Horrie Farmer (footballer born 1888)

Horrie Farmer
Personal information
Full nameHorrie Farmer
Date of birth6 October 1888
Date of death27 April 1934 (aged 45)
Place of deathWest Gippsland Hospital
Original teamSt Kilda State School
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1907-1908St Kilda3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1908 season.

Horrie Farmer (6 October 1888 - 27 April 1934) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Farmer came to St Kilda from the local state school and played with them for two seasons.[1] He made one appearance in the 1907 VFL season and another two in the 1908 VFL season.[2]

He spent the rest of his career at Prahran and Warragul.[3]

His brother, Roy Farmer, played for St Kilda as well and his son, also named Horrie, played in the VFL during the 1930s.

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. AFL Tables: Horrie Farmer
  3. The Argus,"Horrie Farmer's Death", 28 April 1934, p. 29