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  
1903Kilmarnock (loan)  1 (0)
1905–1907 Lincoln City  
1907–1914 Chelsea  79 (5)
1914–1915 Motherwell   32 (3)
1919–1921 Queen of the South  
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Having made the move from Maxwelltown to Lincoln a year earlier alongside George Kennedy and George Nisbet,[4] 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.[5][6] Soon afterwards, Kennedy followed the same path. At Chelsea Fairgray scored five goals in 84 games over seven seasons.[6][2] At representative level he played in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots annual trial match in 1908[7] and 1909[8] 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.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b Chelsea FC Player Profile: Norrie Fairgray, Stamford-Bridge.com
  3. ^ a b Norrie Fairgray, MotherWELLnet
  4. ^ Around the Country. The Scottish Referee, 8 June 1906. Scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  5. ^ Willie Ferguson (Fairgray transfer to Chelsea), Queen of the South FC
  6. ^ a b David Calderhead (Fairgray info at Lincoln City and Chelsea), Queen of the South FC
  7. ^ Football. | Anglo-Scots, 3; Home Scots, 0., The Glasgow Herald, 24 March 1908
  8. ^ Football. | Home Scots, 3; Anglo-Scots, 1., The Glasgow Herald, 23 March 1909
  9. ^ History, Queen of the South FC