Mick Farmer

Mick Farmer

Personal information
Full name	Michael Chester Farmer
Date of birth	22 November 1944 (1944-11-22) (age 66)
Place of birth	Leicester, England
Playing position	Wing half
Youth career
1961–1962	Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1962–1965	Birmingham City	1	(1)
1965–1966	Lincoln City	22	(0)
1966–196x	Skegness Town	?	(?)
–	Arnold F.C.	?	(?)
–	Skegness Town	?	(?)
1970–1974	Grantham Town	?	(?)
1973–1974	→ Oadby Town (loan)	?	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Michael Chester "Mick" Farmer (born 22 November 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City^[1] and Lincoln City.^[2] He played as a wing half.

Career

Farmer was born in Leicester. He began his football career as an apprentice with Birmingham City in 1961, and turned professional the following year. Described as a "tall, well-built midfielder with a powerful shot",^[3] Farmer scored on his debut in the First Division on 1 February 1964, deputising for Malcolm Beard in a 3–2 defeat at Ipswich Town.^[4] This proved to be his only first-team appearance for the club, and in the 1965 close season he joined Lincoln City.^[3] Farmer spent only one season with Lincoln, playing 22 games, all in the Fourth Division,^[5] before moving into non-league football with Skegness Town and Arnold Town.^[3]

Prior to the 1970–71 season he signed for Grantham, then playing in the Midland League. By the time his Grantham career ended some four-and-a-half years and 143 games later, he had won two Midland League titles, a Southern League Division One North title and contributed to the club's Southern League runners-up spot in 1974, though in 1973–74 season he spent time on loan at Oadby Town and took no part in Grantham's run to the Third Round of the FA Cup.^[6][7]

After leaving professional football he worked in finance.^[6]

References

1. ^ "Birmingham City : 1947/48–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/birmingham/birmingham.htm. Retrieved 21 May 2009. 
2. ^ "Lincoln City : 1946/47–1986/87 & 1988/89–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/lincoln/lincoln.htm. Retrieved 21 May 2009. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
4. ^ Matthews, p. 199.
5. ^ "Mick Farmer". Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C.. http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=farm01. Retrieved 21 May 2009. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Mick Farmer". Grantham Town FC Stats. http://englandprogrammes.com/gtfcstats2007/index.php?file=player&id=512. Retrieved 21 May 2009. 
7. ^ "Grantham". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. http://www.fchd.info/GRANTHAM.HTM. Retrieved 21 May 2009. 

External links

• Lincoln City details and photo at the Lincoln City FC Archive
• Profile at Grantham Town FC Stats

Persondata
Name	Farmer, Mick
Alternative names
Short description	Professional footballer
Date of birth	22 November 1944
Place of birth	Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Date of death
Place of death