Des Farrow

Des Farrow

Personal information
Full name	Desmond Albert Farrow[1]
Date of birth	11 February 1926[1]
Place of birth	Peterborough, England[1]
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Leicester City
1945–1952	Queens Park Rangers	118	(7)
1952–1954	Stoke City	8	(0)
1955–1957	Peterborough United	29	(1)
Total		155	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Desmond Albert "Des" Farrow (born 11 February 1926) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers and Stoke City.^[1]

Career

Farrow was born in Peterborough and began his career with Leicester City before joining Queens Park Rangers during World War II. He played nine matches in the FA Cup in 1945–46 and began a regular in Dave Mangnall's QPR side in the Second Division in 1948–49. Rangers were relegated in 1951–52 and Farrow joined First Division Stoke City in October 1952. However he struggled to establish himself at the Victoria Ground and left for Peterborough United after making just nine appearances.^[1]

Career statistics

• Sourced from Des Farrow profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Queens Park Rangers	1945–46	0	0	9	0	9	0
	1946–47	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1947–48	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1948–49	17	0	2	0	19	0
	1949–50	22	0	1	0	23	0
	1950–51	39	6	1	0	40	6
	1951–52	32	1	0	0	32	1
	1951–52	8	0	0	0	8	0
	Total	118	7	12	0	130	7
Stoke City	1952–53	3	0	0	0	3	0
	1953–54	5	0	0	0	5	0
	Total	9	0	0	0	9	0
Career Total		126	7	12	0	138	7

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

External links

• Des Farrow stats