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Alec Farmer
Personal information
Full name Alexander Farmer[1]
Date of birth 9 October 1908
Place of birth Lochgelly, Scotland
Date of death 1986 (aged 77–78)[1]
Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2]
Position(s) Half back, inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kettering Town
1930–1931 Nottingham Forest 16 (0)
1931 Leicester City 0 (0)
Yeovil & Petters United
1933–1939 Queens Park Rangers 79 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Farmer (9 October 1908 – 1986) was a Scottish professional footballer, best remembered for his time as a half back and inside forward in the Football League with Queens Park Rangers and Nottingham Forest.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 1930–31[3] Second Division 15 0 0 0 — 15 0
1931–32[3] 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 16 0 0 0 — 16 0
Queens Park Rangers 1933–34[4] Third Division South 12 0 — — 12 0
1934–35[5] 26 7 1 0 4[a] 0 31 7
1935–36[6] 9 3 0 0 1[a] 0 10 3
1936–37[7] 25 0 2 0 0 0 27 0
1937–38[8] 7 0 0 0 1[a] 0 8 0
1938–39[9] 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0
Total 79 10 3 0 7 0 89 10
Career total 95 10 3 0 7 0 105 10
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Third Division South Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 95. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Queen's Park Rangers. Relying on old team". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xii – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Alec Farmer". The City Ground. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1933–34". QPRnet. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1934–35". QPRnet. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1935–36". QPRnet. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1936–37". QPRnet. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1937–38". QPRnet. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1938–39". QPRnet. Retrieved 29 December 2018.


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