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Fred Farrar

Fred Farrar
Personal information
Full name Fred Farrar
Nickname The Farsley Flyer
Born circa-1883
Farsley, Leeds
Playing information
Height 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
Weight 10 st 10 lb (68 kg)
Position Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Bramley 10
≤1908–12/13 Hunslet 193 120 91 542
1912/13–≥12/13 Keighley
≥1914 Hunslet (guest)
Total 203 120 91 0 542
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Yorkshire
1910 Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Fred 'The Farsley Flyer' Farrar (born circa-1883/85 — death unknown) born in Farsley, Leeds, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s, and 1910s, playing at representative level played for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and Yorkshire, and at club level for Bramley, Hunslet (twice), and Keighley, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.

Fred Farrar was selected for Great Britain while at Hunslet for the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Fred Farrar was a non-playing substitute for England against New Zealand, and had been previously complimented on his length-of-the field try for Hunslet against Leeds at Headingley Rugby Stadium by Hercules Richard "Bumper" Wright who was watching his first British rugby league match.

Fred Farrar won caps for Yorkshire against New Zealand, and Australia.


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