Jacob Fairbank


Jacob Fairbank is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays and for Halifax in the Betfred Championship.

Background

Fairbank was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
He is the nephew of Bradford Northern legend Karl Fairbank.

Huddersfield

Jacob 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 has made a number of appearances for the first team.
He featured in Round 4 in 2014.

Bradford

In 2013 he was offered the chance to go to another Super League side on loan, Bradford Bulls. Jacob signed a 1-month deal at Bradford after they suffered an injury crisis in their pack. Fairbank featured in Round 15 to Round 16. He was injured for Round 17-18.

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

On 1 May 2014, Jacob signed for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on a 1-month loan deal.

Statistics

SeasonAppearancesTriesGoalsD/GPoints
2011 Huddersfield10000
2012 Huddersfield70000
2013 Huddersfield50000
2014 Huddersfield20000
2015 Huddersfield20000
2013 Bradford20000
2013 Batley20000
2014 Batley10000
2013 London Broncos61004
2014 Wakefield Trinity40000
Total321004