# Howard Fabian > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Howard_Fabian > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Howard_Fabian.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Fabian > Source revision: 1292765758 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|English footballer and cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Use British English|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Howard Fabian |image = |image_size = |caption = |fullname = Aubrey Howard Fabian |birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1909|3|20}} |birth_place = [East Finchley](/source/East_Finchley), England |death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1984|9|26|1909|3|20}} |death_place = |height = |position = [Inside forward](/source/Inside_forward) |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = |years1 = |clubs1 = [Cambridge University](/source/Cambridge_University_A.F.C.) |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = 1930–1938 |clubs2 = [Corinthian](/source/Corinthian_F.C.) |caps2 = 77 |goals2 = 29 |years3 = 1931–1933 |clubs3 = [Derby County](/source/Derby_County_F.C.) |caps3 = 12 |goals3 = 1 |years4 = 1931–1939 |clubs4 = [Casuals](/source/Casuals_F.C.) |caps4 = 124 |goals4 = 40 |years5 = 1934–1935 |clubs5 = [Fulham](/source/Fulham_F.C.) |caps5 = |goals5 = |clubs6 = [Corinthian-Casuals](/source/Corinthian-Casuals_F.C.) |caps6 = |goals6 = |years7 = |clubs7 = Old Cholmeleians |caps7 = |goals7 = |totalcaps = |totalgoals = |nationalyears1 = 1931–1933 |nationalteam1 = [England amateur](/source/England_national_amateur_football_team) |nationalcaps1 = 6 |nationalgoals1 = 2 }} '''Aubrey Howard Fabian''' (20 March 1909 – 26 September 1984) was an English amateur sportsman who played both [football](/source/association_football) and [cricket](/source/cricket). ==Early life== Born in [East Finchley](/source/East_Finchley), Fabian was educated at [Highgate School](/source/Highgate_School) and [Pembroke College, Cambridge](/source/Pembroke_College%2C_Cambridge), earning a [blue](/source/Blue_(university_sport)) at Cambridge for both football and cricket.{{cite web|url=http://www.corinthian-casuals.com/player-profiles.html|title=Player profiles|accessdate=3 September 2013|publisher=Corinthian-Casuals F.C.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026123608/http://www.corinthian-casuals.com/player-profiles.html|archive-date=26 October 2018|url-status=dead}} ==Career== ===Football career=== Fabian made regular appearances for amateur teams [Corinthian](/source/Corinthian_F.C.) and [Casuals](/source/Casuals_F.C.) throughout the 1930s. He played in Casuals 1936 [FA Amateur Cup](/source/FA_Amateur_Cup) Final winning team and is in the top 20 Casuals all time appearance makers.{{cite book|author=Rob Cavallini|title=A Casual Affair, A History of the Casuals Football Club|page=202|publisher=Dog N Duck Publications|year=2009|ISBN=978-0-9550496-2-0}} In 1939, he joined the newly merged team of [Corinthian-Casuals](/source/Corinthian-Casuals_F.C.) and played for Old Cholmeleians, the 'Old Boys Team' of Highgate School; he also earned six caps for the [England amateurs](/source/England_national_amateur_football_team). Fabian also played in [the Football League](/source/the_Football_League) for [Derby County](/source/Derby_County_F.C.), joining them from [Cambridge University](/source/Cambridge_University_A.F.C.) in December 1931, and making his debut on 20 February 1932.{{cite web|url=http://www.11v11.com/matches/birmingham-city-v-derby-county-20-february-1932-66230/|title=Birmingham City v Derby County, 20 February 1932|accessdate=3 September 2013|publisher=11v11}} He made a total of 12 appearances in the Football League for Derby County, scoring 1 goal; he also scored 2 goals in 4 [FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup) matches for them.{{cite web|url=http://www.11v11.com/players/aubrey-fabian-44861/|title=Aubrey Fabian |accessdate=3 September 2013|publisher=11v11}} His final appearance for Derby County was on 22 April 1933.{{cite web|url=http://www.11v11.com/matches/wolverhampton-wanderers-v-derby-county-22-april-1933-66821/|title=Wolverhampton Wanderers v Derby County, 22 April 1933|accessdate=3 September 2013|publisher=11v11}} In the 1934–35 season he was registered with Fulham.{{ENFA}} ===Cricket career=== {{Infobox cricketer |name = Howard Fabian |image = |caption = |country = |fullname = Aubrey Howard Fabian |birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1909|3|20}} |birth_place = [East Finchley](/source/East_Finchley), England |death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1984|9|26|1909|3|20}} |death_place = |batting = |bowling = Slow-medium |role = Bowler |club1 = [Cambridge University](/source/Cambridge_University_Cricket_Club) |year1 = 1929–1931 | columns = 1 | column1 = [First-class](/source/First-class_cricket) | matches1 = 35 | runs1 = 763 | bat avg1 = 26.31 | 100s/50s1 = –/3 | top score1 = 76 | deliveries1 = 4694 | wickets1 = 61 | bowl avg1 = 37.37 | fivefor1 = 2 | tenfor1 = – | best bowling1 = 8–69 | catches/stumpings1 = 22/– | date = 6 February | year = 2017 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Players/29/29329/29329.html Cricket Archive }} Fabian was as a slow-medium bowler and played three seasons of [first-class cricket](/source/first-class_cricket) for [Cambridge University](/source/Cambridge_University_Cricket_Club) between 1929 and 1931, including the [Varsity Match](/source/The_University_Match_(cricket)) at [Lord's](/source/Lord's) each year.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228591.html|title=Obituaries in 1984|date=5 December 2005 |accessdate=3 September 2013|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} His best figures were 8–69 against [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire_County_Cricket_Club) in 1930. ===Eton Fives=== Fabian was also an accomplished Eton Fives player, winning the Kinnaird Cup – the National Amateur Championships – four times, in 1930 with Javier Aguirre and in 1937, 1939 and 1948 with [John Webb](/source/John_Webb_(paediatrician)).{{cite web | url=http://www.etonfives.com/competition-archive/kinnaird/997-kinnaird-cup-past-champions | title=Kinnaird Cup Past Champions }} ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fabian, Howard}} Category:1909 births Category:1984 deaths Category:English men's footballers Category:England men's amateur international footballers Category:Men's association football inside forwards Category:Corinthian F.C. players Category:Casuals F.C. players Category:Corinthian-Casuals F.C. players Category:Cambridge University A.F.C. players Category:Derby County F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:English cricketers Category:Cambridge University cricketers Category:Fulham F.C. players Category:People from East Finchley Category:People educated at Highgate School Category:Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge {{England-footy-forward-1900s-stub}} {{England-cricket-bio-1900s-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Howard Fabian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Fabian) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Fabian?action=history)). 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