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John Farrington

Full name: John Robert Farrington
Birthdate: 19.06.1947
Birthplace: Lynemouth
Position: Winger
Joined from: Wolverhampton Wanderers
Signed by: Frank O'Farrell
Nationality: England
First game: Bristol City, 18.10.1969
Last game: Hull City, 31.10.1973
Games: 146 (141 starts + 5 subs)
Goals: 27
Unofficial Games 10 Goals: 2
Player Profile

The right-winger made his name with Wolves but didn't really cement his place in the starting line-up at Molineux. His performances were enough to impress Leicester boss Frank O'Farrell, however, who splashed out £30,000 for his services in October 1969, and he made his debut in the same month at home against Bristol City.

He settled with the Foxes like a duck to water, setting up a goal on his debut helping him along the way, and he was a key cog in City's 1971 Second Division Championship campaign.

He made 115 league starts in his four-year stint at the club and also chipped in with a decent return of 18 goals from out wide.

He followed O'Farrell to Cardiff City in November 1973 and helped the club avoid relegation to Division Three, as well as enjoy a Welsh Cup Final appearance, as well as a shot in European competition.

Spells with Northampton Town, AP Leamington and Bedworth United, amongst others, followed his short stint in the Welsh capital. His dad, Bob, was once a part-time scout for City and helped spot Trevor Christie.

Seasons League FA Cup League Cup Europe OtherTotal
Year Division Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
1969-70 Division Two (old)24 45 22 0- -- - 31 6
1970-71 Division Two (old)37 86 05 3- -- - 48 11
1971-72 Division One (old)16 23 21 0- -1 0 21 4
1972-73 Division One (old)38 42 21 0- -- - 41 6
1973-74 Division One (old)3 0- -2 0- -- - 5 0
Total 118 1816 611 3- -1 0 146 27

Appearances

DateResultOppositionCompetitionStartSubGoals
1 18.10.1969 2 - 0 Bristol City (H) Division Two (old)
2 25.10.1969 1 - 3 Blackburn Rovers (A) Division Two (old)
3 29.10.1969 0 - 0 West Bromwich Albion (H) League Cup 5
4 01.11.1969 2 - 1 Oxford United (H) Division Two (old)
5 05.11.1969 1 - 2 West Bromwich Albion (A) League Cup 5 rep
6 08.11.1969 1 - 1 Blackpool (A) Division Two (old) <
7 12.11.1969 3 - 2 Bolton Wanderers (A) Division Two (old)
8 15.11.1969 2 - 2 Charlton Athletic (H) Division Two (old) <
9 17.12.1969 2 - 2 Hull City (H) Division Two (old) <
10 20.12.1969 3 - 2 Portsmouth (A) Division Two (old) 1
11 26.12.1969 0 - 3 Norwich City (A) Division Two (old)
12 27.12.1969 1 - 1 Millwall (H) Division Two (old)
13 03.01.1970 1 - 0 Sunderland (H) FA Cup 3
14 17.01.1970 0 - 2 Swindon Town (H) Division Two (old)
15 24.01.1970 1 - 1 Southampton (A) FA Cup 4 1
16 28.01.1970 4 - 2 Southampton (H) FA Cup 4 rep 1
17 31.01.1970 1 - 2 Watford (A) Division Two (old)
18 07.02.1970 0 - 0 Liverpool (A) FA Cup 5
19 11.02.1970 0 - 2 Liverpool (H) FA Cup 5 rep
20 14.02.1970 1 - 0 Birmingham City (A) Division Two (old) 1
21 25.02.1970 3 - 0 Preston North End (H) Division Two (old) 1
22 28.02.1970 0 - 0 Bristol City (A) Division Two (old)
23 10.03.1970 1 - 1 Huddersfield Town (A) Division Two (old)
24 14.03.1970 1 - 4 Hull City (A) Division Two (old)
25 17.03.1970 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers (H) Division Two (old) 1
26 21.03.1970 2 - 1 Sheffield United (H) Division Two (old)
27 27.03.1970 1 - 0 Oxford United (A) Division Two (old)
28 28.03.1970 5 - 0 Charlton Athletic (A) Division Two (old) <
29 31.03.1970 0 - 0 Blackpool (H) Division Two (old)
30 04.04.1970 1 - 0 Aston Villa (H) Division Two (old)
31 14.04.1970 2 - 2 Carlisle United (A) Division Two (old)
32 15.08.1970 0 - 1 Cardiff City (H) Division Two (old)
33 22.08.1970 3 - 1 Queens Park Rangers (A) Division Two (old) 1
34 29.08.1970 2 - 2 Carlisle United (H) Division Two (old)
35 02.09.1970 4 - 0 Bristol City (H) Division Two (old) 1
36 05.09.1970 0 - 1 Oxford United (A) Division Two (old)
37 09.09.1970 3 - 2 Southampton (H) League Cup 2 1
38 12.09.1970 1 - 0 Luton Town (H) Division Two (old)
39 19.09.1970 1 - 0 Charlton Athletic (A) Division Two (old)
40 26.09.1970 2 - 0 Portsmouth (H) Division Two (old) 1
41 30.09.1970 3 - 2 Middlesbrough (H) Division Two (old)
42 03.10.1970 2 - 2 Blackburn Rovers (A) Division Two (old)
43 07.10.1970 1 - 1 Bolton Wanderers (A) League Cup 3 1
44 10.10.1970 1 - 0 Sunderland (H) Division Two (old)
45 12.10.1970 1 - 0 Bolton Wanderers (H) League Cup 3 rep
46 17.10.1970 2 - 2 Cardiff City (A) Division Two (old) 1
47 20.10.1970 0 - 0 Birmingham City (A) Division Two (old)
48 24.10.1970 3 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday (A) Division Two (old)
49 28.10.1970 2 - 2 Bristol City (H) League Cup 4 1
50 31.10.1970 1 - 0 Bolton Wanderers (H) Division Two (old)
51 03.11.1970 1 - 2 Bristol City (A) League Cup 4 rep
52 07.11.1970 1 - 0 Watford (A) Division Two (old)
53 14.11.1970 3 - 1 Swindon Town (H) Division Two (old)
54 21.11.1970 2 - 2 Norwich City (A) Division Two (old) 1
55 28.11.1970 4 - 0 Leyton Orient (H) Division Two (old)
56 05.12.1970 0 - 3 Hull City (A) Division Two (old)
57 12.12.1970 2 - 1 Millwall (H) Division Two (old)
58 19.12.1970 0 - 0 Queens Park Rangers (H) Division Two (old)
59 26.12.1970 1 - 2 Sheffield United (A) Division Two (old) 1
60 02.01.1971 2 - 0 Notts County (H) FA Cup 3
61 09.01.1971 0 - 1 Middlesbrough (A) Division Two (old)
62 16.01.1971 1 - 4 Birmingham City (H) Division Two (old)
63 25.01.1971 3 - 0 Torquay United (H) FA Cup 4
64 06.02.1971 0 - 0 Hull City (H) Division Two (old)
65 13.02.1971 1 - 1 Oxford United (H) FA Cup 5
66 17.02.1971 3 - 1 Oxford United (A) FA Cup 5 rep
67 20.02.1971 2 - 1 Norwich City (H) Division Two (old)
68 27.02.1971 3 - 0 Bolton Wanderers (A) Division Two (old)
69 01.03.1971 0 - 0 Millwall (A) Division Two (old)
70 06.03.1971 0 - 0 Arsenal (H) FA Cup 6
71 10.03.1971 1 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday (H) Division Two (old)
72 13.03.1971 1 - 0 Swindon Town (A) Division Two (old)
73 15.03.1971 0 - 1 Arsenal (A) FA Cup 6 rep
74 20.03.1971 1 - 1 Watford (H) Division Two (old)
75 27.03.1971 0 - 0 Oxford United (H) Division Two (old)
76 12.04.1971 3 - 1 Luton Town (A) Division Two (old) 1
77 13.04.1971 1 - 1 Blackburn Rovers (H) Division Two (old)
78 27.04.1971 1 - 0 Bristol City (A) Division Two (old)
79 01.05.1971 2 - 1 Portsmouth (A) Division Two (old) 1
80 07.08.1971 1 - 0 Liverpool (H) Charity Shield
81 14.08.1971 2 - 2 Huddersfield Town (A) Division One (old)
82 18.08.1971 2 - 1 Nottingham Forest (H) Division One (old)
83 21.08.1971 0 - 2 Derby County (H) Division One (old)
84 25.08.1971 1 - 3 Stoke City (A) Division One (old)
85 28.08.1971 2 - 3 Liverpool (A) Division One (old) 1
86 01.09.1971 0 - 1 Southampton (H) Division One (old)
87 04.09.1971 0 - 0 Manchester City (H) Division One (old)
88 07.09.1971 1 - 3 Charlton Athletic (A) League Cup 2
89 25.09.1971 0 - 3 Arsenal (A) Division One (old)
90 02.10.1971 0 - 0 Crystal Palace (H) Division One (old)
91 08.01.1972 1 - 0 Liverpool (H) Division One (old)
92 15.01.1972 1 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) FA Cup 3 1
93 19.01.1972 2 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) FA Cup 3 rep 1
94 22.01.1972 2 - 1 Nottingham Forest (A) Division One (old)
95 29.01.1972 2 - 1 Stoke City (H) Division One (old) 1
96 05.02.1972 0 - 2 Leyton Orient (H) FA Cup 4
97 12.02.1972 0 - 1 West Bromwich Albion (H) Division One (old)
98 19.02.1972 1 - 2 Chelsea (A) Division One (old)
99 04.03.1972 0 - 2 Newcastle United (A) Division One (old)
100 11.03.1972 2 - 0 West Ham United (H) Division One (old) <
101 12.08.1972 0 - 1 Arsenal (H) Division One (old)
102 16.08.1972 1 - 1 Chelsea (H) Division One (old) 1
103 19.08.1972 2 - 5 West Ham United (A) Division One (old)
104 23.08.1972 1 - 1 Manchester United (A) Division One (old)
105 26.08.1972 0 - 0 Coventry City (H) Division One (old)
106 30.08.1972 3 - 2 Liverpool (H) Division One (old)
107 02.09.1972 0 - 1 Manchester City (A) Division One (old)
108 06.09.1972 1 - 2 Norwich City (A) League Cup 2
109 09.09.1972 1 - 2 Everton (H) Division One (old)
110 16.09.1972 1 - 3 Leeds United (A) Division One (old)
111 23.09.1972 1 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) Division One (old) 1
112 30.09.1972 2 - 0 Ipswich Town (A) Division One (old)
113 07.10.1972 1 - 0 Southampton (H) Division One (old) <
114 14.10.1972 1 - 2 Derby County (A) Division One (old)
115 21.10.1972 1 - 2 Norwich City (H) Division One (old)
116 28.10.1972 0 - 1 Stoke City (A) Division One (old)
117 04.11.1972 2 - 2 Manchester United (H) Division One (old) 1
118 11.11.1972 1 - 1 Chelsea (A) Division One (old)
119 18.11.1972 0 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur (H) Division One (old)
120 02.12.1972 3 - 1 West Bromwich Albion (H) Division One (old)
121 09.12.1972 1 - 1 Birmingham City (A) Division One (old)
122 16.12.1972 0 - 2 Sheffield United (A) Division One (old)
123 23.12.1972 2 - 1 Crystal Palace (H) Division One (old)
124 26.12.1972 0 - 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) Division One (old)
125 30.12.1972 2 - 1 West Ham United (H) Division One (old) 1
126 01.01.1973 2 - 2 Newcastle United (A) Division One (old)
127 06.01.1973 2 - 3 Coventry City (A) Division One (old)
128 13.01.1973 2 - 2 Arsenal (A) FA Cup 3 1
129 17.01.1973 1 - 2 Arsenal (H) FA Cup 3 rep 1
130 20.01.1973 1 - 1 Manchester City (H) Division One (old)
131 27.01.1973 1 - 0 Everton (A) Division One (old)
132 10.02.1973 2 - 0 Leeds United (H) Division One (old)
133 17.02.1973 0 - 1 Arsenal (A) Division One (old)
134 24.02.1973 0 - 0 Sheffield United (H) Division One (old)
135 10.03.1973 0 - 0 Derby County (H) Division One (old)
136 17.03.1973 1 - 1 Norwich City (A) Division One (old)
137 24.03.1973 2 - 0 Stoke City (H) Division One (old)
138 31.03.1973 0 - 0 Newcastle United (H) Division One (old)
139 07.04.1973 0 - 1 West Bromwich Albion (A) Division One (old)
140 14.04.1973 0 - 1 Birmingham City (H) Division One (old) <
141 20.04.1973 1 - 0 Crystal Palace (A) Division One (old)
142 22.09.1973 1 - 1 West Ham United (A) Division One (old)
143 06.10.1973 1 - 1 Sheffield United (A) Division One (old)
144 08.10.1973 3 - 3 Hull City (H) League Cup 2
145 20.10.1973 1 - 2 Derby County (A) Division One (old)
146 31.10.1973 2 - 3 Hull City (A) League Cup 2 rep

Transfers

Club Fee Date
IN  Wolverhampton Wanderers £30,000 October 1969
OUT  Cardiff City Unknown November 1973
Player 322 of 1196 ordered a-z
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