Fred Farrar

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Fred Farrar
Personal information
Full name Fred Farrar
Nickname The Farsley Flyer
Born circa-1883
Farsley, Leeds
Playing information
Height 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Weight 10 st 10 lb (68.0 kg; 150.0 lb)
Position Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Bramley 10
≤1908–12/13 Hunslet 193 120 91 542
1912/13–≥12/13 Keighley
≥1914 Hunslet (guest)
Total 203 120 91 0 542
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Yorkshire
1910 Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Fred 'The Farsley Flyer' Farrar (born circa-1883/85 — death unknown) born in Farsley, Leeds, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s, and '10s, playing at representative level played for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and Yorkshire, and at club level for Bramley, Hunslet (twice), and Keighley, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.[1]

Playing career

International honours

Fred Farrar was selected for Great Britain while at Hunslet for the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.[2]

Fred Farrar was a non-playing substitute for England against New Zealand, and had been previously complimented on his length-of-the field try for Hunslet against Leeds at Headingley Stadium by Hercules Richard "Bumper" Wright who was watching his first British rugby league match.[3]

County honours

Fred Farrar won caps for Yorkshire against New Zealand, and Australia.[3]

All Four Cups

Fred Farrar was a member of Hunslet's 1907–08 All Four Cups winning team.[4]

Genealogical information

Fred Farrar's marriage to Eliza Stead was registered during July→September 1906 in North Bierley (Bradford) district.[5] They had children; Frank S. Farrar (birth registered during October→December 1911 in Wharfedale district), and Doris M. Farrar (birth registered during October→December 1914 in Wharfedale district).

References

  1. ↑ "Wilfred Pickles Off The Record For Charity". catholicherald.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Papers Past — Evening Post — 14 May 1910 — Football". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tom Mather (2010). "Best in the Northern Union". Pages 128-142. ISBN 978-1-903659-51-9
  4. ↑ "Hunslet remembered - Leisure and sport". hunslet.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Marriage details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 

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