Fredrick Fayers was born in King's Lynn on 29 January 1880. Nicknamed 'Tiny' due to his small stature, he played for St Albans City and Watford before joining Huddersfield in April 1910. Before the war he made 164 appearances for Town in League and FA Cup games and scored 18 goals. He was also capped 9 times as an amateur England international, scoring three times.

In July 1916 his football career was cut short when he was called up for military survive. He was given conditional exemption on condition that he performs Work of National Importance. He was offered a variety of farm work and worked on various farms in Cheshire till the ned of the war.

After the war in August 1919 Fredrick returned to football and to Stockport County; later moving to to Manchester City, helping them to 1st Division runners-up spot in 1920/21. He died in Huddersfield on 4 February 1954.