John Fraser (footballer, born 1953)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Fraser | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | White City, England | ||
| Playing position | Full back, utility player | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1967–1971 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1976 | Fulham | 56 | (1) |
| 1976–1980 | Brentford | 123 | (6) |
| 1980–1981 | Oxford City | 42 | (1) |
| Total | 221 | (8) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Fraser (born 12 July 1953) is an English former football full back who played in the Football League for Brentford and Fulham.
After being spotted playing for his school side, Fraser entered the youth system at Division One club Fulham at the age of 14 in 1967. He began his career as a midfielder, but switched to full back under reserve team manager George Cohen and signed his first professional contract in 1971. He made his senior debut during the 1971–72 Division Two season and gradually built on his appearance record year-by-year to play 25 games during the 1974–75 season, with an injury to Les Strong opening up a starting place in the 1975 FA Cup Final, a match which was lost 2–0 to West Ham United. Fraser fell out of favour with manager during the 1975–76 pre-season and departed the club at the end of the season, having made 65 appearances and scored one goal as a first team player at Craven Cottage.
Fraser dropped to Division Four to sign for Fulham's neighbours Brentford in July 1976 on a free transfer. He was a near ever-present during the 1976–77 season and was used in a utility role by manager Bill Dodgin Jr, playing both full back positions and on the wing. He was a regular until a groin injury ruined a successful 1977–78 season, in which he helped the Bees to automatic promotion to Division Three by filling in in the midfield and at inside forward. He rejected a new contract and departed Griffin Park early in the 1980–81 season, despite having missed just four matches of the previous season. Fraser made 131 appearances and scored seven goals during three seasons with Brentford.
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