Peter Farmer (footballer) explained

Peter Farmer
Birth Date:26 October 1886
Birth Place:Renton, Scotland
Death Place:Hammersmith, England
Manageryears1:1923–1924
Managerclubs1:Marseille
Manageryears2:1924–1926
Managerclubs2:Torino
Manageryears3:1928
Managerclubs3:France Olympic
Manageryears4:1933–1934
Managerclubs4:Racing Club de France
Manageryears5:1934–1935
Managerclubs5:Romania

Peter Farmer (26 October 1886 – 4 September 1964) was a Scottish professional football manager active throughout Europe in the 1920s and 1930s.

Career

Farmer coached French teams Marseille (1923–1924) and Racing Club de France (1933–1934).[1] He had a second spell at Marseille (1930–1931) and also coached Racing Club de France (1933–1934) and Stella Cherbourg.[2]

Farmer was also in charge of Italian side Torino between 1924 and 1926, coached the France national team at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3] He was later a trainer at Celtic (1929–1930) and manager of Tunbridge Wells Rangers (1934).[2]

in November 1934 he was appointed as Romania's national team coach but never led the team in any official match, leaving in May 1935.[4] [5]

Honours

Marseille

1923–24[6]

Racing Club de France

1927–28[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs. RSSSF. 17 June 2010.
  2. Web site: Scots in opposition: Peter Farmer and Victor Gibson. 1 February 2016. Scottish Sport History.
  3. Web site: Top Ten English Exports to France. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180127/http://lesrosbifs.net/?p=863. dead. 3 March 2016. 13 September 2010. 27 July 2010. Les Rosbifs.
  4. Web site: Cea mai mare gafă din istoria FRF: A stat degeaba, a luat banii, a fugit. Gsp.ro. ro . The biggest mistake in FRF history: He came to do nothing, he took the money, he ran. 30 December 2011 . 19 November 2019.
  5. Web site: 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. Libertatea.ro. ro . 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.. 6 April 2011 . 19 November 2019.
  6. Web site: France in the 1980s: The British Abroad . 27 July 2023 . 10 August 2019 . The 1888 Letter .
  7. Web site: 1928 FRENCH CUP FINAL: RED STAR / CA PARIS . 6 December 2019 . 27 July 2023 . Red Star website . French .

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