Horace Fairhurst
| Horace Fairhurst | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| birthday | 1895 | |
| place of birth | Bolton , England | |
| date of death | January 7, 1921 | |
| position | Defender (left) | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| Bolton Juniors | ||
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| until 1919 | FC Darwen | |
| 1919-1921 | Blackpool FC | 47 (0) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Horace Fairhurst (* 1895 in Bolton ; † January 7, 1921 ) was an English football player who became known for his early death due to injury.
Life
Horace Fairhurst was born in Bolton and started his career at Darwen FC . The defender , who mostly played on the left , moved to the second division club FC Blackpool in 1919 , where he played 47 league games in the following years.
On December 27, 1920 Fairhurst suffered a head injury in an away game Blackpool at Barnsley FC , from which he died eleven days later. Fairhurst was among the first professional soccer players to suffer fatal injuries during a game.
literature
- Roy Calley: Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992 . Breedon Books Sport, 1992, ISBN 1-873626-07-X .
- Joyce, Michael: Football League Players' Records. 1888 to 1939. 4Edge, 2004, ISBN 1-899468-67-6 , pp. 86 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fairhurst, Horace |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bolton |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 1921 |