Freddie Pethard Explained

Freddie Pethard
Fullname:Frederick James Pethard
Birth Date:1950 10, df=y
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Position:Defender
Years1:?–1969
Years2:1969–1979
Years3:1979–1982
Clubs3:Torquay United
Caps1:0
Caps2:177
Caps3:105
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Totalcaps:282
Totalgoals:0

Frederick James Pethard (born 7 October 1950) is a former Scottish professional footballer. He was born in Glasgow.

Pethard began his career at Celtic but failed to make an impact on the first team and was released by the club. He signed for Cardiff City initially as understudy to the full back pairing of David Carver and Gary Bell but he eventually managed to break into the side and held his place for several years, despite suffering a number of minor injuries. He left in 1979 and signed for Torquay United where he spent three years before leaving league football.[1] After leaving football Fred joined Devon Probation Service and subsequently became the manager of the Torbay Youth Offending Team.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hayes, Dean . The Who's Who of Cardiff City . Breedon Books . 2006 . 151 . Derby . 1-85983-462-0.