George Farrow
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | George Henry Farrow | |
| Date of birth | October 4, 1913 | |
| Place of birth | Whitburn, England | |
| Date of death | 1980 (date unknown) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1931-1932 1932-1933 1933-1936 1936-1948 1948 |
Stockport County Wolverhampton Wanderers Bournemouth Blackpool Sheffield United Career |
6 (0) 11 (0) 107 (12) 148 (15) 1 (0) 273 (27) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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George Henry Farrow (4 October 1913 — 1980) was an English professional footballer.
In the years before, during and after World War II, Blackpool was one of the most powerful teams in England, and the famous trio of George Farrow, Eric Hayward and Harry Johnston became legendary.
Born in Whitburn, South Tyneside, Farrow moved north from Bournemouth in 1936 and made his debut for the Seasiders in September of that year in win over West Ham United. Initially an inside-left, he soon moved to wing-half, where his tackling was of more use. In his first season with Blackpool, he helped them gain promotion to Division One, and for the following twelve he contributed to making the side the strongest Bloomfield Road has ever seen.
His main assets were accurate long-range passes, strong tackling, and a fierce strike of the ball. He was also one of the earliest exponents of the long throw-in.
Farrow was transferred to Sheffield United in the new year of 1948, and was unfortunate to miss out on Blackpool's FA Cup run, which saw them reach that year's final, only to lose out to Manchester United at Wembley.
He finished his career with Bacup Borough and Whitburn St. Mary's.
Farrow died in 1980, and was survived by his wife and two children — a daughter, Julie, and a son, Tony.[1]
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[edit] References
- Calley, Roy (1992). Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 1-873626-07-X.
