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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 Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 32 - 32 4---4 87     1 1 187 - - - 15 14 3 46.88% List
Other International Matches - 2 - 2 2---2 10     - - 26 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
The Ashes - 7 - 7 ----- 10 / 20 50.00% - - 20 - - - 1 6 - 14.29% List
World Cup - 11 - 11 2---2 43     - - 92 - - - 6 3 2 54.55% List
Tour Matches EnglandENG - 11 - 11 5---5 43     - - 101 - - - 6 3 2 54.55% List
Tour Matches Great BritainGBR - 25 - 25 3---3 56     1 1 122 - - - 11 13 1 44.00% List
Tour Matches Wigan WarriorsWIG - 1 - 1 ----- 1     - - 2 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches Hull Kingston RoversHKR - 3 - 3 ----- 4     - - 8 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Test Series 2 12 - 12 1---1 26     - - 55 - - - 3 8 1 25.00% List
European Championship 2 7 - 7 1---1 16     1 1 36 - - - 4 3 - 57.14% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
English Championship 2 177 2 179 1819--37 399     11 11 939 - - - 114 59 6 63.69% List
Premiership Trophy 1 12 - 12 11--2 27     3 3 64 - - - 7 5 - 58.33% List
Challenge Cup - 25 - 25 -2--2 42     3 3 95 - - - 15 9 1 60.00% List
Regal Trophy 1 22 - 22 42--6 42     2 2 106 - - - 16 6 - 72.73% List
Yorkshire Cup 1 19 - 19 -2--2 42     - - 92 - - - 12 6 1 63.16% List
Lancashire Cup - 4 - 4 1---1 14     - - 31 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
UK Top Division 2 177 2 179 1819--37 399     11 11 939 - - - 114 59 6 63.69% List
UK Second Division 1 30 3 33 62--8 64     - - 154 - - - 27 4 2 81.82% List
Other   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Charity Shield - UK - 1 - 1 ----- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  340 5 345 3928--67 762     21 21 1,774 - - - 220 112 13 63.77% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
England 1975, 1977-78, 1980-81   15 - 15 3---3 43     1 1 96 - - - 9 4 2 60.00% List
Great Britain 1977-82   17 - 17 1---1 44     - - 91 - - - 6 10 1 35.29% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
England 1975   1 - 1 2---2 8     - - 22 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Great Britain 1977-1982   1 - 1 ----- 2     - - 4 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
England 1975   7 - 7 2---2 26     - - 58 - - - 4 1 2 57.14% List
Great Britain 1977   4 - 4 ----- 17     - - 34 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
WiganWigan 1977/78   - - 0----- -     - - - - - - - - - - List
WiganWigan 1979/80   - - 0----- -     - - - - - - - - - - List
WiganWigan 1980/81   26 3 297---7 81     - - 183 - - - 21 6 2 72.41% List
Hull KRHull KR 1981/82   41 - 4113---13 159     6 6 363 - - - 29 11 1 70.73% List
Hull KRHull KR 1982/83   33 - 3310---10 81     5 5 197 - - - 22 11 - 66.67% List
Hull KRHull KR 1983/84   29 2 31----- 56     1 1 113 - - - 23 6 2 74.19% List
Hull KRHull KR 1984/85   43 - 43-10--10 135     6 6 316 - - - 35 8 - 81.40% List
Hull KRHull KR 1985/86   33 - 33-4--4 27     1 1 71 - - - 23 8 2 69.70% List
Hull KRHull KR 1986/87   30 - 30-7--7 51     - - 130 - - - 14 15 1 46.67% List
Hull KRHull KR 1987/88   20 - 20-3--3 1     - - 14 - - - 9 10 1 45.00% List
Hull KRHull KR 1988/89   22 - 22-2--2 39     - - 86 - - - 8 13 1 36.36% List
Hull KRHull KR 1989/90   12 - 12-2--2 -     - - 8 - - - 10 2 - 83.33% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Wigan 1980   26 3 29 7---7 81     - - 183 - - - 21 6 2 72.41% List
Hull KR 1981-89   263 2 265 2328--51 549     19 19 1,298 - - - 173 84 8 65.28% 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