Waide Fairhurst
FullnameWaide Simon Fairhurst
Birth date7 May 1989 (age 37)
Birth placeSheffield, England
PositionForward
Years 12008–2011
Years 22009
Years 32009–2010
Years 42010
Years 52011
Years 62011–2013
Years 72013–2014
Years 82014
Years 92014
Years 102014–2015
Years 112015–2016
Years 122016
Years 132016–2017
Years 142017
Years 152018
Years 162018
Years 172018–2019
Years 182019
Years 192019
Years 202019–2020
Clubs 1Doncaster Rovers
Clubs 2→ Solihull Moors (loan)
Clubs 3→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)
Clubs 4→ Southend United (loan)
Clubs 5→ Hereford United (loan)
Clubs 6Macclesfield Town
Clubs 7Lincoln City
Clubs 8→ Macclesfield Town (loan)
Clubs 9Whitehawk
Clubs 10Macclesfield Town
Clubs 11Torquay United
Clubs 12FC Halifax Town
Clubs 13Boston United
Clubs 14Frickley Athletic
Clubs 15Brighouse Town
Clubs 16Sheffield
Clubs 17Handsworth
Clubs 18Maltby Main
Clubs 19Handsworth
Clubs 20Barton Town
Caps 111
Goals 12
Caps 25
Goals 22
Caps 310
Goals 34
Caps 43
Goals 40
Caps 516
Goals 53
Caps 658
Goals 613
Caps 712
Goals 72
Caps 82
Goals 80
Caps 914
Goals 94
Goals 1010
Caps 1042
Caps 113
Goals 110
Caps 128
Goals 120
Caps 1314
Goals 131
Caps 1414
Goals 143
Caps 158
Goals 152
Caps 1722
Goals 1710
Caps 184
Goals 181
Caps 192
Goals 190

Waide Simon Fairhurst (born 7 May 1989) is an English professional footballer who most recently played for Barton Town. He previously played in the Football League with Doncaster Rovers, Shrewsbury Town, Southend United, Hereford United and Macclesfield Town.

Playing career

Fairhurst made his debut for Doncaster Rovers in a 1–0 loss against Coventry City in March 2009, coming on as substitute for Mark Wilson in the 84th minute.[1] He made his home debut one month later in the 2–0 win against Crystal Palace, replacing Kazenga LuaLua with half an hour to go and setting up James Hayter for the second goal.[2] In the 2009–10 season, Fairhurst made his first start for the club against West Bromwich Albion and managed to score seven minutes into the game.[3] His second start came against Ipswich Town, during which he once again opened the scoring.[4]

In October 2009, Fairhurst signed for Shrewsbury Town on a one-month loan deal.[5] He equalised for Shrewsbury Town on his debut against Aldershot.[6] He scored again to help Shrewsbury Town beat Telford United 2–1 and regain the Shropshire Senior Cup.[7] Later his loan deal was extended until early January 2010.[8] Fairhurst scored his fourth league goal for the Shrews during the home match against Macclesfield Town on Boxing Day,[9] but picked up a foot injury in the same match. With this expected to keep him sidelined for three weeks, Shrewsbury decided not to extend the loan deal further.[10]

On 6 October 2010, Fairhurst joined Southend United on a one-month loan deal. On 10 February 2011 he joined Hereford United on an initial months loan, scoring twice on his debut against Cheltenham Town.[11]

On 19 July 2011, it was confirmed that Fairhurst had signed a two-year contract with Macclesfield Town.[12]

Fairhurst signed on a free transfer for Lincoln City on 17 May 2013.[13]

On 31 January 2014, Fairhurst rejoined Macclesfield Town on a one-month loan deal, having only left the club six months earlier. After being released by Lincoln in March, he finished the season with Whitehawk in the Conference South.[14] He rejoined Macclesfield on a permanent deal in the summer,[14] finishing the 2014–15 season as the club's leading goalscorer with 13 goals in all competitions.[15]

In January 2016 he left Torquay United citing personal reasons.[16]

He signed for F.C. Halifax Town on 6 February 2016.[17]

He joined Boston United in June 2016, where he scored once in 14 league appearances.[18]

In January 2017 he joined Frickley Athletic.[19]

In January 2018 he joined Brighouse Town FC.[20] In March 2018, he moved on to join Sheffield FC.[21] Fairhurst was on the move again in November 2018 when he joined Handsworth FC,[22] scoring 11 goals in 24 games[23] (10 goals in 22 games in the league).[24][25] He then had a short spell at Maltby Main,[26] before returning to Handsworth on 21 September 2019.[23] One month later, Fairhurst left Handsworth having played three games in all competitions without scoring.[27][28][29][30] He joined Barton Town,[31] scoring five goals in 17 appearances in all competitions.[32]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Doncaster Rovers2008–09[33]Championship300000—30
2009–10[33]Championship620010—72
2010–11[33]Championship200010—30
Total1120020—132
Solihull Moors (loan)2008–09[34]Conference North5200—0052
Shrewsbury Town (loan)2009–10[33]League Two104000000104
Southend United (loan)2010–11[33]League Two3000000030
Hereford United (loan)2010–11[33]League Two163000000163
Macclesfield Town2011–12[33]League Two180200000200
2012–13[35]Conference Premier401340—2[a]14614
Total58136000216614
Lincoln City2013–14[36]Conference Premier12210—1[b]0142
Macclesfield Town (loan)2013–14[36]Conference Premier2000—0020
Whitehawk2013–14[36]Conference South14400—00144
Macclesfield Town2014–15[37]Conference Premier421021—4[c]24813
Torquay United2015–16[36]National League3000—0030
FC Halifax Town2015–16[36]National League8000—2[b]1101
Boston United2016–17[18]National League North14120—2[d]0181
Frickley Athletic2016–17[38][39][40][41]Northern Premier League Premier Division14300—2[e]2165
Brighouse Town2017–18[42]Northern Premier League Division One North8200—0082
Sheffield2017–18[43][44]Northern Premier League Division One South12700—00127
Career total232531112013625860
  1. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy; one appearance one goal in Cheshire Senior Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy; three appearances two goals in Cheshire Senior Cup
  4. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy; one appearance in Lincolnshire Senior Cup
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup

References

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  2. ^ "Match report: Coventry City 1 Rovers 0". doncasterroversfc.co.uk. 21 March 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  3. ^ "West Bromwich Albion vs. Doncaster Rovers – 15 September 2009 – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Doncaster Rovers vs. Ipswich Town – 19 September 2009 – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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  6. ^ "Shrewsbury 3–1 Aldershot". BBC Sport. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
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  9. ^ "Shrewsbury 2–2 Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 26 December 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  10. ^ "Shrewsbury hoping to extend Spurs keeper Button's loan". BBC Sport. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
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  13. ^ "Lincoln City sign striker Waide Fairhurst from Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  14. ^ "Fairhurst agrees Macclesfield return". BBC Sport. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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  17. ^ "Fairhurst Joins The Shaymen". FC Halifax Town. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
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  32. ^ "First Team – 2019/20 Season". Barton Town FC. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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  40. ^ "Massive disappointment for Frickley...". Frickley Athletic FC. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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  42. ^ Appearances & goals:
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    "Brighouse Town AFC on Twitter". Twitter. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
    "Brighouse Town AFC on Twitter". Twitter. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
    "Brighouse Town AFC on Twitter". Twitter. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
    "Brighouse Town AFC on Twitter". Twitter. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
    "Brighouse Town AFC on Twitter". Twitter. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
    "Brighouse Town AFC on Twitter". Twitter. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
    "Brighouse Town AFC on Twitter". Twitter. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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