Mick Farmer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Chester Farmer | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Position(s) | 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) |
| 1966–196? | Skegness Town | ||
| – | Arnold | ||
| – | Skegness Town | ||
| 1970–1974 | Grantham Town | ||
| 1973–1974 | → Oadby Town (loan) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael Chester Farmer (born 22 November 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Lincoln City.[1] He played as a wing half.
Career
[edit]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",[2] 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.[3] This proved to be his only first-team appearance for the club, and in the 1965 close season he joined Lincoln City.[2] Farmer spent only one season with Lincoln, playing 22 games, all in the Fourth Division,[4] before moving into non-league football with Skegness Town and Arnold.[2]
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.[5][6]
After leaving professional football he worked in finance.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mick Farmer". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Mick Farmer". Grantham Town FC Stats. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011.
- ^ "Grantham". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
External links
[edit]- Lincoln City details and photo at the Lincoln City FC Archive
- 1944 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Leicester
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Skegness Town A.F.C. players
- Arnold F.C. players
- Grantham Town F.C. players
- GNG Oadby Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Midland Football League players
- Southern Football League players