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]

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]
Position(s) 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 edit

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 edit

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 edit

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 96. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Players – Ellington to Folivi" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. p. 23. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Farrow Albert Watford 1908". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Albert Ernest Farrow | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 7 January 2016.