Brian Farmer

Infobox Football biography
playername = Brian Farmer


fullname = Frederick Brian Webb Farmer
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1933|7|29|df=y
cityofbirth = Wordsley
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Right-back
youthyears = 1949–1950
1950–1954
youthclubs = Stourbridge
Birmingham City
years = 1954–1962 1962–1965
clubs = Birmingham City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
caps(goals) = 118 (0)
132 (0)

Frederick Brian Webb Farmer (born 29 July 1933), known as Brian Farmer, is a former English professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Born in Wordsley, Staffordshire, Farmer joined Birmingham City in 1950 as an amateur when he was 17. He turned professional in 1954 and made his first-team debut in 1956,cite book
author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |pages=p. 86 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9] but was used only as cover when Jeff Hall or Ken Green were injured or on international duty. [Matthews, "Complete Record", pp. 192–94.] He became a first-team regular following Hall's death in 1959, but lost his place to new signing Stan Lynn some two-and-a-half years later. He left the club in January 1962 having made 145 appearances in all competitions, of which 118 were in the First Division.cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player3/brianfarmer.htm |title=Brian Farmer |work= Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=2008-05-13] He also played 17 games in European competition, appearing in the 1960 and 1961 finals of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. [Matthews, "Complete Record", pp. 241–42.] He went on to play 132 league games for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, including playing many games as team captain.Fact|date=May 2008 He later worked as a scout [cite book
title=The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club 1875~2000 |author=Matthews, Tony |year=2000 |month=October |publisher=Britespot |location=Cradley Heath |pages=p. 77 |isbn=978-0-9539288-0-4] for Aston Villa and AFC Bournemouth.Fact|date=May 2008

References

Persondata
NAME = Farmer, Brian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Farmer, Frederick Brian Webb
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1933-07-29
PLACE OF BIRTH = Wordsley, Staffordshire, England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =