Jacob Fairbank (born 4 March 1990) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays and for Halifax in the Championship.
Fairbank was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
He is the nephew of Bradford Northern legend Karl Fairbank.
Fairbank signed for Huddersfield, and progressed through the youth system, finally making his début in Round 23 of the 2011 season against Hull Kingston Rovers. Since then he made a number of appearances for the first team. He also spent time on loan at Oldham RLFC.
In 2013, he was offered the chance to go to another Super League side on loan, Bradford Bulls. Fairbank signed a one-month deal at Bradford after they suffered an injury crisis in their pack. Fairbank featured in Round 15 (Salford) to Round 16 (Huddersfield). He was injured for Round 17-18.
On 1 May 2014, Fairbank signed for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats on a one-month loan deal.
In 2015, Fairbank signed a contract to join Halifax.