Tributes have been paid to history-making former Carlisle United player Hugh Fletcher.
He has passed away aged 89.
Fletcher played for the Blues from 1956-62 and, in that time, produced a goalscoring feat which has still never been beaten.
He scored in six consecutive games - a record-equalling run which only four other players have also achieved in United's history.
Ex-Celtic man Fletcher made 136 appearances for the Cumbrians, scoring 20 goals in that time.
Although primarily a full-back, he later played as a forward.
🔵💙 “He was one of a group of Scottish players who joined the club at that time and he was extremely professional and methodical in the way he went about things."
— Carlisle United FC (@officialcufc) February 14, 2023
We say farewell to former-Blue Hugh Fletcher 👇 https://t.co/2mE3yWf0es
Others to have scored six goals in successive Blues appearances are Jimmy McConnell, Hugh McIlmoyle, Ian Stevens and Danny Grainger.
United have paid tribute today to a man born in Lochgilphead in April 1933.
Chairman Andrew Jenkins told the club website: “He was one of a group of Scottish players who joined the club at that time and he was extremely professional and methodical in the way he went about things.
“He was a very good full-back, but we went through a spell under Andy Beattie where we struggled to score goals, so Andy pushed Hugh forward as a striker.
“Hugh went on an amazing run [12 goals in 12 games between November 1958 and the middle of February 1959] and that was him handed the number nine shirt.
“Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this time.”
Fletcher died on January 25.
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