Maurice John Bernard Fields (12 August 1935 – 27 May 2014), known as Mike or Mickey Fields, was an English

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who played in

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for

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Playing career

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, Fields was offered a trial at

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as a youngster but accepted an offer from his hometown club of

to begin playing for their junior side.'Player Memories - Mickey Fields', Chester City v Bury matchday programme 18/10/94, p 15 Fields broke into Chester's first–team late in 1955–56, with his first and only league goal following against Chesterfield in September 1956. A year later he helped create history by scoring Chester's winner against

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in the final of the

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as they became the first club from outside

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to win the competition. Fields soon began to suffer cartilage problems, leading to his release by the club in May 1959 as he joined Borough United. Fields remained a part-timer throughout his career at Chester, working for

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where he continued to be employed after his playing days ended.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fields, Mike 1935 births 2014 deaths Footballers from Chester Men's association football forwards English men's footballers Chester City F.C. players Borough United F.C. players English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen