Tommy Farrell (footballer, born 1887)

Tommy Farrell
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Thomas 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 was married with three children.[4] He enlisted as a private in the Lancashire Fusiliers soon after the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.[3] Farrell 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]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 1906–07[5] Football League First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 3 0

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 95. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 "CWGC – Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Tom Farrell – Manchester City and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Footballer victim of the gigantic Hawthorn Ridge mine". Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tommy Farrell – MCFC Players – Manchester City, Man City History – Bluemoon-MCFC". bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2017.


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