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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brough Fletcher1 | ||
| Date of birth | (1893-03-09)9 March 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Mealsgate, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 1972(1972-05-12) (aged 79)2 | ||
| Place of death | Bristol, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912–1913 | Chilton Colliery Recreation Athletic | ||
| 1913–1914 | Shildon Athletic | ||
| 1913–1926 | Barnsley | 249 | (51) |
| 1917 | → Partick Thistle (guest) | 10 | (0) |
| 1926 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | (0) |
| 1926–1929 | Barnsley | 62 | (21) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1930–1937 | Barnsley | ||
| 1938–1950 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 1952–1953 | Walsall | ||
| Eastville | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brough Fletcher (9 March 1893 – 12 May 1972) was a footballer and football manager.1
He played for Sheffield Wednesday, Partick Thistle and Barnsley and managed Barnsley, Bristol Rovers and Walsall.34
He scored the only goal of the game in Barnsley's shock FA Cup first-round victory in 1920 at champions elect West Bromwich Albion.5
Personal life
Fletcher served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War.6
Honours
As a manager
Barnsley
References
References
- Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club – The Definitive History 1883–2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
- "Brough Fletcher". The Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Retrieved 23 October 2007.
- Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 100. ISBN 9781905891610.
- "Brough Fletcher". Tarn Talk. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- "Fletcher Brough Image 3 Barnsley 1922 – Vintage Footballers". vintagefootballers.com. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- "Fletcher Profile – Barnsley Football Club". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- "Brough Fletcher | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 26 November 2018.