Norrie Fairgray

Norman Murray Fairgray (28 October 1880 – 1968) was a Scottish professional footballer who played mainly as an outside left for Maxwelltown Volunteers, Kilmarnock, Lincoln City, Chelsea, Motherwell[3] and Queen of the South.[1]

Norrie Fairgray
Personal information
Full name Norman Murray Fairgray
Date of birth 28 October 1880[1][2]
Place of birth Dumfries, Scotland
Date of death 1968 (aged 87–88)
Place of death Holywood, Scotland
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Dumfries Primrose
1901–1905 Maxwelltown Volunteers  
1903 → Kilmarnock (loan)  1 (0)
1905–1907 Lincoln City  
1907–1914 Chelsea  79 (5)
1914–1915 Motherwell   32 (3)
1919–1921 Queen of the South  
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Fairgray was signed for Chelsea in 1907 by manager David Calderhead, an ex-Queen of the South Wanderers player who had been Fairgray's manager at Lincoln.[4][5] Soon afterwards, George Kennedy followed the same path. At Chelsea Fairgray scored five goals in 84 games over seven seasons.[5][2] At representative level he played in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots annual trial match in 1908[6] and 1909[7] but was never selected for his country in a full international.[1][3]

In August 1919, by now in his late 30s and having been out of top-level football for some time, Fairgray signed for hometown club Queen of the South. He played in their first-ever competitive game, a first round tie in the Scottish Qualifying Cup against Thornhill at Palmerston Park.[8]

References
  1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Chelsea FC Player Profile: Norrie Fairgray, Stamford-Bridge.com
  3. Norrie Fairgray, MotherWELLnet
  4. Willie Ferguson (Fairgray transfer to Chelsea), Queen of the South FC
  5. David Calderhead (Fairgray info at Lincoln City and Chelsea), Queen of the South FC
  6. Football. | Anglo-Scots, 3; Home Scots, 0., The Glasgow Herald, 24 March 1908
  7. Football. | Home Scots, 3; Anglo-Scots, 1., The Glasgow Herald, 23 March 1909
  8. History, Queen of the South FC
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