- George Farrow
Football player infobox2
playername = George Farrow
fullname = George Henry Farrow
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1913|10|4
cityofbirth = Whitburn
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath = 1980 (date unknown)
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countryofdeath =
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currentclub =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1931-1932
1932-1933
1933-1936
1936-1948
1948
clubs = Stockport County
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Bournemouth
Blackpool
Sheffield United
Career
caps(goals) = 006 0(0)
011 0(0)
107 (12)
148 (15)
001 0(0)
273 (27)
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nationalcaps(goals) =George Henry Farrow (
4 October 1913 — 1980) was an English professional footballer.In the years before, during and after
World War II , Blackpool was one of the most powerful teams in England, and the famous trio of George Farrow, Eric Hayward and Harry Johnston became legendary.Born in
Whitburn, South Tyneside , Farrow moved north from Bournemouth in 1936 and made his debut for the Seasiders in September of that year in win over West Ham United. Initially an inside-left, he soon moved to wing-half, where his tackling was of more use. In his first season with Blackpool, he helped them gain promotion toDivision One , and for the following twelve he contributed to making the side the strongestBloomfield Road has ever seen.His main assets were accurate long-range passes, strong tackling, and a fierce strike of the ball. He was also one of the earliest exponents of the long throw-in.
Farrow was transferred to Sheffield United in the new year of 1948, and was unfortunate to miss out on Blackpool's
FA Cup run, which saw them reach that year's final, only to lose out to Manchester United at Wembley.He finished his career with Bacup Borough and Whitburn St. Mary's.
Farrow died in 1980, and was survived by his wife and two children — a daughter, Julie, and a son, Tony. [ [http://www.blackpooltoday.co.uk/mk4_forum/thread.aspx?thread=24602 BlackpoolToday.co.uk] ]
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*cite book | first=Roy | last=Calley| coauthors= | title=Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992 | publisher=Breedon Books Sport | location= | year=1992 | editor= | id=ISBN 1-873626-07-X
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