Jacob Fairbank

Jacob Fairbank (born 4 March 1990) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays prop, second-row and loose forward for Halifax in the Championship.

Jacob Fairbank

Personal information
Born	(1990-03-04) 4 March 1990 (age 35) Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	15 st 8 lb (99 kg)[1]
Playing information
Position	Loose forward, Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2011–15 Huddersfield Giants 17 0 0 0 0 2011(loan) → Halifax 20 2 0 0 8 2013(loan) → Batley Bulldogs 8 0 0 0 0 2013(loan) → Bradford Bulls 2 0 0 0 0 2013(loan) → London Broncos 6 1 0 0 4 2014(loan) → Batley Bulldogs 2 1 0 0 4 2014(loan) → Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 4 0 0 0 0 2015(loan) → Halifax 7 0 0 0 0 2015(loan) → Oldham 1 1 0 0 4 2015– Halifax 225 28 0 0 112 Total 292 33 0 0 132
Source: [2][3][4] As of 15 August 2018
Relatives	Karl Fairbank (uncle)

Background

Fairbank was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

He is the nephew of Bradford Northern legend Karl Fairbank.

Huddersfield

Fairbank signed for Huddersfield, and progressed through the youth system, finally making his début in Round 23 of the 2011 season against Hull Kingston Rovers. Since then he made a number of appearances for the first team. He also spent time on loan at Oldham RLFC.

Bradford

In 2013, he was offered the chance to go to another Super League side on loan, Bradford Bulls. Fairbank signed a one-month deal at Bradford after they suffered an injury crisis in their pack. Fairbank featured in Round 15 (Salford) to Round 16 (Huddersfield). He was injured for Round 17-18.

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

On 1 May 2014, Fairbank signed for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on a one-month loan deal.^[5]

Halifax

In 2015, Fairbank signed a contract to join Halifax.^[6]

Statistics

Season	Appearances	Tries	Goals	D/G	Points
2011 Huddersfield	1	0	0	0	0
2012 Huddersfield	7	0	0	0	0
2013 Huddersfield	5	0	0	0	0
2014 Huddersfield	2	0	0	0	0
2015 Huddersfield	2	0	0	0	0
2013 Bradford	2	0	0	0	0
2013 Batley	2	0	0	0	0
2014 Batley	1	0	0	0	0
2013 London Broncos	6	1	0	0	4
2014 Wakefield Trinity	4	0	0	0	0
Total	32	1	0	0	4