Brian Fairbairn
# Brian Fairbairn

Brian Fairbairn (born 7 April 1983) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Hibernians and Cowdenbeath.

## Club career

### Livingston

Fairbairn came through the youth ranks at Livingston, but left the club without making a single first team appearance.

### East Stirling and Gretna

He signed for East Stirling in 2002, making his league debut in a 1-1 draw against Greenock Morton.

The midfielder scored 2 goals in 13 appearances for the Shire before leaving in January 2003 to sign for Gretna, where he also netted twice in 13 appearances in a short spell at the club in the second half of the 2002/2003 season.

### East Fife and Raith Rovers

Fairbairn signed for East Fife in 2003. He scored on his league debut in a 3-2 win over Stenhousemuir. He scored 9 goals in 55 league appearances before earning a move to Raith Rovers.

He enjoyed 2 seasons at the Rovers before leaving to sign for Alloa.

### Alloa, Berwick Rangers and Cowdenbeath

He turned out 7 times for the Wasps before signing for Berwick Rangers where he scored once in 13 league appearances.

The midfield man signed for Cowdenbeath in 2008 and enjoyed a successful spell at the club, helping the club to successive promotions from Scottish Football League Third Division in 2008-2009 and from Scottish Football League Second Division in 2009-2010.

### Hibernians, Bathgate and Broxburn

In 2011, Fairbairn signed for Maltese side Hibernians.

The spell abroad was short lived and after 6 months, he returned home to Scotland to sign for Bathgate.

Fairbairn then signed for Broxburn Athletic in 2014. He initially left the club in 2015, but resigned for the Brox in 2016.

## Honours

Cowdenbeath

* Scottish Third Division runner up: 2008-2009
* Scottish Second Division runner up: 2009-2010
