Jack Fairbrother

Date of birth16 August 1917
Place of birthBurton
NationalityEnglish
PositionGoalkeeper

With Newcastle United, FA Cup winner 1951. Having replaced Eric Garbutt and Tom Swinburne, Jack was Newcastle's regular goalie for four years until a broken collar bone allowed Ronnie Simpson to take over between the Gallowgate posts.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Preston North End 01 Mar 1937 01 Jul 1947

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1941-42 Football League Inter League 1
1947-48 Newcastle United FA Cup 1 1
1947-48 Newcastle United League Division Two 25 20 1
1948-49 Newcastle United FA Cup 1
1948-49 Newcastle United League Division One 41 22 15
1949-50 Newcastle United FA Cup 2 1 1
1949-50 Newcastle United League Division One 22 12 6
1950-51 Newcastle United FA Cup 8 6
1950-51 Newcastle United League Division One 42 20 18
1951-52 Newcastle United League Division One 2 1


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

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
23 Aug 1947 Newcastle United v Plymouth Argyle W 6-1 League Division Two
27 Aug 1947 Chesterfield v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division Two
30 Aug 1947 Luton Town v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division Two
03 Sep 1947 Newcastle United v Chesterfield L 2-3 League Division Two
06 Sep 1947 Newcastle United v Brentford W 1-0 League Division Two
10 Sep 1947 Birmingham City v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division Two
13 Sep 1947 Leicester City v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division Two
18 Oct 1947 Bury v Newcastle United W 3-5 League Division Two
25 Oct 1947 Newcastle United v Southampton W 5-0 League Division Two
01 Nov 1947 Doncaster Rovers v Newcastle United W 0-3 League Division Two
08 Nov 1947 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest L 0-2 League Division Two
15 Nov 1947 Bradford Park Avenue v Newcastle United W 0-3 League Division Two
22 Nov 1947 Newcastle United v Cardiff City W 4-1 League Division Two
29 Nov 1947 Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division Two
06 Dec 1947 Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-0 League Division Two
13 Dec 1947 Millwall v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division Two
20 Dec 1947 Plymouth Argyle v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Division Two
26 Dec 1947 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division Two
01 Jan 1948 Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion W 3-1 League Division Two
03 Jan 1948 Newcastle United v Luton Town W 4-1 League Division Two
10 Jan 1948 Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United L 2-1 FA Cup 3rd round
10 Apr 1948 Cardiff City v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division Two
14 Apr 1948 Newcastle United v Fulham W 1-0 League Division Two
17 Apr 1948 Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday W 4-2 League Division Two
24 Apr 1948 Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division Two
01 May 1948 Newcastle United v Millwall W 1-0 League Division Two
21 Aug 1948 Everton v Newcastle United D 3-3 League Division One
25 Aug 1948 Newcastle United v Chelsea D 2-2 League Division One
28 Aug 1948 Newcastle United v Preston North End L 2-5 League Division One
01 Sep 1948 Chelsea v Newcastle United W 2-3 League Division One
04 Sep 1948 Burnley v Newcastle United W 0-3 League Division One
08 Sep 1948 Newcastle United v Aston Villa W 2-1 League Division One
11 Sep 1948 Newcastle United v Stoke City D 2-2 League Division One
13 Sep 1948 Aston Villa v Newcastle United W 2-4 League Division One
18 Sep 1948 Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
25 Sep 1948 Newcastle United v Manchester City D 0-0 League Division One
02 Oct 1948 Portsmouth v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
09 Oct 1948 Sunderland v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
16 Oct 1948 Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 3-1 League Division One
23 Oct 1948 Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United W 1-5 League Division One
30 Oct 1948 Newcastle United v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
06 Nov 1948 Blackpool v Newcastle United W 1-3 League Division One
13 Nov 1948 Newcastle United v Derby County W 3-0 League Division One
20 Nov 1948 Arsenal v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
27 Nov 1948 Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town L 2-4 League Division One
04 Dec 1948 Manchester United v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
18 Dec 1948 Newcastle United v Everton W 1-0 League Division One
25 Dec 1948 Birmingham City v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
27 Dec 1948 Newcastle United v Birmingham City W 1-0 League Division One
01 Jan 1949 Preston North End v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
08 Jan 1949 Newcastle United v Bradford Park Avenue L 0-2 FA Cup 3rd round
15 Jan 1949 Newcastle United v Burnley D 1-1 League Division One
22 Jan 1949 Stoke City v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
05 Feb 1949 Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic W 2-0 League Division One
19 Feb 1949 Manchester City v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
05 Mar 1949 Newcastle United v Sunderland W 2-1 League Division One
12 Mar 1949 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Division One
19 Mar 1949 Newcastle United v Arsenal W 3-2 League Division One
26 Mar 1949 Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United W 0-2 League Division One
02 Apr 1949 Newcastle United v Blackpool W 3-1 League Division One
06 Apr 1949 Newcastle United v Portsmouth L 0-5 League Division One
09 Apr 1949 Derby County v Newcastle United W 2-4 League Division One
15 Apr 1949 Newcastle United v Middlesbrough W 1-0 League Division One
16 Apr 1949 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers D 1-1 League Division One
18 Apr 1949 Middlesbrough v Newcastle United L 3-2 League Division One
23 Apr 1949 Liverpool v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
30 Apr 1949 Newcastle United v Manchester United L 0-1 League Division One
07 May 1949 Sheffield United v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
20 Aug 1949 Newcastle United v Portsmouth L 1-3 League Division One
24 Aug 1949 Everton v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
27 Aug 1949 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
31 Aug 1949 Newcastle United v Everton W 4-0 League Division One
03 Sep 1949 Newcastle United v Aston Villa W 3-2 League Division One
05 Sep 1949 Blackpool v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
10 Sep 1949 Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United L 6-3 League Division One
27 Dec 1949 Middlesbrough v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
31 Dec 1949 Aston Villa v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
07 Jan 1950 Oldham Athletic v Newcastle United W 2-7 FA Cup 3rd round
14 Jan 1950 Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic W 1-0 League Division One
21 Jan 1950 Manchester City v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
28 Jan 1950 Chelsea v Newcastle United L 3-0 FA Cup 4th round
04 Feb 1950 Newcastle United v Fulham W 3-1 League Division One
18 Feb 1950 Stoke City v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
25 Feb 1950 Newcastle United v Burnley D 0-0 League Division One
04 Mar 1950 Sunderland v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
11 Mar 1950 Newcastle United v Derby County W 2-1 League Division One
18 Mar 1950 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
25 Mar 1950 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers W 3-1 League Division One
29 Mar 1950 Derby County v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
01 Apr 1950 Birmingham City v Newcastle United W 0-2 League Division One
07 Apr 1950 Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town D 0-0 League Division One
08 Apr 1950 Newcastle United v Liverpool W 5-1 League Division One
19 Aug 1950 Stoke City v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
23 Aug 1950 Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion D 1-1 League Division One
26 Aug 1950 Newcastle United v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
30 Aug 1950 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
02 Sep 1950 Portsmouth v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
06 Sep 1950 Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town W 6-0 League Division One
09 Sep 1950 Newcastle United v Chelsea W 3-1 League Division One
13 Sep 1950 Huddersfield Town v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
16 Sep 1950 Burnley v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
23 Sep 1950 Newcastle United v Arsenal W 2-1 League Division One
30 Sep 1950 Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
07 Oct 1950 Aston Villa v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Division One
14 Oct 1950 Newcastle United v Derby County W 3-1 League Division One
21 Oct 1950 Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United W 0-2 League Division One
28 Oct 1950 Newcastle United v Blackpool W 4-2 League Division One
04 Nov 1950 Liverpool v Newcastle United W 2-4 League Division One
11 Nov 1950 Newcastle United v Fulham L 1-2 League Division One
18 Nov 1950 Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United L 7-0 League Division One
25 Nov 1950 Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic W 3-2 League Division One
02 Dec 1950 Manchester United v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
09 Dec 1950 Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 1-1 League Division One
16 Dec 1950 Newcastle United v Stoke City W 3-1 League Division One
23 Dec 1950 Everton v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
25 Dec 1950 Middlesbrough v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
06 Jan 1951 Newcastle United v Bury W 4-1 FA Cup 3rd round
13 Jan 1951 Chelsea v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
20 Jan 1951 Newcastle United v Burnley W 2-1 League Division One
27 Jan 1951 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers W 3-2 FA Cup 4th round
03 Feb 1951 Arsenal v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
10 Feb 1951 Stoke City v Newcastle United W 2-4 FA Cup 5th round
17 Feb 1951 Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-0 League Division One
24 Feb 1951 Newcastle United v Bristol Rovers D 0-0 FA Cup Quarter-final
28 Feb 1951 Bristol Rovers v Newcastle United W 1-3 FA Cup Quarter-final replay
03 Mar 1951 Derby County v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
10 Mar 1951 Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers D 0-0 FA Cup Semi-final
14 Mar 1951 Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 2-1 FA Cup Semi-final replay
17 Mar 1951 Blackpool v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
23 Mar 1951 Newcastle United v Sunderland D 2-2 League Division One
24 Mar 1951 Newcastle United v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
26 Mar 1951 Sunderland v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
31 Mar 1951 Fulham v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
04 Apr 1951 Newcastle United v Aston Villa L 0-1 League Division One
07 Apr 1951 Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur L 0-1 League Division One
11 Apr 1951 Newcastle United v Portsmouth D 0-0 League Division One
14 Apr 1951 Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United W 1-3 League Division One
18 Apr 1951 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers L 0-1 League Division One
21 Apr 1951 Newcastle United v Manchester United L 0-2 League Division One
28 Apr 1951 Newcastle United v Blackpool W 2-0 FA Cup Final
02 May 1951 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
05 May 1951 Newcastle United v Middlesbrough W 1-0 League Division One
22 Aug 1951 Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
25 Aug 1951 Manchester United v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One


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