Norman 'Norrie' Fairgray (born 1890, date of death unknown) was a Scottish

Scottish people

The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 professional footballer. Fairgray played for Maxwelltown Volunteers, Kilmarnock F.C.

Kilmarnock F.C.

Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...

, Lincoln City

Lincoln City F.C.

Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....

, Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea F.C.

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, Motherwell F.C.

Motherwell F.C.

Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...

 and home town club Queen of the South

Queen of the South

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. He was born in Dumfries

Dumfries

Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...

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Fairgray was signed for Chelsea in 1907 by the then Chelsea Manager David Calderhead

David Calderhead

David Calderhead was a Scottish footballer who later became a manager, notably of Chelsea.-Playing career:...

 who was an ex Queen of the South Wanderers player. Calderhead had been Fairgray's manager at Lincoln. At Chelsea he scored 5 goals in 84 games.

Fairgray signed for Queen of the South in August 1919. He played in the Club's first-ever competitive game, a first round tie in the Scottish Qualifying Cup

Scottish Qualifying Cup

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 v Thornhill

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 at Palmerston Park

Palmerston Park

Palmerston Park is a multi-purpose stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, south west Scotland. The site of the ground was formerly a farm called Palmers Toun. This is on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith in Dumfries. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of...

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