Gordon Fearnley

Gordon Fearnley

Personal information
Date of birth	25 January 1950 (1950-01-25) (age 61)
Place of birth	Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Playing position	Forward / Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1968-1970	Sheffield Wednesday	0	(0)
1970-1977	Bristol Rovers	121	(21)
1976	→ Toronto Metros-Croatia (loan)	1	(1)
1976	→ Miami Toros (loan)	20	(3)
1977-1978	Fort Lauderdale Strikers	22	(2)
1978-1979	Cleveland Force (indoor)	4	(1)
1980-1981	Chicago Horizon (indoor)	14	(10)
Teams managed
1978	Cleveland Force
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Gordon Fearnley (born 1950 in Yorkshire, England) is a retired English association football player who spent time in the Football League, North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.

In 1968, Fearnley signed with Sheffield Wednesday. In 1970, he moved to the Bristol Rovers. In 1976, the Rovers sent him on loan to the Toronto Metros-Croatia of the North American Soccer League. After just one game, he was sent south to the Miami Toros. In 1977, Bristol sold his contract to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. In 1978, he left the NASL to play for the Cleveland Force in Major Indoor Soccer League. After one season, he played for the Chicago Horizon.

In May 1978, Fearnley was hired as the head coach of the Birmingham Bandits, a team in the newly created Super Soccer League. However, financial irregularities prevented the league from ever beginning operations and Fearnley was released. During the few months he worked with he Bandits, he met Alaina Jones, the team's director of public relations. The two eventually married.^[1] In the fall of 1978, he was hired as the head coach of the Cleveland Force of the newly established Major Indoor Soccer League. He took the team to a 2-4 record and resigned. After retirement he studied Physiotherapy & Law, and now works as an attorney in Florida.

References

1. ^ Birmingham Bandits history

External links

• Bristol Rovers transfers
• NASL stats
• Cleveland Force history
• Caught in time: Bristol Rovers win the Watney Cup, 1972

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Name	Fearnley, Gordon
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Date of birth	1950-01-25
Place of birth	Bradford, Yorkshire, England
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