Brian Farmer

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Brian Farmer
Personal information
Full name Frederick Brian Webb Farmer
Date of birth 29 July 1933
Place of birth    Wordsley, England
Playing position Right-back
Youth clubs
1949–1950
1950–1954		 Stourbridge
Birmingham City
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1954–1962
1962–1965		 Birmingham City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic		 118 (0)
132 (0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Frederick Brian Webb Farmer (born 29 July 1933), known as Brian Farmer, is a former English professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Born in Wordsley, Staffordshire, Farmer joined Birmingham City in 1950 as an amateur when he was 17. He turned professional in 1954 and made his first-team debut in 1956,[1] but was used only as cover when Jeff Hall or Ken Green were injured or on international duty.[2] He became a first-team regular following Hall's death in 1959, but lost his place to new signing Stan Lynn some two-and-a-half years later. He left the club in January 1962 having made 145 appearances in all competitions,[1] of which 118 were in the First Division.[3] He also played 17 games in European competition, appearing in the 1960 and 1961 finals of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[4] He went on to play 132 league games for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic,[3] including playing many games as team captain.[citation needed] He later worked as a scout[5] for Aston Villa and AFC Bournemouth.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, p. 86. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
  2. ^ Matthews, Complete Record, pp. 192–94.
  3. ^ a b Brian Farmer. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
  4. ^ Matthews, Complete Record, pp. 241–42.
  5. ^ Matthews, Tony (October 2000). The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club 1875~2000. Cradley Heath: Britespot, p. 77. ISBN 978-0-9539288-0-4. 


Persondata
NAME Farmer, Brian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Farmer, Frederick Brian Webb
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1933-07-29
PLACE OF BIRTH Wordsley, Staffordshire, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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