Frederick James "Freddie" Pethard (born 7 October 1950) is a former Scottish

Scottish people

The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...

 professional footballer. He was born in Glasgow

Glasgow

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Pethard began his career at Celtic

Celtic F.C.

Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...

 but failed to make an impact on the first team and was released by the club. He signed for Cardiff City

Cardiff City F.C.

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 initially as understudy to the full back pairing of David Carver

David Carver (footballer)

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 and Gary Bell

Gary Bell (footballer)

Gary Bell is an English former professional footballer. During his career, he made over 350 appearances in The Football League in spells with Cardiff City, Hereford United and Newport County.-Career:...

 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

Torquay United F.C.

Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...

where he spent three years before leaving league football.