| Fullname | Robert Samuel Fairman[1] |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 11 in[2] |
| Position | Full back, wing half |
| Birth date | 13 July 1883[3] |
| Birth place | Southampton, England[1] |
| Death date | June 1968 (age 84)[1] |
| Death place | Abingdon, Berkshire |
| Years 1 | – |
| Clubs 1 | Southampton |
| Caps 1 | 0 |
| Goals 1 | 0 |
| Years 2 | 1907–1909 |
| Clubs 2 | Birmingham |
| Caps 2 | 22 |
| Goals 2 | 2 |
| Years 3 | 1909–1912 |
| Clubs 3 | West Ham United |
| Caps 3 | 90 |
| Goals 3 | 0 |
| Years 4 | 1912–1917 |
| Clubs 4 | Birmingham |
| Caps 4 | 16 |
| Goals 4 | 0 |
Robert Samuel Fairman (13 July 1883 – 1968) was an English footballer who played as a full back or wing half. He scored two goals in 38 appearances in the Football League over two spells for Birmingham,[1] and played 90 Southern League matches for West Ham United.[4]
Fairman was born in Southampton, Hampshire. He began his football career with Southampton, although he never played a first-team match, before joining Birmingham in 1907.[5] He played regularly at left half at the start of the 1908–09 season, but lost his place when the club signed Thomas Daykin,[6] and he moved to West Ham United, then a Southern League club, at the end of the season. He spent three years with West Ham, playing more than 100 games in all competitions, before returning to Birmingham in 1912.[4] He played little first-team football after his return, and retired from the game in 1917.[7]
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012 [2002]). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Birmingham". Athletic News. 18 August 1913. p. 5. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ "Robert Fairman". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 12 February 2009.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Matthews, pp. 82, 155.
- ^ Matthews, pp. 86, 159–61.