 A right winger or midfielder, Fielding began his career at Lancashire Combination First Division club Wigan Athletic, scoring a goal every other game during the 1959–60 season and earning a £300 move to Football League Fourth Division club Southport in March 1961.He broke into the team on a regular basis during the 1961–62 season, scoring 12 goals in 45 games.He went even better the 1962–63 season, bagging 11 goals in 32 games before departing the club in March 1963.