridge City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Fairley (12 October 1932 - 16 April 2018) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Sunderland. [2] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tom Fairley". Barry Hugman's Footballers Post-War Premier & Football League Players' Records. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. Dykes, Garth; Lamming, Doug (2000). All the Lads: A Complete Who's Who of Sunderland AFC. Great Britain. ISBN   9781899538157.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)