Derek Fairhurst

Bolton, Greater Manchester

218 (1979-2017,2023)

Family

Honours

Mo Jones Memorial
2006

Terry Gill Trophy
1993

Wilf Blundell Trophy
1997

Finals (5)

5 finals at 4 tracks
Bradford	2
Hartlepool	1
Skegness	1
Swindon	1

1.	Sunday 21st March 1982	Hartlepool
2.	Saturday 30th October 1993	Bradford
3.	Monday 4th April 1994	Bradford
4.	Sunday 7th April 2002	Swindon
5.	Saturday 16th September 2006	Skegness

1.	21 Mar 1982	Hartlepool
2.	30 Oct 1993	Bradford
3.	4 Apr 1994	Bradford
4.	7 Apr 2002	Swindon
5.	16 Sep 2006	Skegness

Race Wins (60)

60 race wins at 16 tracks
Aycliffe	1
Belle Vue	4
Blackburn	1
Bradford	13
Buxton	1
Coventry	6
Crewe	2
Hartlepool	2
Hednesford	2
King's Lynn	1
Northampton	4
Scunthorpe	1
Sheffield	7
Skegness	10
Stoke	3
Swindon	2

1.	Monday 4th May 1981	Sheffield	Heat 1
2.	Saturday 27th June 1981	Belle Vue	Heat 3
3.	Friday 10th July 1981	Bradford	White Top Race
4.	Sunday 21st March 1982	Hartlepool	Final
5.	Saturday 27th March 1982	Blackburn	Consolation
6.	Friday 9th April 1982	Bradford	Consolation
7.	Friday 13th August 1982	Bradford	Consolation
8.	Wednesday 25th August 1982	Skegness	Heat 1
9.	Sunday 19th September 1982	Hartlepool	Consolation
10.	Saturday 14th November 1987	Belle Vue	Heat 2
11.	Sunday 25th September 1988	Aycliffe	White/Yellow Top Race
12.	Saturday 17th June 1989	Crewe	Consolation
13.	Saturday 2nd September 1989	Coventry	Heat 1
14.	Saturday 29th June 1991	Bradford	Heat 3
15.	Saturday 25th April 1992	Scunthorpe	Consolation
16.	Sunday 10th May 1992	Hednesford	White/Yellow Top Race
17.	Sunday 25th July 1993	Buxton	White/Yellow Top Race
18.	Sunday 8th August 1993	Skegness	White/Yellow Top Race
19.	Saturday 30th October 1993	Bradford	Heat 2
20.	Saturday 30th October 1993	Bradford	Heat 4
21.	Saturday 30th October 1993	Bradford	Final
22.	Saturday 11th December 1993	Crewe	Heat 3
23.	Monday 4th April 1994	Bradford	Final
24.	Monday 29th August 1994	Bradford	Heat 3
25.	Sunday 27th July 1997	Bradford	Consolation
26.	Sunday 27th July 1997	Bradford	Grand National
27.	Saturday 27th September 1997	Bradford	Grand National
28.	Saturday 4th October 1997	Coventry	Heat 1
29.	Sunday 12th October 1997	Bradford	Heat 5
30.	Saturday 18th October 1997	Stoke	Heat 1
31.	Saturday 16th May 1998	Skegness	Grand National
32.	Saturday 5th September 1998	Coventry	Heat 1
33.	Sunday 16th July 2000	Northampton	Consolation
34.	Monday 28th August 2000	Sheffield	World Consolation
35.	Saturday 15th September 2001	Hednesford	Heat 1
36.	Saturday 29th September 2001	Stoke	White/Yellow Top Race
37.	Saturday 29th September 2001	Stoke	Heat 2
38.	Sunday 31st March 2002	Belle Vue	Heat 1
39.	Sunday 7th April 2002	Swindon	Consolation
40.	Sunday 7th April 2002	Swindon	Final
41.	Saturday 13th July 2002	Skegness	Consolation
42.	Saturday 2nd November 2002	Coventry	Consolation
43.	Sunday 11th April 2004	Sheffield	Heat 1
44.	Saturday 1st May 2004	Coventry	Heat 1
45.	Monday 3rd May 2004	Belle Vue	Consolation
46.	Sunday 9th May 2004	King's Lynn	Consolation
47.	Sunday 29th August 2004	Sheffield	Heat 4
48.	Sunday 24th October 2004	Sheffield	Heat 1
49.	Sunday 24th October 2004	Sheffield	Heat 4
50.	Sunday 31st July 2005	Sheffield	Heat 4
51.	Saturday 1st October 2005	Coventry	Consolation
52.	Sunday 9th July 2006	Skegness	Heat 2
53.	Saturday 15th July 2006	Northampton	Heat 2
54.	Sunday 16th July 2006	Northampton	Grand National
55.	Sunday 3rd September 2006	Northampton	Heat 2
56.	Saturday 16th September 2006	Skegness	Final
57.	Saturday 30th June 2007	Skegness	Grand National
58.	Saturday 10th May 2008	Skegness	Heat 2
59.	Sunday 13th July 2008	Skegness	Heat 1
60.	Sunday 13th July 2008	Skegness	Grand National

1.	4 May 1981	Sheffield	Ht
2.	27 Jun 1981	Belle Vue	Ht
3.	10 Jul 1981	Bradford	White
4.	21 Mar 1982	Hartlepool	Final
5.	27 Mar 1982	Blackburn	Con
6.	9 Apr 1982	Bradford	Con
7.	13 Aug 1982	Bradford	Con
8.	25 Aug 1982	Skegness	Ht
9.	19 Sep 1982	Hartlepool	Con
10.	14 Nov 1987	Belle Vue	Ht
11.	25 Sep 1988	Aycliffe	White
12.	17 Jun 1989	Crewe	Con
13.	2 Sep 1989	Coventry	Ht
14.	29 Jun 1991	Bradford	Ht
15.	25 Apr 1992	Scunthorpe	Con
16.	10 May 1992	Hednesford	White
17.	25 Jul 1993	Buxton	White
18.	8 Aug 1993	Skegness	White
19.	30 Oct 1993	Bradford	Ht
20.	30 Oct 1993	Bradford	Ht
21.	30 Oct 1993	Bradford	Final
22.	11 Dec 1993	Crewe	Ht
23.	4 Apr 1994	Bradford	Final
24.	29 Aug 1994	Bradford	Ht
25.	27 Jul 1997	Bradford	Con
26.	27 Jul 1997	Bradford	GN
27.	27 Sep 1997	Bradford	GN
28.	4 Oct 1997	Coventry	Ht
29.	12 Oct 1997	Bradford	Ht
30.	18 Oct 1997	Stoke	Ht
31.	16 May 1998	Skegness	GN
32.	5 Sep 1998	Coventry	Ht
33.	16 Jul 2000	Northampton	Con
34.	28 Aug 2000	Sheffield	World
35.	15 Sep 2001	Hednesford	Ht
36.	29 Sep 2001	Stoke	White
37.	29 Sep 2001	Stoke	Ht
38.	31 Mar 2002	Belle Vue	Ht
39.	7 Apr 2002	Swindon	Con
40.	7 Apr 2002	Swindon	Final
41.	13 Jul 2002	Skegness	Con
42.	2 Nov 2002	Coventry	Con
43.	11 Apr 2004	Sheffield	Ht
44.	1 May 2004	Coventry	Ht
45.	3 May 2004	Belle Vue	Con
46.	9 May 2004	King's Lynn	Con
47.	29 Aug 2004	Sheffield	Ht
48.	24 Oct 2004	Sheffield	Ht
49.	24 Oct 2004	Sheffield	Ht
50.	31 Jul 2005	Sheffield	Ht
51.	1 Oct 2005	Coventry	Con
52.	9 Jul 2006	Skegness	Ht
53.	15 Jul 2006	Northampton	Ht
54.	16 Jul 2006	Northampton	GN
55.	3 Sep 2006	Northampton	Ht
56.	16 Sep 2006	Skegness	Final
57.	30 Jun 2007	Skegness	GN
58.	10 May 2008	Skegness	Ht
59.	13 Jul 2008	Skegness	Ht
60.	13 Jul 2008	Skegness	GN

Results (824)

World Finals (9)

1	1982	Belle Vue	12th
2	1990	Bradford	DNF
3	1994	Bradford	7th
4	1997	Bradford	4th
5	1999	Coventry	4th
6	2000	Coventry	DNF
7	2004	Coventry	DNF
8	2007	King's Lynn	DNF
9	2008	Ipswich	DNF

Leicester, World Semi-Final 1982. (Steve Botham photo)

Stoke, September 2001 (Colin Casserley photo)

Back on track at Bradford for his 70th birthday (Ian Bannister photo)