Albert Farrow
English footballer
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Albert Ernest Farrow (1886 – 28 September 1916) was an English professional footballer who played as a left half in the Football League for Gainsborough Trinity.[1][4]
Full name
Albert Ernest Farrow[1]
Date of birth
1886
Place of birth
Gainsborough, England
Date of death
28 September 1916 (aged 29)[2]
| 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] | ||
| Position | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1906 | Gainsborough WMC & Institute | ||
| 1906–1908 | Gainsborough Trinity | 35 | (1) |
| 1908–1909 | Watford | 9 | (0) |
| 1909–1912 | Worksop Town | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Farrow served as a private in the Lincolnshire Regiment, the Green Howards and the South Staffordshire Regiment during the First World War.[5] 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 | ||
