Norman Murray Fairgray (28 October 1880 – 1968) was a Scottish professional footballer who played mainly as an outside left for Maxwelltown Volunteers, Kilmarnock, Lincoln City, Chelsea, Motherwell[3] and Queen of the South.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norman Murray Fairgray | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1880[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1968 (aged 87–88) | ||
| Place of death | Holywood, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Dumfries Primrose | ||
| 1901–1905 | Maxwelltown Volunteers | ||
| 1903 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1905–1907 | Lincoln City | ||
| 1907–1914 | Chelsea | 79 | (5) |
| 1914–1915 | Motherwell | 32 | (3) |
| 1919–1921 | Queen of the South | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Having made the move from Maxwelltown to Lincoln a year earlier alongside George Kennedy and George Nisbet,[4] Fairgray was signed for Chelsea in 1907 by manager David Calderhead, an ex-Queen of the South Wanderers player who had been Fairgray's manager at Lincoln.[5][6] Soon afterwards, Kennedy followed the same path. At Chelsea Fairgray scored five goals in 84 games over seven seasons.[6][2] At representative level he played in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots annual trial match in 1908[7] and 1909[8] but was never selected for his country in a full international.[1][3]
In August 1919, by now in his late 30s and having been out of top-level football for some time, Fairgray signed for hometown club Queen of the South. He played in their first-ever competitive game, a first round tie in the Scottish Qualifying Cup against Thornhill at Palmerston Park.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Chelsea FC Player Profile: Norrie Fairgray, Stamford-Bridge.com
- ^ a b Norrie Fairgray, MotherWELLnet
- ^ Around the Country. The Scottish Referee, 8 June 1906. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
- ^ Willie Ferguson (Fairgray transfer to Chelsea), Queen of the South FC
- ^ a b David Calderhead (Fairgray info at Lincoln City and Chelsea), Queen of the South FC
- ^ Football. | Anglo-Scots, 3; Home Scots, 0., The Glasgow Herald, 24 March 1908
- ^ Football. | Home Scots, 3; Anglo-Scots, 1., The Glasgow Herald, 23 March 1909
- ^ History, Queen of the South FC