| Personal information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1950-01-25)25 January 1950 | |||||||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | |||||||
| Date of death | 25 June 2015(2015-06-25) (aged 65) | |||||||
| Position(s) | ||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||
| 1968–1970 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) | |||||
| 1970–1977 | Bristol Rovers | 121 | (21) | |||||
| 1976 | →Toronto Metros-Croatia (loan) | 1 | (1) | |||||
| 1976 | →Miami Toros (loan) | 20 | (3) | |||||
| 1977–1978 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 22 | (2) | |||||
| 1978–1979 | Cleveland Force (indoor) | 4 | (1) | |||||
| 1980–1981 | Chicago Horizons (indoor) | 14 | (10) | |||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||
| 1978 | Cleveland Force | |||||||
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||
Gordon Fearnley (25 January 1950 – 25 June 2015) was an Englishfootballer who spent time inthe Football League,North American Soccer League andMajor Indoor Soccer League.
In 1968, Fearnley signed withSheffield Wednesday. In 1970, he moved to theBristol Rovers.[1] In 1976, the Rovers sent him on loan to theToronto Metros-Croatia of theNorth American Soccer League. After playing just one game, he was transferred to theMiami Toros. In 1977, Bristol sold his contract to theFort Lauderdale Strikers. In 1978, he left the NASL and played for theCleveland Force inMajor Indoor Soccer League. After one season, he played for theChicago Horizon.
In May 1978, Fearnley was hired as the head coach of the Birmingham Bandits, a team in the newly created Super Soccer League.[2] 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.[3] In the fall of 1978, he took charge of theCleveland Force of the newly establishedMajor 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.[1][4]