David Fairclough

Date of birth05 January 1957
Place of birthLiverpool
NationalityEnglish
PositionForward

Fairclough was known as 'subersub' for his regular ability to score after coming off the bench. With Liverpool he won the 1st Division Championship in 1976, 1977 and 1980, League Cup in 1983, UEFA Cup in 1976 and European Cup in 1978. He was famously scorer of the crucial goal against St Etienne in the 1977 European Cup quarter final.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Liverpool 01 Jan 1974 01 Mar 1985
Norwich City 01 Mar 1985 01 Aug 1985
Oldham Athletic 01 Aug 1985 01 Aug 1989
Tranmere Rovers 01 Aug 1989 01 Aug 1990

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1975-76 Liverpool League Division One 5
9
7
1975-76 Liverpool UEFA Cup 2
3
1
1976-77 Liverpool European Cup 1
2
1
1976-77 Liverpool FA Cup 4
1
1
1976-77 Liverpool League Cup
1
1976-77 Liverpool League Division One 12
8
3
1977-78 Liverpool European Cup 1
1
1977-78 Liverpool FA Charity Shield 1
1977-78 Liverpool FA Cup 1
1977-78 Liverpool League Cup 3
4
3
1977-78 Liverpool League Division One 26
3
10
1977-78 Liverpool UEFA Super Cup 2
2
1978-79 Liverpool European Cup
1
1978-79 Liverpool FA Cup 3
1978-79 Liverpool League Cup
1
1978-79 Liverpool League Division One 3
1
2
1978-79 Liverpool UEFA Super Cup 1
1
1979-80 Liverpool European Cup 1
1
1979-80 Liverpool FA Cup 1
4
3
1979-80 Liverpool League Cup 1
4
5
1979-80 Liverpool League Division One 9
5
5
1980-81 Liverpool European Cup 2
2
1980-81 Liverpool FA Cup 1
1980-81 Liverpool League Cup 3
1
1
1980-81 Liverpool League Division One 6
3
4
1982-83 Liverpool European Cup
1
1982-83 Liverpool League Cup
2
1
1982-83 Liverpool League Division One 3
5
3


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1976-77 England Under-21 1
1977-78 England B International 1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
15 Dec 1976 England v Wales D 0-0 Under-21
21 Feb 1978 Germany v England W 1-2 B International


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.