Frederick James Pethard (born 7 October 1950) is a former Scottish professional footballer. He was born in

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. Pethard began his career at

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but failed to make an impact on the first team and was released by the club. He signed for

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initially as understudy to the full back pairing of David Carver and

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but he eventually managed to break into the side and held his place for several years, despite suffering a number of minor injuries. He left in 1979 and signed for

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where he spent three years before leaving league football. After leaving football Fred joined Devon Probation Service and subsequently became the manager of the Torbay Youth Offending Team.

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