Waide Fairhurst

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Waide Fairhurst
Personal information
Full name Waide Simon Fairhurst
Date of birth (1989-05-07) 7 May 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 Doncaster Rovers 11 (2)
2009 → Solihull Moors (loan) 5 (2)
2009–2010 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 10 (4)
2010 → Southend United (loan) 3 (0)
2011 → Hereford United (loan) 16 (3)
2011–2013 Macclesfield Town 58 (13)
2013–2014 Lincoln City 12 (2)
2014 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 2 (0)
2014 Whitehawk 14 (4)
2014–2015 Macclesfield Town 42 (10)
2015–2016 Torquay United 3 (0)
2016 FC Halifax Town 8 (0)
2016–2017 Boston United 14 (1)
2017 Frickley Athletic 14 (3)
2018 Brighouse Town 8 (2)
2018 Sheffield
2018–2019 Handsworth 22 (10)
2019 Maltby Main 4 (1)
2019 Handsworth 2 (0)
2019–2020 Barton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

Waide Simon Fairhurst (born 7 May 1989) is an English professional footballer who most recently played for Barton Town. He previously played in the Football League with Doncaster Rovers, Shrewsbury Town, Southend United, Hereford United and Macclesfield Town.

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Playing career

Fairhurst made his debut for Doncaster Rovers in a 1–0 loss against Coventry City in March 2009, coming on as substitute for Mark Wilson in the 84th minute. [1] He made his home debut one month later in the 2–0 win against Crystal Palace, replacing Kazenga LuaLua with half an hour to go and setting up James Hayter for the second goal. [2] In the 2009–10 season, Fairhurst made his first start for the club against West Bromwich Albion and managed to score seven minutes into the game. [3] His second start came against Ipswich Town, during which he once again opened the scoring. [4]

In October 2009, Fairhurst signed for Shrewsbury Town on a one-month loan deal. [5] He equalised for Shrewsbury Town on his debut against Aldershot. [6] He scored again to help Shrewsbury Town beat Telford United 2–1 and regain the Shropshire Senior Cup. [7] Later his loan deal was extended until early January 2010. [8] Fairhurst scored his fourth league goal for the Shrews during the home match against Macclesfield Town on Boxing Day, [9] but picked up a foot injury in the same match. With this expected to keep him sidelined for three weeks, Shrewsbury decided not to extend the loan deal further. [10]

On 6 October 2010, Fairhurst joined Southend United on a one-month loan deal. On 10 February 2011 he joined Hereford United on an initial months loan, scoring twice on his debut against Cheltenham Town. [11]

On 19 July 2011, it was confirmed that Fairhurst had signed a two-year contract with Macclesfield Town. [12]

Fairhurst signed on a free transfer for Lincoln City on 17 May 2013. [13]

On 31 January 2014, Fairhurst rejoined Macclesfield Town on a one-month loan deal, having only left the club six months earlier. After being released by Lincoln in March, he finished the season with Whitehawk in the Conference South. [14] He rejoined Macclesfield on a permanent deal in the summer, [14] finishing the 2014–15 season as the club's leading goalscorer with 13 goals in all competitions. [15]

In January 2016 he left Torquay United citing personal reasons. [16]

He signed for F.C. Halifax Town on 6 February 2016. [17]

He joined Boston United in June 2016, where he scored once in 14 league appearances. [18]

In January 2017 he joined Frickley Athletic. [19]

In January 2018 he joined Brighouse Town FC. [20] In March 2018, he moved on to join Sheffield FC. [21] Fairhurst was on the move again in November 2018 when he joined Handsworth FC, [22] scoring 11 goals in 24 games [23] (10 goals in 22 games in the league). [24] [25] He then had a short spell at Maltby Main, [26] before returning to Handsworth on 21 September 2019. [23] One month later, Fairhurst left Handsworth having played three games in all competitions without scoring. [27] [28] [29] [30] He joined Barton Town, [31] scoring five goals in 17 appearances in all competitions. [32]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Doncaster Rovers 2008–09 [33] Championship 300000—30
2009–10 [33] Championship620010—72
2010–11 [33] Championship200010—30
Total1120020—132
Solihull Moors (loan) 2008–09 [34] Conference North 5200—0052
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2009–10 [33] League Two 104000000104
Southend United (loan) 2010–11 [33] League Two3000000030
Hereford United (loan) 2010–11 [33] League Two163000000163
Macclesfield Town 2011–12 [33] League Two180200000200
2012–13 [35] Conference Premier 401340—2 [lower-alpha 1] 14614
Total58136000216614
Lincoln City 2013–14 [36] Conference Premier12210—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0142
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2013–14 [36] Conference Premier2000—0020
Whitehawk 2013–14 [36] Conference South 14400—00144
Macclesfield Town 2014–15 [37] Conference Premier421021—4 [lower-alpha 3] 24813
Torquay United 2015–16 [36] National League 3000—0030
FC Halifax Town 2015–16 [36] National League8000—2 [lower-alpha 2] 1101
Boston United 2016–17 [18] National League North 14120—2 [lower-alpha 4] 0181
Frickley Athletic 2016–17 [38] [39] [40] [41] Northern Premier League Premier Division14300—2 [lower-alpha 5] 2165
Brighouse Town 2017–18 [42] Northern Premier League Division One North8200—0082
Sheffield 2017–18 [43] [44] Northern Premier League Division One South12700—00127
Career total232531112013625860
  1. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy; one appearance one goal in Cheshire Senior Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy; three appearances two goals in Cheshire Senior Cup
  4. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy; one appearance in Lincolnshire Senior Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup

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  4. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers vs. Ipswich Town - 19 September 2009 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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  17. ↑ "Fairhurst Joins The Shaymen". FC Halifax Town. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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