Thomas Farnall

Thomas Farnall
Personal information
Full nameThomas Farnall[1]
Date of birth1874
Place of birthBirmingham, England
Date of death1927 (aged 5253)
Place of deathBirmingham, England
Playing positionWing half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Eastville Rovers
1893–1897Small Heath26(1)
1897–1899Bristol Eastville Rovers
1899–1900Small Heath19(1)
1900–1901Watford21(1)
1901–1902Bristol Rovers20(9)
1902Watford9(0)
1903–1905Bradford City25(1)
1905–1906Walsall0(0)
1906–19??Barrow
Gloucester City[2]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Thomas Farnall (1874–1927), popularly known as Tot Farnall,[3] was an English professional footballer who made 70 appearances in the Football League playing as a wing half for Small Heath and Bradford City.[4] He played in Bradford City's first ever league game, in a 2–0 defeat at Grimsby Town, going on to play 25 games in the club's first season.[5] He also played in the Southern League for Bristol Rovers and Watford.[3]

Farnall was born and died in Birmingham.[3]

References

  1. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. Clark, Timothy R.D.; Kujawa, Rob (2009). The Complete Record of Gloucester City AFC 1883–2009. Gloucester: Tiger Timbo Publications. p. 497. ISBN 978-0-9557425-1-4.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Players: F" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2012. Trefor Jones. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  4. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 87. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  5. Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. pp. 170–171. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.