George Fairbairn

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Place Of Birth
Peebles, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Honours & Awards

Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.

European Championship
1977/1978, 1979/1980
Test Series
New Zealand vs Great Britain 1979, Great Britain vs New Zealand 1980
English Championship
1983/1984, 1984/1985
Premiership Trophy
1983/1984
Regal Trophy
1984/1985
Yorkshire Cup
1985/1986
Man Of Steel Award
1980

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
The Ashes - 7 - 10   - 40 1 6 0 14.29% List
World Cup - 11 2 43   - 92 6 3 2 54.55% List
Tour Matches England - 10 3 35   - 79 5 4 2 50.00% List
Tour Matches Great Britain - 21 3 56   1 122 10 11 1 47.62% List
Tour Matches Hull Kingston Rovers - 3 - 4   - 8 1 2 0 33.33% List
Test Series 2 12 1 26   - 35 3 8 1 25.00% List
European Championship 2 7 1 16   1 36 4 3 0 57.14% List
Challenge Cup - 25 2 42   3 95 15 9 1 60.00% List
English Championship 2 179 37 399   11 939 114 59 6 63.69% List
Premiership Trophy 1 12 2 27   3 64 7 5 0 58.33% List
Regal Trophy 1 22 6 42   2 106 16 6 0 72.73% List
Yorkshire Cup 1 19 2 42   - 92 12 6 1 63.16% List
Lancashire Cup - 4 1 14   - 31 3 1 0 75.00% List
Charity Shield - UK - 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
UK Second Division - 33 8 64   - 154 27 4 2 81.82% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
England 1975, 1977-78, 1980-81   15 3 43   1 96 9 4 2 60.00% List
Great Britain 1977-82   17 1 44   - 91 6 10 1 35.29% List
Overall1975-1982   32 4 87   1 187 15 14 3 46.88% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
England 1975   1 2 8   - 22 1 0 0 100.00% List
Great Britain 1977-1982   1 - 2   - 4 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1975-1982   2 2 10   0 26 1 1 0 50.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
England 1975   7 2 26   - 58 4 1 2 57.14% List
Great Britain 1977   4 - 17   - 34 2 2 0 50.00% List
Overall1975-1977   11 2 43   0 92 6 3 2 54.55% List


Club Career

English Career - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Wigan 1980/81   29 7 81   - 183 21 6 2 72.41% List
Hull KR 1981/82   41 13 159   6 363 29 11 1 70.73% List
Hull KR 1982/83   33 10 81   5 197 22 11 0 66.67% List
Hull KR 1983/84   31 - 56   1 113 23 6 2 74.19% List
Hull KR 1984/85   43 10 135   6 316 35 8 0 81.40% List
Hull KR 1985/86   33 4 27   1 71 23 8 2 69.70% List
Hull KR 1986/87   30 7 51   - 130 14 15 1 46.67% List
Hull KR 1987/88   20 3 1   - 14 9 10 1 45.00% List
Hull KR 1988/89   22 2 39   - 86 8 13 1 36.36% List
Hull KR 1989/90   12 2 -   - 8 10 2 0 83.33% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Wigan 1980   29 7 81   - 183 21 6 2 72.41% List
Hull KR 1981-89   265 51 549   19 1298 173 84 8 65.28% List
Overall1980-1990   294 58 630   19 1,481 194 90 10 65.99% List

Your Say

  • keith lanes
    04/02/2012

    keith lanes age 56 my favorite ever hkr player was george fairbairn

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates, Tim Costello

Sources: Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)