Albert Farrow

Albert Farrow
Personal information
Full name Albert Ernest Farrow[1]
Date of birth 1886
Place of birth Gainsborough, England
Date of death 28 September 1916 (aged 29)[2]
Place of death Gainsborough, England[3]
Playing position Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Gainsborough WMC & Institute
1906–1908 Gainsborough Trinity 35 (1)
1908–1909 Watford 9 (0)
Worksop Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Albert Ernest Farrow (1886 – 28 September 1916) was an English professional football left half who played in the Football League for Gainsborough Trinity.[1]

Personal life

Farrow served as a private in the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, the Green Howards and the South Staffordshire Regiment during the First World War.[4] He was diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1916 and was discharged from the army in August that year.[3] Farrow died of the disease the following month and was buried in Gainsborough General Cemetery.[2][3]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 1908–09[3] Southern League First Division 9 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 9 0 0 0 9 0

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 96. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 "CWGC – Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016 – Players – Ellington to Folivi" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Albert Ernest Farrow | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 7 January 2016.


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