Brian Redfearn
English footballer (born 1935)
Brian Redfearn (20 February 1935 – 10 August 2019) was an English professional footballer who played for Bradford Park Avenue, Blackburn Rovers, Darlington, Halifax Town, Bradford City and non-League Buxton. He was the father of footballer Neil Redfearn. In 1964 Redfearn was forced to retire from professional football due to an ankle injury.
Playing career
Bradford Park Avenue
Redfearn began his career at Bradford Park Avenue in 1952. He played a total of 130 games for the other team in Bradford and scored 32 goals. In 1958 he transferred to Blackburn Rovers but Park Avenue refused to pay him his £500 compensation so Blackburn ended up paying him the £500. 45 years later, his son, Neil Redfearn signed for Park Avenue and played his 1,000th career game for them.
Blackburn Rovers
Despite being on Blackburn's books for a year from December 1957, Redfearn never played a game for Blackburn and transferred to Darlington in 1959.
Darlington
Redfearn played 49 games for Darlington and he scored 15 goals. After a total of two years at Darlington, Redfearn transferred to Halifax Town in June 1961 following his relatively successful spell for 'The Darlings'.
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