Albert Farrow

Albert Ernest Farrow (1886 – 28 September 1916) was an English professional football left half who played in the Football League for Gainsborough Trinity.[1][4]

Albert Farrow

Personal information
Full name	Albert Ernest Farrow[1]
Date of birth	1886
Place of birth	Gainsborough, England
Date of death	28 September 1916 (aged 29)[2]
Place of death	Gainsborough, England[3]
Playing position(s)	Left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1905–1906	Gainsborough WMC & Institute
1906–1908	Gainsborough Trinity	35	(1)
1908–1909	Watford	9	(0)
1909–1912	Worksop Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Farrow served as a private in the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, the Green Howards and the South Staffordshire Regiment during the First World War.[5] He was diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1916 and was discharged from the army in August that year.[3] Farrow died of the disease the following month and was buried in Gainsborough General Cemetery.[2][3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Watford	1908–09[3]	Southern League First Division	9	0	0	0	9	0
Career total			9	0	0	0	9	0

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 96. ISBN 190589161X.
2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
3. "Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016 – Players – Ellington to Folivi" (PDF). Retrieved 18 November 2018.
4. "Farrow Albert Image 1 Watford 1908". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
5. "Albert Ernest Farrow | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 7 January 2016.