Alf Farman

Alf Farman
Personal information
Date of birth April 1869
Place of birth Kings Norton, Birmingham, England
Date of death November 1926
Position(s) Outside right, Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Birmingham Excelsior
000?–1888 Aston Villa
1888–1889 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
1889–1895 Newton Heath 51 (18)
Total 51 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfred H. Farman (April 1869 – November 1926[1].) was an English footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Born in Kings Norton, Birmingham, he played for Birmingham Excelsior, Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers before joining Newton Heath in early 1889. He played in three friendlies before the end of the 1888–89 season, scoring a goal in each of them. He was in the Heathens' team that first joined the Football Alliance in the 1889–90 season, and finally made his competitive debut on 9 November 1889 in a 3–0 home win over Long Eaton Rangers, in which he scored a goal. At Newton Heath, which was later renamed Manchester United, he scored 53 goals in 121 appearances, before leaving in June 1895.

He played for them in their two seasons in the First Division and for one season after they were relegated to the Second Division. He scored a hat-trick in Newton Heath's first game at their new ground at Bank Street against Burnley on 2 September 1893,[2] and also scored the first penalty in English football history during a friendly between Newton Heath and Blackpool on 5 September 1891.[3]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newton Heath[4]
1889–90 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
1890–91 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
1891–92 0 0 3 4 0 0 3 4
1892–93 28 10 1 0 2 4 31 14
1893–94 18 8 1 1 1 0 20 9
1894–95 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 51 18 7 6 3 4 61 28

References

  1. ^ "Alf Farman Profile". mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. ^ Deutsch, Andre (2001). The Official Manchester United Illustrated Encyclopedia. London: Manchester United Books. p. 83. ISBN 0-233-99964-7.
  3. ^ Boujaoude, Charbel (2010). The Story of the Green & Gold: Newton Heath 1878–1902. Manchester: Empire Publications. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-901-74657-0.
  4. ^ "Alf Farman". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Andrew Endlar. Retrieved 28 February 2016.


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