David Farrell (footballer, born 1971)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David William Farrell | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Stamford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Redditch United | ? | (?) |
| 1992–1995 | Aston Villa | 6 | (0) |
| 1993 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Wycombe Wanderers | 60 | (6) |
| 1997–2006 | Peterborough United | 337 | (42) |
| 2006–2007 | Boston United | 40 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Burton Albion | 21 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Boston United | ||
| 2009– | Stamford | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:10, 24 October 2008 (UTC). | |||
David William Farrell (born 11 November 1971) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Stamford. Farrell made over 400 appearances in the Football League for Wycombe Wanderers, Peterborough United and Boston United between 1995 and 2007.
Career
Farrell began his career at non-league club Redditch United in 1991 before joining Aston Villa in 1992 for a fee of £45,000.[1] He made eight league and cup appearances for Aston Villa in three seasons and then joined Wycombe Wanderers for a fee of £100,000, where he made over 70 appearances in all competitions in two seasons.[1] He moved on to Peterborough United in June 1997, where he spent nine seasons, making almost 400 appearances and scored 52 goals, and became a London Road legend.[1] He was not offered a new contract at the end of the 2005–06 season, due to the manager wanting someone younger, and left the club,[2] joining Boston United in June 2006,[3] where he made 43 appearances during the 2006–07 season as Boston were ultimately relegated from the Football League in May 2007.[4]
After one season at Boston, Farrell joined Conference National side Burton Albion in July 2007.[5] He was released by Burton after his one-year contract expired at the end of the 2007–08 season[6] and re-joined Boston United, now in the Northern Premier League Premier Division, in June 2008.[4]
Farrell will be making a rare appearance on the 18th October 2015 when he plays for the Posh Legends. The Posh Legends will be taking on the infamous Thomas Cook in a charity match for a very worthy cause. Thomas Cook have their very own football legend, James Fletcher, who played for Boston United in his hay day.
Career statistics
This table is incomplete.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 1992–93[7][8] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 1993–94[9] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1994–95[10] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1995–96[11] | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Scunthorpe United (loan) | 1992–93[8] | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1995–96[11] | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 7 |
| 1996–97 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Peterborough United | 1997–98[12] | 42 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 8 |
| 1998–99[12] | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| 1999–00[12] | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 6 | |
| 2000–01[12] | 44 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 9 | |
| 2001–02[12][B] | 38 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 8 | |
| 2002–03[12] | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| 2003–04[12] | 44 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 6 | |
| 2004–05[12] | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 2005–06[13] | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
| Total | 337 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 388 | 52 | |
| Boston United | 2006–07 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 |
| Burton Albion | 2007–08 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 |
| Career totals | 468 | 52 | 27 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 538 | 62 | |
Notes
- A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy unless stated. In 1999/00 the data relates to the Football League play-offs.
- B. ^ The season summary source wrongly lists Farrell as scoring two goals in 'Other competitions'. This is proved to be incorrect by analysis of Peterborough's games/scorers for that season
References
- 1 2 3 "David Farrell". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
- ↑ "Veteran Farrell exits London Road". BBC Sport. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
- ↑ "Boston complete double signing". BBC Sport. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
- 1 2 "Taylor goes on shopping spree". Non League Daily. 6 July 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
- ↑ "Burton boss captures Boston pair". BBC Sport. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
- ↑ "Brewers sign Banim as trio leave". BBC Sport. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
- ↑ "Games played by David Farrell in 1992/1993". Soccerbase. Centurycomm Ltd. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- 1 2 Rollin (ed), Jack (1993). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1993–94. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7895-4.
- ↑ Rollin (ed), Jack (1994). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1994–95. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7857-1.
- ↑ Rollin (ed), Jack (1995). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1995–96. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7823-7.
- 1 2 Rollin (ed), Glenda (1996). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1996–97. Headline. ISBN 0-7472-7781-8.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Soccerbase – Peterborough player stats by season
- ↑ "Peterborough: Squad Stats". Soccerbase. Century Comm. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
External links
- David Farrell career statistics at Soccerbase
- Profile at UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database