Dan Fawcus
{{short description|English footballer and administrator}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
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| name = Dan Fawcus
| image = Genoa Cricket and Football Club (ca. 1899–1900).jpg
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| birth_date = 1858
| birth_place = North Shields, England
| death_date = {{death year and age|1925|1858}}
| death_place = Blonay, Switzerland
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| years1 = 1898–1900
| clubs1 = Genoa
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Daniel G. Fawcus (1858 – 1925) was an English professional football player and administrator active throughout Europe.
Career
Fawcus was a player of Italian club Genoa between 1898 and 1900,{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/eng-players-in-it.html |title=English Players in Italy |accessdate=14 November 2010 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921040533/http://www.rsssf.com/players/eng-players-in-it.html |archivedate=21 September 2007 |website=RSSSF |df=dmy }} after being one of the original founders of the club in 1893.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/genoa.html|title=Genoa Cricket & Football Club - Short Historical Overview 1893-1960|website=RSSSF|accessdate=14 November 2010}} By 1901 Fawcus had become Genoa's president, and started a three-yearly competition called the Fawcus Cup.