Tom Farrage
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Oysten Farrage | ||
| Date of birth | 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Chopwell, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 September 1944 (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death | Netherlands | ||
| Playing position | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| – | Walker Celtic | ||
| 1937–1944 | Birmingham[A] | 10 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Thomas Oysten "Tom" Farrage (1917 – 23 September 1944) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.[1] He was killed in action during the Second World War.
Life and career
Farrage was born in Chopwell, near Rowlands Gill, then in County Durham,[2] to Robert and Isabella Farrage.[3] He began his football career with Walker Celtic in the North Eastern League, and joined First Division club Birmingham in November 1937. Described as a "promising young player with an eye for goal",[2] Farrage made his debut on 7 September 1938 in a 2–1 win at home to Leicester City, and kept his place for five of the next six games, in which he scored twice. He played once more that season,[4] and in the opening three games of the 1939–40 season which was abandoned because of the Second World War.[5]
He made guest appearances for Leeds United, Luton Town and Middlesbrough in the wartime leagues, though he did not play again for Birmingham.[6]
Farrage was a member of the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) (his last station was at Dover) until May 1943, when he commenced training with the Parachute Regiment.[7] He was killed in action on 23 September 1944, serving as a private in the 10th Battalion, Parachute Regiment during Operation Market Garden, and is commemorated on the Groesbeek Memorial.[3]
Notes
A. ^ Figures include three games and one goal from the abandoned 1939–40 season.[1][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 87. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Casualty details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Matthews, p. 181.
- ↑ Matthews, p. 236.
- ↑ Rollin, Jack (2005). Soccer at War: 1939–45. London: Headline. pp. 275–76, 349, 358, 368. ISBN 978-0-7553-1431-7.
- ↑ Hall, Colin (2010). Dropped In It. Kindle ebooks at Amazon.co.uk. ASIN B0047O2F0S.