Fergus Suter

Fergus Suter

Personal information
Date of birth	21 November 1857
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	31 July 1916(1916-07-31) (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.