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George Fairbairn

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Place Of Birth
Peebles, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Honours & Awards

Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.

Test Series
New Zealand vs Great Britain 1979, Great Britain vs New Zealand 1980
European Championship
1977/1978, 1979/1980
English Championship
1983/1984, 1984/1985
Premiership Trophy
1983/1984
Regal Trophy
1984/1985
Yorkshire Cup
1985/1986
Man Of Steel Award
1980

Additional Notes

Playing Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 32 4 87   1 187 15 14 3 46.88% List
Other International Matches - 2 2 10   - 26 1 1 0 50.00% List
The Ashes - 7 - 10   - 20 1 6 0 14.29% List
World Cup - 11 2 43   - 92 6 3 2 54.55% List
Tour Matches England - 11 5 43   - 101 6 4 2 54.55% List
Tour Matches Great Britain - 25 3 56   1 122 12 13 1 48.00% List
Tour Matches Wigan Warriors - 1 - 1   - 2 0 1 0 0.00% List
Tour Matches Hull Kingston Rovers - 3 - 4   - 8 1 2 0 33.33% List
Test Series 2 12 1 26   - 55 3 8 1 25.00% List
European Championship 2 7 1 16   1 36 4 3 0 57.14% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
English Championship 2 179 37 399   11 939 114 59 6 63.69% List
Premiership Trophy 1 12 2 27   3 64 7 5 0 58.33% List
Challenge Cup - 25 2 42   3 95 15 9 1 60.00% List
Regal Trophy 1 22 6 42   2 106 16 6 0 72.73% List
Yorkshire Cup 1 19 2 42   - 92 12 6 1 63.16% List
Lancashire Cup - 4 1 14   - 31 3 1 0 75.00% List
UK Top Division - 179 37 399   11 939 114 59 6 63.69% List
UK Second Division - 33 8 64   - 154 27 4 2 81.82% List
Other   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Charity Shield - UK - 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
First Class 312 59 698   21 1620 214 134 17 68.59% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
England 1975, 1977-78, 1980-81   15 3 43   1 96 9 4 2 60.00% List
Great Britain 1977-82   17 1 44   - 91 6 10 1 35.29% List
Overall1975-1982   32 4 87   1 187 15 14 3 46.88% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
England 1975   1 2 8   - 22 1 0 0 100.00% List
Great Britain 1977-1982   1 - 2   - 4 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1975-1982   2 2 10   0 26 1 1 0 50.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
England 1975   7 2 26   - 58 4 1 2 57.14% List
Great Britain 1977   4 - 17   - 34 2 2 0 50.00% List
Overall1975-1977   11 2 43   0 92 6 3 2 54.55% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Wigan 1980/81   29 7 81   - 183 24 9 2 82.76% List
Hull KR 1981/82   41 13 159   6 363 38 15 1 92.68% List
Hull KR 1982/83   33 10 81   5 197 25 14 0 75.76% List
Hull KR 1983/84   31 - 56   1 113 28 9 2 90.32% List
Hull KR 1984/85   43 10 135   6 316 47 11 0 109.30% List
Hull KR 1985/86   33 4 27   1 71 34 10 3 103.03% List
Hull KR 1986/87   30 7 51   - 130 16 19 2 53.33% List
Hull KR 1987/88   20 3 1   - 14 11 13 1 55.00% List
Hull KR 1988/89   22 2 39   - 86 13 14 1 59.09% List
Hull KR 1989/90   12 2 -   - 8 11 3 0 91.67% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Wigan 1980   29 7 81   - 183 21 6 2 72.41% List
Hull KR 1981-89   265 51 549   19 1298 173 84 8 65.28% List
Overall1980-1990   294 58 630   19 1,481 194 90 10 65.99% List

Your Say

  • keith lanes
    4 Feb 2012 8:47am

    keith lanes age 56 my favorite ever hkr player was george fairbairn

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates, Tim Costello, AJ Lucantonio

Sources: Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club