Peter Farrell (Irish footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Peter Desmond Farrell | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 16 March 1999 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Right-Half / Inside-Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 193x–1939 | Cabinteely Schoolboys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1946 | Shamrock Rovers | ? | (7) |
| 1946–1957 | Everton | 421 | (14) |
| 1957–1960 | Tranmere Rovers | 114 | (1) |
| 1961 | Sligo Rovers | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1946–1957 | Ireland (FAI) | 28 | (3) |
| 1946–1949 | Ireland (IFA) | 7 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1957–1960 | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| 1961 | Sligo Rovers | ||
| 1961–1962 | Holyhead Town | ||
| 1963–1964 | Drogheda United | ||
| 1964–1967 | TEK United | ||
| 1967–1968 | St. Patrick's Athletic | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Peter Desmond Farrell (16 August 1922 – 16 March 1999) was an Irish footballer who played as a right-half for, among others, Shamrock Rovers, Everton and Tranmere Rovers. As an international, Farrell also played for both Ireland teams – the FAI XI and the IFA XI. In 1949 he was a member of the FAI XI that defeated England 2–0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. Farrell's playing career followed a similar path to that of Tommy Eglington. As well as teaming up at international level, they also played together at three clubs.
Farrell was born and raised in the Convent Road area of Dalkey and was educated at Harold Boy's National School and the Christian Brothers in Dún Laoghaire, which he won a scholarship to. He was playing football with Cabinteely Schoolboys when spotted by a Shamrock Rovers scout and subsequently joined Rovers on his 17th birthday in August 1939. Among his early team-mates was the veteran Jimmy Dunne. With a team that also included Jimmy Kelly, Tommy Eglington, Jimmy McAlinden and Paddy Coad, Farrell later helped Rovers reach three successive FAI Cup finals. They won the competition in 1944 and 1945 and finished as runners up in 1946.
In July 1946, together with Tommy Eglington, Farrell signed for Everton. In eleven seasons with the club he played 421 league games and scored 14 goals. He also played a further 31 games in the FA Cup and scored a further 4 goals. In 1951 he was appointed Everton captain and during the 1953–54 season he led them to the runners up place in the Second Division, thus gaining promotion to the First Division. During his time with the club his team mates, apart from Eglington, also included Alex Stevenson, Peter Corr, Harry Catterick, Wally Fielding, Tommy E. Jones, Brian Labone and Dave Hickson. He was never sent off during his spell at Goodison Park.
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