Peter Farmer (footballer)

Peter Farmer
Farmer in 1928
Personal information
Date of birth 26 October 1886
Place of birth Renton, Scotland
Date of death 4 September 1964(1964-09-04) (aged 77)
Place of death Hammersmith, England
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1910 Vale of Leven[1]
1911–???? Celtic
Managerial career
1923–1924 Marseille
1924–1926 Torino
1928 France Olympic
1933–1934 Racing Club de France
1934–1935 Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Farmer (26 October 1886 – 4 September 1964) was a Scottish footballer and manager. He was the manager of France at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[2] He also managed Marseille, Torino, and Racing Club de France.[3] He had a second spell at Marseille (1930–1931) and also coached Stella Cherbourg.[4]

In 1934, Farmer became the manager of Romania. However, he did not manage a match for them.[5][6]

Honours

Marseille

Racing Club de France

  • Coupe de France: 1927–28[8]

References

  1. ↑ "McQueen, Farmer, the French Game and the Truth about Gibson". Scots Football Worldwide.
  2. ↑ "Top Ten English Exports to France". Les Rosbifs. 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "Scots in opposition: Peter Farmer and Victor Gibson". Scottish Sport History. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cea mai mare gafă din istoria FRF: A stat degeaba, a luat banii, a fugit" [The biggest mistake in FRF history: He came to do nothing, he took the money, he ran] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "În 1934, românii au angajat un selecţioner, Peter Farmer, care a încasat banii pe şase luni, n-a stat pe bancă la nici un meci, după care a fugit în Scoţia" [In 1934, the Romanians hired a coach, Peter Farmer, who collected the money for six months, did not sit on the bench at any match, after which he fled to Scotland.] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "France in the 1980s: The British Abroad". The 1888 Letter. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "1928 FRENCH CUP FINAL: RED STAR / CA PARIS" (in French). Red Star website. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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