Waide Fairhurst

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.

Waide Fairhurst
Personal information
Full name Waide Simon Fairhurst
Date of birth (1989-05-07) 7 May 1989
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Doncaster Rovers 11 (2)
2009 → Solihull Moors (loan) 5 (2)
2009–2010 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 10 (4)
2010 → Southend United (loan) 3 (0)
2011 → Hereford United (loan) 16 (3)
2011–2013 Macclesfield Town 58 (13)
2013–2014 Lincoln City 12 (2)
2014 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 2 (0)
2014 Whitehawk 14 (4)
2014–2015 Macclesfield Town 42 (10)
2015–2016 Torquay United 3 (0)
2016 FC Halifax Town 8 (0)
2016–2017 Boston United 14 (1)
2017 Frickley Athletic 14 (3)
2018 Brighouse Town 8 (2)
2018 Sheffield
2018–2019 Handsworth 22 (10)
2019 Maltby Main 4 (1)
2019 Handsworth 2 (0)
2019–2020 Barton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 5 March 2020 (UTC)

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] He joined Barton Town,[30] scoring five goals in 17 appearances in all competitions.[31]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Doncaster Rovers 2008–09[32] Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2009–10[32] Championship 6 2 0 0 1 0 — 7 2
2010–11[32] Championship 2 0 0 0 1 0 — 3 0
Total 11 2 0 0 2 0 — 13 2
Solihull Moors (loan) 2008–09[33] Conference North 5 2 0 0 — 0 0 5 2
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2009–10[32] League Two 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4
Southend United (loan) 2010–11[32] League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Hereford United (loan) 2010–11[32] League Two 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3
Macclesfield Town 2011–12[32] League Two 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
2012–13[34] Conference Premier 40 13 4 0 — 2[lower-alpha 1] 1 46 14
Total 58 13 6 0 0 0 2 1 66 14
Lincoln City 2013–14[35] Conference Premier 12 2 1 0 — 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 14 2
Macclesfield Town (loan) 2013–14[35] Conference Premier 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Whitehawk 2013–14[35] Conference South 14 4 0 0 — 0 0 14 4
Macclesfield Town 2014–15[36] Conference Premier 42 10 2 1 — 4[lower-alpha 3] 2 48 13
Torquay United 2015–16[35] National League 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
FC Halifax Town 2015–16[35] National League 8 0 0 0 — 2[lower-alpha 2] 1 10 1
Boston United 2016–17[18] National League North 14 1 2 0 — 2[lower-alpha 4] 0 18 1
Frickley Athletic 2016–17[37][38][39][40] Northern Premier League Premier Division 14 3 0 0 — 2[lower-alpha 5] 2 16 5
Brighouse Town 2017–18[41] Northern Premier League Division One North 8 2 0 0 — 0 0 8 2
Sheffield 2017–18[42][43] Northern Premier League Division One South 12 7 0 0 — 0 0 12 7
Career total 232 53 11 1 2 0 13 6 258 60
  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.
  5. "Shrewsbury complete double swoop". BBC Sport. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  6. "Shrewsbury 3–1 Aldershot". BBC Sport. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  7. "Shrews triumphant in Senior Cup". BBC Sport. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  8. "Fairhurst & Devitt stay at Shrews". BBC Sport. 25 November 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  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.
  11. "Cheltenham Town vs. Hereford United - 12 February 2011 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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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.
  15. "Player Profiles - F". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  16. "Torquay United: Striker Waide Fairhurst leaves by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  17. "Fairhurst Joins The Shaymen". FC Halifax Town. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  18. "Waide Fairhurst - Boston United Football Club First Team". www.bostonunited.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  19. "Home".
  20. "Brighouse Echo Sports - Town News". Brighouse Town F.C. Official Website. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  21. "Waide Leaves For Sheffield". Brighouse Town F.C. Official Website. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  22. "Handsworth Sign Two Ex-EFL Pro's & An Athletic Midfielder!". The Bootiful Game. 24 November 2018. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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  24. "Handsworth Season 2018/19". www.ncefl.org.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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  31. "First Team - 2019/20 Season". Barton Town FC. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  32. Waide Fairhurst at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  33. Williams & Wright (September 2009). Non-League Club Directory 2010. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 262–263. ISBN 978-1-869833-66-4.
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  39. "Massive disappointment for Frickley..." Frickley Athletic FC. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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  41. Appearances & goals:
    "Brighouse Town AFC on Twitter". Twitter. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
    "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.
  42. "Sheffield FC Scores on Twitter". Twitter. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  43. "Fixtures and results". Sheffield FC. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018.
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