| Fred Farrington | |
| Fullname: | Fred Farrington |
| Birth Date: | 1867 |
| Birth Place: | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England |
| Position: | Half-back |
| Years1: | 1888–1894 |
| Clubs1: | Burslem Port Vale |
| Caps1: | 30 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Totalcaps: | 30 |
| Totalgoals: | 4 |
Fred Farrington (1867 – 1924) was an English footballer who played at half-back for Burslem Port Vale between 1888 and 1894. He served as club captain in the 1892–93 season.
Farrington probably joined Burslem Port Vale in the autumn of 1888.[1] He took four years to establish himself in the first-team but was a regular in the first-team from March 1892, and played in the 1892 Staffordshire Charity Cup victory.[1] He was appointed as club captain for the 1892–93 season, as the club became founder members of the Football League Second Division.[1] He scored two goals in a 4–1 win over Crewe Alexandra at the Athletic Ground on 24 September.[1] He also claimed goals against Burton Swifts and Darwen to finish the campaign with four goals in 18 league games.[1] He featured just five times in the 1893–94 season and retired due to ill health in April 1894.[1]
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1888–89 | Combination | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1889–90 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1890–91 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1891–92 | – | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
| 1892–93 | Second Division | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |
| 1893–94 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 43 | 6 | ||
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