Jacob Fairbank Explained

Jacob Fairbank
Birth Date:1990 3, df=y
Birth Place:Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Height:6feet
Weight:15st[1]
Club1:Huddersfield Giants
Year1start:2011
Year1end:15
Appearances1:18
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Club2:Halifax
Year2start:2011(loan)
Appearances2:17
Tries2:2
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:8
Year3start:2013(loan)
Appearances3:8
Tries3:0
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:0
Year4start:2013(loan)
Appearances4:2
Tries4:0
Goals4:0
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:0
Year5start:2013(loan)
Appearances5:6
Tries5:1
Goals5:0
Fieldgoals5:0
Points5:4
Year6start:2014(loan)
Appearances6:2
Tries6:1
Goals6:0
Fieldgoals6:0
Points6:4
Year7start:2014(loan)
Appearances7:4
Tries7:0
Goals7:0
Fieldgoals7:0
Points7:0
Club8:Halifax
Year8start:2015(loan)
Appearances8:7
Tries8:0
Goals8:0
Fieldgoals8:0
Points8:0
Club9:Oldham
Year9start:2015(loan)
Appearances9:1
Tries9:1
Goals9:0
Fieldgoals9:0
Points9:4
Club10:Halifax
Year10start:2015
Year10end:present
Appearances10:87
Tries10:12
Goals10:0
Fieldgoals10:0
Points10:48
New:yes
Source:[2] [3] [4]
Updated:15 August 2018

Jacob Fairbank (born 4 March 1990) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays and for Halifax in the Betfred Championship.

Background

Fairbank was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

He is the nephew of Bradford Northern legend Karl Fairbank.

Huddersfield

Fairbank signed for Huddersfield, and progressed through the youth system, finally making his début in Round 23 of the 2011 season against Hull Kingston Rovers. Since then he made a number of appearances for the first team. He also spent time on loan at Oldham RLFC.

Bradford

In 2013, he was offered the chance to go to another Super League side on loan, Bradford Bulls. Fairbank signed a one-month deal at Bradford after they suffered an injury crisis in their pack. Fairbank featured in Round 15 (Salford) to Round 16 (Huddersfield). He was injured for Round 17-18.

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

On 1 May 2014, Fairbank signed for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on a one-month loan deal.[5]

Halifax

In 2015, Fairbank signed a contract to join Halifax.[6]

Statistics

Season Appearances Tries Goals D/G Points
2011 Huddersfield10000
2012 Huddersfield70000
2013 Huddersfield50000
2014 Huddersfield20000
2015 Huddersfield20000
2013 Bradford20000
2013 Batley20000
2014 Batley10000
2013 London Broncos61004
2014 Wakefield Trinity40000
Total321004

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Huddersfield Giants 1st Team Jacob Fairbank. . 2015. Huddersfield Giants web site. Huddersfield Giants. 1 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Players. LoveRugbyLeague.
  3. Web site: Jacob Fairbank - Career Stats & Summary. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  4. http://www.giantsrl.com/locker_room/first_team/player?jacob-fairbank Huddersfield Giants Profile
  5. Web site: Super League: Huddersfield Giants loan Jacob Fairbank to Wakefield Wildcats | Huddersfield Giants Rugby News, Fixtures, Results | Sky Sports . 2 May 2014 . 1 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140501214825/http://www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/news/12214/9291512/super-league-huddersfield-giants-loan-jacob-fairbank-to-wakefield-wildcats . dead .
  6. Web site: Halifax egg man Jacob Fairbank aiming to crack it against St Helens. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. 23 July 2019 .