Gordon Fearnley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gordon Fearnley

English footballer

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1950

Place of Birth: Bradford, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Jun-2015

Profession: association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Gordon Fearnley

  • Gordon Fearnley (25 January 1950 – 25 June 2015) was an English footballer 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 the Bandits, he met Alaina Jones, the team's director of public relations.
  • The two eventually married.
  • 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 later worked as an attorney in Florida.

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