Freddie Pethard

Freddie Pethard

Personal information
Full name	Frederick James Pethard
Date of birth	7 October 1950
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Retired
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
?-1969	Celtic	0	(0)
1969-1979	Cardiff City	177	(0)
1979-1982	Torquay United	105	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Frederick James "Freddie" Pethard (born 7 October 1950) is a former Scottish professional footballer. He was born in Glasgow.

Pethard began his career at Celtic but failed to make an impact on the first team and was released by the club. He signed for Cardiff City initially as understudy to the full back pairing of David Carver and Gary Bell but he eventually managed to break into the side and held his place for several years, despite suffering a number of minor injuries. He left in 1979 and signed for Torquay United where he spent three years before leaving league football. After leaving football Fred joined Devon Probation Service and subsequent;y became the manager of the Torbay Youth Offending Team.

References

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.