Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fred Farrington [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1867 | ||
Place of birth | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England | ||
Date of death | 1924 (aged 56–57) | ||
Position(s) | Half-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1888–1894 | Burslem Port Vale | 30 | (4) |
Total | 30 | (4) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Fred Farrington (1867 – 1924) was an English footballer who played at half-back for Burslem Port Vale between 1888 and 1894. He served as club captain in the 1892–93 season.
Farrington probably joined Burslem Port Vale in the autumn of 1888. [1] He took four years to establish himself in the first-team but was a regular in the first-team from March 1892, and played in the 1892 Staffordshire Charity Cup victory. [1] He was appointed as club captain for the 1892–93 season, as the club became founder members of the Football League Second Division. [1] He scored two goals in a 4–1 win over Crewe Alexandra at the Athletic Ground on 24 September. [1] He also claimed goals against Burton Swifts and Darwen to finish the campaign with four goals in 18 league games. [1] He featured just five times in the 1893–94 season and retired due to ill health in April 1894. [1]
Source: [2]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Burslem Port Vale | 1888–89 | Combination | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1889–90 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
1890–91 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1891–92 | – | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
1892–93 | Second Division | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |
1893–94 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 43 | 6 |
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Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Fred Farrington [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1867 | ||
Place of birth | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England | ||
Date of death | 1924 (aged 56–57) | ||
Position(s) | Half-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1888–1894 | Burslem Port Vale | 30 | (4) |
Total | 30 | (4) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Fred Farrington (1867 – 1924) was an English footballer who played at half-back for Burslem Port Vale between 1888 and 1894. He served as club captain in the 1892–93 season.
Farrington probably joined Burslem Port Vale in the autumn of 1888. [1] He took four years to establish himself in the first-team but was a regular in the first-team from March 1892, and played in the 1892 Staffordshire Charity Cup victory. [1] He was appointed as club captain for the 1892–93 season, as the club became founder members of the Football League Second Division. [1] He scored two goals in a 4–1 win over Crewe Alexandra at the Athletic Ground on 24 September. [1] He also claimed goals against Burton Swifts and Darwen to finish the campaign with four goals in 18 league games. [1] He featured just five times in the 1893–94 season and retired due to ill health in April 1894. [1]
Source: [2]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Burslem Port Vale | 1888–89 | Combination | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1889–90 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
1890–91 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1891–92 | – | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
1892–93 | Second Division | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |
1893–94 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 43 | 6 |
Port Vale