John Fairbrother (16 August 1917 – October 1999, born in

Burton upon Trent Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. In 2011, it had a population of 72,299. The ...

, Staffordshire) was an English professional football

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, best known for his time at Newcastle United shortly after the

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where he won a FA Cup winners medal in the 1951 cup final against Blackpool. His uncle George Harrison played for Everton and

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. He became the coach of

Maccabi Petah Tikva Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. ( he, מכבי פתח תקווה) (Full name: "Maccabi Avshalom Ironi Petah Tikva F.C., ) is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva. It is part of the Maccabi World Union for international Jewish spo ...

in 1958, where he stayed until January 1959.A Romanian Manager to Maccabi P.T.
Ma'ariv, 11 January 1959, Historical Jewish Press

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fairbrother, Jack 1917 births 1999 deaths English men's footballers Preston North End F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players English football managers Gateshead A.F.C. managers Peterborough United F.C. managers Coventry City F.C. managers Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. managers Footballers from Burton upon Trent English Football League representative players Men's association football goalkeepers