Thomas Farnall

Thomas Farnall

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Farnall[1]
Date of birth	1874
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Date of death	1927 (aged 52–53)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Playing position	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Eastville Rovers
1893–1897	Small Heath	26	(1)
1897–1899	Bristol Eastville Rovers
1899–1900	Small Heath	19	(1)
1900–1901	Watford	21	(1)
1901–1902	Bristol Rovers	20	(9)
1902	Watford	9	(0)
1903–1905	Bradford City	25	(1)
1905–1906	Walsall	0	(0)
1906–19??	Barrow
	Gloucester City[2]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Thomas Farnall (1874–1927), popularly known as Tot Farnall,^[3] was an English professional footballer who made 70 appearances in the Football League playing as a wing half for Small Heath and Bradford City.^[4] He played in Bradford City's first ever league game, in a 2–0 defeat at Grimsby Town, going on to play 25 games in the club's first season.^[5] He also played in the Southern League for Bristol Rovers and Watford.^[3]

Farnall was born and died in Birmingham.^[3]

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
2. Clark, Timothy R.D.; Kujawa, Rob (2009). The Complete Record of Gloucester City AFC 1883–2009. Gloucester: Tiger Timbo Publications. p. 497. ISBN 978-0-9557425-1-4.
3. "Players: F" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2012. Trefor Jones. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
4. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 87. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
5. Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. pp. 170–171. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.