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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

Position(s)
Fullback
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