Tommy Farrell (footballer, born 1887)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Farrell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | Earlestown, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1916 (aged 28–29)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Somme, France[2] | ||
| Playing position | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904 | Woolwich Arsenal | ||
| 1905–1907 | Manchester City | 3 | (0) |
| 1907–1909 | Airdrieonians | 14 | (1) |
| 1909 | Eccles Borough | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Thomas "Tommy" Farrell (1887 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional football inside left who played in the Football League for Manchester City.[1] He also played in the Scottish Football League for Airdrieonians.[3]
Personal life
Farrell enlisted as a private in the Lancashire Fusiliers soon after the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.[3] He was posted to the 1st Battalion serving at Gallipoli in July 1915 and was evacuated in January 1916.[3] Now a corporal, Farrell died in the Fusiliers' attack on the Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt on the first day of the Somme.[3] He was buried in Auchonvillers Military Cemetery.[2]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 95. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
- 1 2 3 4 "Tom Farrell - Manchester City and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
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