Thomas Fairfoul (16 January 1881 – 1952) was a Scottish footballer who played as a

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. Born in West Calder,

West Lothian West Lothian ( sco, Wast Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Iar) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and was one of its shires of Scotland, historic counties. The county was called Linlithgowshire until 1925. The historic county was bounded geogra ...

, Fairfoul made over 200 senior appearances in

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, playing for

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

and Third Lanark,(Third Lanark player) Fairfoul, T
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in 1913. Record of pre-war Scottish League Players John Litster / Scottish Football Historian magazine, October 2012 He spent two years with the club, where his fortunes were mixed. He played in the

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, ending on the losing side, but was later suspended by the FA for his involvement in the betting scandal of 1915. Fairfoul was re-instated after the break for

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but did not return to football.

References

External links

Profile at LFCHistory.net
1881 births 1952 deaths Scottish men's footballers Men's association football wing halves Kilmarnock F.C. players Third Lanark A.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Footballers from West Lothian Scottish Football League players Scottish Football League representative players English Football League players Sportspeople involved in betting scandals People from West Calder {{Scotland-footy-defender-1880s-stub