Roy Eric Farnsworth (1892-1957) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s.
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| Full name | Roy Eric Farnsworth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1892 Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 June 1957 (aged 65) Concord, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
Youngest brother of the famous rugby league footballers: Bill Farnsworth and Viv Farnsworth, Roy Farnsworth was also a noted Half-back with Newtown. Roy enlisted in the Australian Army in World War I in 1915,[2] and although he survived the war he did not play for Newtown again.
In 1919 he turned out for Western Suburbs for a few games, before retiring from the NSWRFL.[3][4]
Death edit
Farnsworth died on 19 June 1957 at Concord, New South Wales.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Roy Farnsworth - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ AIF Project: World War One Nominal Roll "Roy Eric Farnsworth" https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=94644
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571
- ^ "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald 22 JUN 1957 DEATH NOTICE
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