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English footballer
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Peterborough, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, East of England
Age
99 years
The details (from wikipedia)
Biography
Desmond Albert "Des" Farrow (born 11 February 1926) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers and Stoke City.
Career
Farrow was born in Peterborough and began his career with Leicester City before joining Queens Park Rangers during World War II. He played nine matches in the FA Cup in 1945–46 and began a regular in Dave Mangnall's QPR side in the Second Division in 1948–49. Rangers were relegated in 1951–52 and Farrow joined First Division Stoke City in October 1952. However, he struggled to establish himself at the Victoria Ground and left for Peterborough United after making just nine appearances.
Career statistics
- Sourced from Des Farrow profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1945–46 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1946–47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1947–48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1948–49 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 1949–50 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 1950–51 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 6 | |
| 1951–52 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| 1951–52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 118 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 130 | 7 | |
| Stoke City | 1952–53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1953–54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 126 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 138 | 7 | |
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Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable British Athletes
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable British Athletes
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable English Football players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable British Football players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable British Football players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable English Association football players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable British Association football players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable British Association football players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
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