ably ▁played ▁for ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest ▁and ▁Le eds ▁United . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁for ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur , ▁Bol ton ▁W ander ers , ▁Not ts ▁County ▁and ▁York ▁City . ▁He ▁was ▁c apped ▁ 7 ▁times ▁by ▁the ▁England ▁U 2 1 ▁side . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁He ▁joined ▁his ▁h omet own ▁club ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁where ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁his ▁seven ▁England ▁under - 2 1 ▁international ▁caps . ▁Forest ▁however ▁allowed ▁the ▁def ender ' s ▁contract ▁to ▁exp ire ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁his ▁pick ▁of ▁clubs . ▁Having ▁made ▁ 1 3 4 ▁appearances ▁and ▁scored ▁ 2 ▁goals ▁for ▁Forest , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁with ▁the ▁transfer ▁fee ▁set ▁by ▁trib unal ▁at ▁£ 3 8 7 , 0 0 0 . ▁Fair cl ough ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁solid ▁and ▁reliable ▁centre - back , ▁being ▁an ▁ever - present ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 – 8 8 ▁season . ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 8 – 8 9 ▁season ▁however ▁was ▁bl ight ed ▁by ▁injury ▁for ▁Fair cl ough ▁and ▁he ▁only ▁ 2 0 ▁made ▁league ▁appearances . ▁ ▁Fair cl ough ▁was ▁c apped ▁seven ▁times ▁at ▁under - 2 1 ▁level ▁for ▁England ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁but ▁never ▁played ▁for ▁his ▁country