John Fraser (footballer, born 1953)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Fraser[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | White City, England | ||
| Playing position | Full back, utility player | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1967–1971 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1976 | Fulham | 56 | (1) |
| 1976–1980 | Brentford | 123 | (6) |
| 1980–1981 | Oxford City | 42 | (1) |
| Total | 221 | (8) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Fraser (born 12 July 1953) is an English former football full back who played in the Football League for Brentford and Fulham.
Career
Fulham
After being spotted playing for his school side, Fraser entered the youth system at Division One club Fulham at the age of 14 in 1967.[2] He began his career as a midfielder, but switched to full back under reserve team manager George Cohen.[2] He made his senior debut during the 1971–72 Division Two season and gradually built on his appearance record year-by-year to play 25 games during the 1974–75 season,[3] with an injury to Les Strong opening up a starting place in the 1975 FA Cup Final, a match which was lost 2–0 to West Ham United.[2] Fraser fell out of favour with manager Alec Stock during the 1975–76 pre-season and departed the club at the end of the season,[2] having made 65 appearances and scored one goal as a first team player at Craven Cottage.[3]
Brentford
Fraser dropped to Division Four to sign for Fulham's neighbours Brentford in July 1976.[1] He was a near ever-present during the 1976–77 season and was used in a utility role by manager Bill Dodgin Jr, playing both full back positions and on the wing.[4] He was again a regular during a successful 1977–78 season, helping the Bees to automatic promotion to Division Three by filling in in the midfield and at inside forward.[4] He left Griffin Park at the end of the 1979–80 season, despite having missed just four matches during the campaign.[4] Fraser made 131 appearances and scored seven goals during three seasons with Brentford.[4]
Oxford City
Fraser closed out his career in non-league football with Isthmian League Division One club Oxford City,[4] making 42 appearances and scoring one goal during the 1980–81 season before retiring from football.[5]
Personal life
Fraser completed The Knowledge while a Brentford player and became a black cab driver after retiring from football.[2]
Honours
- Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1977–78[6]
References
- 1 2 "Barry Hugman's Footballers - John Fraser". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Memory Lane | Fulham Football Club". www.fulhamfc.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- 1 2 "John Fraser". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 60. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ "Players (Alphabetic)". docs.google.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 394. ISBN 0951526200.