Les Farnen

Les Farnen
Personal information
Full nameAustin Leslie Farnen
Date of birth17 September 1919
Place of birthSt Helens, England
Date of deathJanuary 1985 (aged 65)
Place of deathHarrow, England
Playing positionCentre half
Youth career
Kingsbury Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1946–1949Watford77(0)
1949Bradford City8(0)
1949-1950Gloucester City25(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Austin Leslie Farnen (better known as Les Farnen, 17 September 1919 – January 1985) was an English professional footballer. After serving in the military during the Second World War, Farnen joined Football League Third Division South side Watford in April 1946. He played at centre half for every competitive fixture of the 1946–47 season, but then made 27 appearances in his second season, and was released after only eight appearances for Watford in 1948–49.[1][2] Farnen went on to join Bradford City, making eight further appearances in the Football League.[3] He then joined Gloucester City in the Southern Football League making 25 appearances.[4]

He died in Harrow in January 1985, aged 65.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 83. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
  2. Jones, Trefor (1998). Watford Season by Season. T.G. Jones. pp. 102–107. ISBN 0-9527458-1-X.
  3. Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 382. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
  4. Clark, Timothy R.D.; Kujawa, Rob (2009). The Complete Record of Gloucester City AFC 1883–2009. Gloucester: Tiger Timbo Publications. ISBN 978-0-9557425-1-4.