John Herbert Norton Fitzpatrick (born 18 August 1946 in Aberdeen

Aberdeen

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) was a Scottish

Scotland

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 football

Football (soccer)

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 player. Fitzpatrick came up through the Manchester United

Manchester United F.C.

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 youth academy.

Fitzpatrick retired from the club due to injury in 1973, after playing nearly 150 games during a generally successful era for the club. Fitzpatrick won a European Cup medal as reserve in the 1968 team. He had failed to make sufficient appearances to qualify for title winner's medals in 1965 and 1967, but won a FA Youth plaque medal in 1964.

External links

• Sunday Times article 4 October, 2009
• JOHN FITZPATRICK, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database