Aubrey Fair

Aubrey Fair

Personal information
Full name	Aubrey Claude Fair
Date of birth	(1881-08-26)26 August 1881
Place of birth	Brixton, Surrey, England
Date of death	4 December 1954(1954-12-04) (aged 73)
Place of death	Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
	Russell Road
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	South West Ham
1901–1907	West Ham United.	31	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aubrey Claude Fair (26 August 1881 – 4 December 1954) was an English footballer who played mainly as a left-back for West Ham United.^[1]

At age 14, Fair captained Russell Road schoolboys. He later played for South West Ham.^[2]

Fair never held a permanent spot in the first team at West Ham United. He made his Hammers debut in an FA Cup game at Leyton on 3 November 1901, but this was his only appearance that season.^[3] He made 12 appearances during the 1902–03 season. He featured seven times in 1903–04 and scored his only goal for the club on 17 October 1903, in a 3–2 loss to Brighton and Hove Albion at the Goldstone Ground.^[4] At the end of the campaign, the West Ham hierarchy reacted to what had been a poor season for the club and a purge of players was initiated. Fair was one of only five players to remain at the club.^[5]

He played ten games for the club in 1904–05, but didn't appear at all during the 1905–06 season. His last of 33 West Ham appearances was a 2–1 home win against Queens Park Rangers on 25 February 1907.^[4]

References

1. Marsh, Steve. "Aubrey FAIR ... (1901 - 1907)". theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
2. Powles, John (2005). Iron in the Blood. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 10. ISBN 1-899468-22-6.
3. Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 77. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
4. "Aubrey Fair". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 9 June 2007.
5. Powles, John (2008). Irons of the South. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-905891-08-5.