Fred Farrington

Fred Farrington
Personal information
Full name	Fred Farrington
Date of birth	1867
Place of birth	Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Date of death	1924 (aged 56–57)
Position(s)	Half-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1888–1894	Burslem Port Vale
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fred Farrington (1867 – 1924) was an English footballer who played at half-back for Burslem Port Vale between 1888 and 1894. He served as club captain in the 1892–93 season.

Career

Farrington probably joined Burslem Port Vale in the autumn of 1888.^[1] He took four years to establish himself in the first-team but was a regular in the first-team from March 1892, and played in the 1892 Staffordshire Charity Cup victory.^[1] He was appointed as club captain for the 1892–93 season, as the club became founder members of the Football League Second Division.^[1] He scored two goals in a 4–1 win over Crewe Alexandra at the Athletic Ground on 24 September.^[1] He also claimed goals against Burton Swifts and Darwen to finish the campaign with four goals in 18 league games.^[1] He featured just five times in the 1893–94 season and retired due to ill health in April 1894.^[1]

Career statistics

Source:^[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1888–89	Combination	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1889–90	–	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1
	1890–91	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1891–92	–	7	0	0	0	8	1	15	1
	1892–93	Second Division	18	4	1	0	1	0	20	4
	1893–94	Second Division	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		30	4	2	0	11	2	43	6

Honours

Port Vale

Staffordshire Charity Cup: 1892

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 99. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ Fred Farrington at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[kent-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 99. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

[2] Fred Farrington at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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Fred Farrington

Career

Career statistics

Honours

References

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