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Mick Farmer Personal information Full name Michael Chester Farmer Date of birth 22 November 1944 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
- ^ "Birmingham City : 1947/48–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/birmingham/birmingham.htm. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Matthews, p. 199.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Mick Farmer". Grantham Town FC Stats. http://englandprogrammes.com/gtfcstats2007/index.php?file=player&id=512. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ^ "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
Categories:- 1944 births
- Living people
- People from Leicester
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Grantham Town F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- Arnold Town F.C. players
- Skegness Town A.F.C. players
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