Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 November 1857 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 31 July 1916 | (aged 58)||
Place of death | Blackpool, England | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1876–1878 | Partick | ||
1878–1880 | Darwen | ||
1880–1889 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Fergus Suter (21 November 1857 – 31 July 1916) was a Scottish stonemason and footballer in the early days of the game. Arguably the first recognised professional footballer,[1] Suter was a native of Glasgow and played for Partick before moving to England to play for Darwen and Blackburn Rovers F.C.