David Fairclough
David Fairclough ( born January 5, 1957 in Liverpool ) is a former English footballer. The red-haired striker made towards the end of the 1970s at Liverpool primarily for his goalscoring as " Joker" a name and received it the nickname " Supersub ", which has since been generally applied for accurate substitute in English usage. However, since he rarely came out on this role, he left the " Reds " after a few years and is still played in Canada, Switzerland and Belgium.
Sports career
Liverpool FC
After Fairclough had already started at a young age at Liverpool playing football, he was 18 years old on November 1, 1975 his debut in the first team. Just three days after the 1-0 win against FC Middlesbrough Ayresome Park, he scored in a UEFA Cup tie with his first goal as the Reds at Anfield in the second round second leg Spanish Presenting Real Sociedad 6-0 home sent. Overall Fairclough achieved in only 14 official matches seven goals, which he had been brought on in nine games later. Despite this promising career start, the newcomer in the " pecking order " of the Liverpool attacker hierarchy only the number 4 was because, in addition included the Centre Forward and England midfielder David Johnson to the high-profile competitors to the long-term storm partners Kevin Keegan and John Toshack from the 1976/77 season. Only when Toshack drew upon a number of injuries and extremely responsive striker came on as a substitute for frequent operations.
With his goal on March 16, 1977 quarter-finals of the European Cup of Champions, he secured at the age of 20 years, its entry in the club's history. After the team of FC Liverpool had lost the first leg at AS Saint- Étienne 0-1, she lay in the second leg shortly before the end though with a 2-1 front, which would have meant the withdrawal on the away goals rule. Fairclough, who was not loaded until the last 20 minutes of coach Bob Paisley, was in the 84 minutes the ball through, sat through two defenders and scored, game-winning hit. The gate, the ITV reporter Gerald Sinstadt annotated with the famous words " Supersub strikes again! " Is still regarded as one of the most famous moments in the Liverpool European Cup history and paved the way for the first European country champion cup victory in the same year. In addition, Fairclough won after 1976 already his second British championship series and was also discussed in the season 1977/78 in 29 league games more inserts. When the Reds won the European Champion competition in 1978 again, Fairclough was in the 1-0 final win against FC Bruges at Wembley, even in the starting lineup.
It should be one of the last high point at Liverpool in Faircloughs time. In the now following five years until the end of the season 1982/83 he was in a total of only 21 league appearances in the starting lineup and he showed his eye for goal only in the reserve team and a guest performance in the North American NASL at the Toronto Blizzard demonstrated. In the first team were now Kenny Dalglish and later Ian Rush, who stood in the favor of the coach and front Fairclough installed due to low injury vulnerabilities the way into the starting line- permanently. Increasingly annoyed by the lack of perspective and its duration - image as " Supersub ", he left after 153 games and 55 goals his hometown club. For the followers of the " Reds " he remained one of the most popular player, which was reflected by his 18th place in the election " 100 Players Who Shook The Kop " - so that he was placed far ahead of John Toshack and David Johnson to him at Players times were usually brought forward.
The time to Liverpool
After two years in Switzerland with FC Luzern he returned in March 1985 returned to England and played for second division promoted Norwich City. After only two appearances he left the " canaries " in August of the same year again and hired at Oldham Athletic - then also in the Second Division active - at.
Between 1986 and 1989 he played for a long time at the Belgian club KSK Beveren before moving on to smaller English clubs - could end his active career - the Rochdale AFC, the Tranmere Rovers, Wigan Athletic and most recently at the amateur club Knowsley United.
After his playing career to Fairclough operated increasingly as an expert in the local media and also writes regular columns for the official website of Liverpool FC.
Achievements
- European Cup Winners ' Cup: 1977, 1978
- UEFA Cup winners: 1976
- European Supercup winner: 1977
- English Champion: 1976, 1977, 1980
- Charity Shield Winners: 1977 ( shared title )