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George Fairbairn

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Place Of Birth
Peebles, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Competitions Won

Test Series
1979 New Zealand vs Great Britain, 1980 Great Britain vs New Zealand
European Championship
1977/78, 1979/80
English Championship
1983/84, 1984/85
Premiership Trophy
1983/84
Regal Trophy
1984/85
Yorkshire Cup
1985/86
UK Second Division
1989/90

Honours & Awards

Man Of Steel Award
1980

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -32-324---487  11187---1514346.88%List
Other International Matches -2-22---210  --26---11-50.00%List
The Ashes -7-7-----10/2050.00%--20---16-14.29%List
World Cup -11-112---243  --92---63254.55%List
Tour MatchesEnglandENG-11-115---543  --101---63254.55%List
Tour MatchesGreat BritainGBR-25-253---356  11122---1113144.00%List
Tour MatchesWigan WarriorsWIG-1-1-----1  --2----1-0.00%List
Tour MatchesHull Kingston RoversHKR-3-3-----4  --8---12-33.33%List
Test Series 212-121---126  --55---38125.00%List
European Championship 27-71---116  1136---43-57.14%List
Club Career - UK Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
English Championship 217721791819--37399  1111939---11459663.69%List
Premiership Trophy 112-1211--227  3364---75-58.33%List
Challenge Cup -25-25-2--242  3395---159160.00%List
Regal Trophy 122-2242--642  22106---166-72.73%List
Yorkshire Cup 119-19-2--242  --92---126163.16%List
Lancashire Cup -4-41---114  --31---31-75.00%List
UK Top Division 217721791819--37399  1111939---11459663.69%List
UK Second Division 13033362--864  --154---274281.82%List
Other Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Charity Shield - UK -1-1------  -------1-0.00%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 34053453928--67762  21211,774---2201121363.77%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
England1975, 1977-78, 1980-81 15-153---343  1196---94260.00%List
Great Britain1977-82 17-171---144  --91---610135.29%List

International Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
England1975 1-12---28  --22---1--100.00%List
Great Britain1977-1982 1-1-----2  --4----1-0.00%List

World Cup Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
England1975 7-72---226  --58---41257.14%List
Great Britain1977 4-4-----17  --34---22-50.00%List

English Career - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
WiganWigan1977/78 --0------  ----------List
WiganWigan1979/80 --0------  ----------List
WiganWigan1980/81 263297---781  --183---216272.41%List
Hull KRHull KR1981/82 41-4113---13159  66363---2911170.73%List
Hull KRHull KR1982/83 33-3310---1081  55197---2211-66.67%List
Hull KRHull KR1983/84 29231-----56  11113---236274.19%List
Hull KRHull KR1984/85 43-43-10--10135  66316---358-81.40%List
Hull KRHull KR1985/86 33-33-4--427  1171---238269.70%List
Hull KRHull KR1986/87 30-30-7--751  --130---1415146.67%List
Hull KRHull KR1987/88 20-20-3--31  --14---910145.00%List
Hull KRHull KR1988/89 22-22-2--239  --86---813136.36%List
Hull KRHull KR1989/90 12-12-2--2-  --8---102-83.33%List

English Career - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Wigan1980 263297---781  --183---216272.41%List
Hull KR1981-89 26322652328--51549  19191,298---17384865.28%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, Tony McCarron, AJ Lucantonio

Sources:Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), News Reports, RFL Player Registers, Hunslet RLFC, Warrington Rugby Heritage