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Alfred Farman

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 27 14 5 8 78 54 +24 51.85
A 31 3 2 26 22 89 -67 9.68
N 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 33.33
TOTALS 61 18 8 35 106 148 -42 29.51

Name: Alfred Henry "Alf" Farman
Birthdate: 25-04-1869
Age: 156
Birthplace: Kings Norton, Birmingham, England
Height: 5' 8" (1.73m)
Weight:
Years at Club: 1889-1895
Signing Info: Transferred from: Bolton Wanderers, 02/1889, £
Previous Clubs: Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers
Debut: 18/01/1889 v Preston North End (A) 1-6 (FA Cup 1st Round)
Farewell: Transferred to ? , 04/1895, £
Passed Away: 11/1926

Biography

If Newton Heath thought they boasted a high scoring outside-right in William Tait, they had a pleasant surprise when they replaced him with Alfred Henry Farman. He was an even more prolific flankman, with a scoring rate to rival the very best of Manchester United's long line of celebrated wingers. It was all due to a thunderous shot that he once unleashed "from close to the touchline, the ball never rose higher than the knee, and was in the net in a flash".
A Brummie by birth, Alf rose to prominence with Birmingham Excelsior while still a teenager, eventually attracting Aston Villa's interest in the 1888 close season. As they contested the first Football League campaign, he was confined to the second string, bar a first team friendly versus Cambridge University in December 1888.
It was, thus, a great coup for Newton Heath when they signed Farman a few weeks later. He made his bow in a friendly against Walsall Town Swifts on February 21st, 1889, and notched one goal. It was not until the end of that season that he played in two more matches, and he scored in both of them! Alas, the authorities then decided that Alf had signed registration forms simultaneously with both Villa and Heath, and he was consequently suspended until November 1st, 1889.
And so it was not until November 9th that he took over the outside-right berth from Tait, and naturally he scored on his competitive debut - an Alliance fixture against Long Eaton Rangers. By the end of that season, he had tallied 18 goals and bagged a Manchester Cup medal after being on target in both the semi and the final.
Farman only got better - he totaled 30 goals in 1891-92 to power the Heathens into the Football League after creating history early on in September: against Blackpool, he converted the very first penalty in English football. In 1892-93, Farman was on target in Heath's inaugural League fixture, struck a hat-trick against Derby in December and, most importantly, he bagged another treble in the playoff versus Small Heath to preserve Heath's top flight status.
His very next game was the opening of Bank Street after Heath moved to a new ground in the summer of 1893. Farman marked the occasion with another hat-trick, and he actually finished as top scorer in Heath's final Division One campaign. Alf had earned a benefit from the club (a tussle with Ardwick in April 1893 in which he struck within the first 5 minutes!) but, when they dropped to Division Two in 1894-95, so was Farman inexplicably dropped to the reserve team. When that season ended, Alf opted to be reinstated as an amateur, never to play first class football again. He was only 26!
Regardless, his scoring feats put him fourth among Heath's all-time top marksmen and made him the only winger to reach a century of goals. He continued to live in South Manchester for years afterwards, running a beerhouse, first at 120 Oldham Road then at 116 Newcastle Street. Farman eventually moved back closer to his birth place and lived on Wilton Street in Lozells, Birmingham. Sadly, he lost his son (Rifleman Alfred Jr.) during WWI while he himself passed away ten years later in 1926.
Alf made history on Saturday 5th December 1891 by becoming the 1st player in club history to score a penalty kick during a 4-3 defeat to Blackpool in the FA Cup. Biography kindly provided by Charbel Boujaoude.
 
League League Cup FA Cup Charity Shield European Cup Europa League Super Cup Cup Winners Cup Inter-cont Cup World Clubs Cup    
Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1889-1890 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2. 1890-1891 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
3. 1891-1892 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
4. 1892-1893 14 30 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 31
5. 1893-1894 8 19 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 20
6. 1894-1895 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
TOTALS 22 54 0 0 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 61

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
1. Birmingham City 4 2
2. Blackburn Rovers 4 3
3. Burnley 3 1
4. Derby County 3 1
5. Stoke City 3 2
6. Manchester City 2 1
7. Blackpool 1 1
8. Bolton Wanderers 1 1
9. Nottingham Forest 1 1
10. Higher Walton 1 1
11. Sheffield Wednesday 1 1
12. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 1
13. South Shore 1 1
14. Middlesbrough 1 1
15. Everton 1 1
No Opponent Appearances Goals
1. Blackburn Rovers 5 4
2. Preston North End 4 0
3. Nottingham Forest 4 1
4. Bolton Wanderers 4 1
5. Stoke City 4 3
6. Burnley 3 3
7. Everton 3 1
8. Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 1
9. Sheffield Wednesday 3 1
10. Aston Villa 3 0
11. Derby County 3 3
12. Sunderland 3 0
13. Notts County 2 0
14. Accrington Stanley 2 0
15. Birmingham City 2 4
16. Higher Walton 1 1
17. Manchester City 1 2
18. South Shore 1 1
19. Blackpool 1 1
20. West Bromwich Albion 1 0
21. Darwen 1 0
22. Middlesbrough 1 1
23. Liverpool 1 0
24. Burton Wanderers 1 0
25. Crewe Alexandra 1 0
26. Grimsby Town 1 0
27. Walsall 1 0
28. Rotherham United 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Mitchell, Thomas 5
2. Preston North End Committee 4
3. Radford, Harry 4
4. Bentley, John 4
5. Reeves, Arthur 4
6. ? 3
7. Molyneux, Dick 3
8. Addenbrooke, Jack 3
9. Dickinson, Arthur 3
10. Ramsay, George 3
11. Derby County Committee 3
12. Watson, Tom 3
13. Browne, Edwin 2
14. Accrington Stanley Committee 2
15. Jones, Alfred 2
16. Higher Walton Committee 1
17. Furniss, Lawrence 1
18. South Shore Committee 1
19. Blackpool Committee 1
20. Sutcliffe, Arthur 1
21. Jackson, Henry 1
22. Darwen Committee 1
23. Middlesbrough Committee 1
24. Barclay, William 1
25. Burton Wanderers Committee 1
26. Crewe Alexandra Committee 1
27. Robinson, J H 1
28. Rotherham United Committee 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 61
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. North Road, (Monsall) 17
2. Bank Street 10
3. Ewood Park 4
4. Deepdale 3
5. Victoria Ground 3
6. Goodison Park 2
7. Hillsborough 2
8. Newcastle Road 2
9. Pikes Lane 2
10. Town Ground 2
11. Abbey Park 1
12. Barley Bank 1
13. Bloomfield Road 1
14. Bramall Lane 1
15. Derby Turn 1
16. Millmoor 1
17. Molineux 1
18. Perry Bar 1
19. Racecourse Ground 1
20. Stoney Lane 1
21. Thornleyhome Road 1
22. Trent Bridge 1
23. Turf Moor 1
24. West Bromwich Road 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 46
2. FA Cup 7
3. League Division Two 5
4. Test Match 3
No Opponent Count
1. Blackburn Rovers 5
2. Preston North End 4
3. Nottingham Forest 4
4. Bolton Wanderers 4
5. Stoke City 4
6. Burnley 3
7. Everton 3
8. Wolverhampton Wanderers 3
9. Sheffield Wednesday 3
10. Aston Villa 3
11. Derby County 3
12. Sunderland 3
13. Notts County 2
14. Accrington Stanley 2
15. Birmingham City 2
16. Higher Walton 1
17. Manchester City 1
18. South Shore 1
19. Blackpool 1
20. West Bromwich Albion 1
21. Darwen 1
22. Middlesbrough 1
23. Liverpool 1
24. Burton Wanderers 1
25. Crewe Alexandra 1
26. Grimsby Town 1
27. Walsall 1
28. Rotherham United 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 61
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
1. 05-12-1891 Blackpool FA Cup 1
2. 27-04-1893 Birmingham City Test Match 1
3. 02-09-1893 Burnley League Division One 1
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
1. 31-12-1892 Derby County League Division One 3
2. 27-04-1893 Birmingham City Test Match 3
3. 02-09-1893 Burnley League Division One 3
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 18-01-1890 FAC Preston North End Loss 1-6 A 0 Thomas Craig 5' Jimmy Ross 10', George Drummond 15', 40', 43', Nick J. Ross 79', Jack Gordon 81'
2. 04-10-1890 FAC Higher Walton Win 2-0 H 1 George Evans ??' Alf Farman ??'
3. 03-10-1891 FAC Manchester City Win 5-1 H 2 John Sneddon 44', Alf Farman ??', ??', Roger Doughty ??', Alfred Edge ??' Jack Pearson ??'
4. 14-11-1891 FAC South Shore Win 2-0 A 1 Alf Farman 43', Jack Doughty ??'
5. 05-12-1891 FAC Blackpool Loss 3-4 H 1 Alf Edge ??', ??', Alf Farman ??' (pen) Henry Tyrer ??', ??', ??' (pen), Harry Cookson ??'
6. 03-09-1892 Div 1 Blackburn Rovers Loss 3-4 A 1 Bob Donaldson ??', James Coupar ??', Alf Farman ??' Jack Southworth 3', Coombe Hall 8', 10', Harry Chippendale 70'
7. 10-09-1892 Div 1 Burnley Draw 1-1 H 0 Bob Donaldson 85' *Henry Boyd 60'
8. 17-09-1892 Div 1 Burnley Loss 1-4 A 0 Bob Donaldson 23' James Crabtree 25', Jimmy Hill 35', 42', Billy Bowes 60'
9. 24-09-1892 Div 1 Everton Loss 0-6 A 0 Fred Geary 1' , 4', Edgar Chadwick ??', ??', Alan Maxwell ??', Alf Milward ??'
10. 15-10-1892 Div 1 Wolves Win 10-1 H 1 James Hendry 1', Bob Donaldson 4', ??', ??', William S. Stewart 4', ??', ??', Alf Farman ??', William Hood ??', Adam Carson ??' George Kinsey ??'
11. 19-10-1892 Div 1 Everton Loss 3-4 H 1 Bob Donaldson ??', William Hood ??', Alf Farman ??' Alex Latta 6', ??', 30', ??'
12. 22-10-1892 Div 1 Sheffield Wednesday Loss 0-1 A 0 Fred Spiksley 90'
13. 29-10-1892 Div 1 Nottingham Forest Draw 1-1 A 1 Alf Farman 57' Tom McInnes 55'
14. 05-11-1892 Div 1 Blackburn Rovers Draw 4-4 H 2 Alf Farman ??', ??', Adam Carson ??', William Hood ??' Charlie Bowdler ??', Coombe Hall 47', George Mann ??', Bill Sawers ??'
15. 12-11-1892 Div 1 Notts County Loss 1-3 H 0 Adam Carson ??' Tom McInnes ??', James Oswald ??', Jimmy Burke ??'
16. 19-11-1892 Div 1 Aston Villa Win 2-0 H 0 Thomas Fitzsimmons 7', James Coupar 65'
17. 26-11-1892 Div 1 Accrington Stanley Draw 2-2 A 0 Thomas Fitzsimmons ??', James Colville ??' David Alexander ??', James Whitehead 47'
18. 03-12-1892 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers Loss 1-4 A 0 James Coupar ??' Handel Bentley 2', 7', Jim Wilson ??', Jimmy Cassidy ??'
19. 10-12-1892 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers Win 1-0 H 0 Bob Donaldson ??'
20. 17-12-1892 Div 1 Wolves Loss 0-2 A 0 David Wykes ??', Joe Butcher ??'
21. 24-12-1892 Div 1 Sheffield Wednesday Loss 1-5 H 0 William Hood 90' Sandy Rowan 20', ??', Harry Davis ??', Fred Spiksley 45', ??'
22. 26-12-1892 Div 1 Preston North End Loss 1-2 A 0 James Coupar ??' David Russell ??', 46'
23. 31-12-1892 Div 1 Derby County Win 7-1 H 3 Bob Donaldson ??', ??', ??', Alf Farman ??', ??', ??', Thomas Fitzsimmons ??' John Clements ??' (o.g.)
24. 07-01-1893 Div 1 Stoke City Loss 1-7 A 0 James Coupar 1' Billy Dickson ??', ??', ??', Jimmy Robertson ??', ??', Joe Schofield ??', *Alf Edge ??'
25. 14-01-1893 Div 1 Nottingham Forest Loss 1-3 H 0 Bob Donaldson 8' Tom McInnes 19', Horace Pike 44', Albert Smith 90'
26. 21-01-1893 FAC Blackburn Rovers Loss 0-4 A 0 Harry Campbell ??', ??', Bill Sawers ??', ??'
27. 26-01-1893 Div 1 Notts County Loss 0-4 A 0 Daniel Bruce ??', James Oswald ??', William Gunn ??', Jimmy Burke ??'
28. 11-02-1893 Div 1 Derby County Loss 1-5 A 0 Thomas Fitzsimmons 85' John Goodhall 11', Stephen Bloomer 20', Johnny McMillan ??', Tommy Little ??', Archie Goodhall ??'
29. 04-03-1893 Div 1 Sunderland Loss 0-5 H 0 Johnny Campbell 24', 25', ??', John Harvey 44', James Gillespie ??'
30. 06-03-1893 Div 1 Aston Villa Loss 0-2 A 0 James Logan 15', 17'
31. 31-03-1893 Div 1 Stoke City Win 1-0 H 1 Alf Farman ??'
32. 01-04-1893 Div 1 Preston North End Win 2-1 H 0 Bob Donaldson 30', ??' Billy Stewart ??'
33. 04-04-1893 Div 1 Sunderland Loss 0-6 A 0 Jimmy Hannah 10', Johnny Campbell 55', 90', Jimmy Millar 65', ??', Hughie Wilson 67'
34. 08-04-1893 Div 1 Accrington Stanley Draw 3-3 H 0 Thomas Fitzsimmons ??', Bob Donaldson ??', William S. Stewart ??' Tom Lea ??', ??', John Clements ??' (o.g.)
35. 22-04-1893 TM Birmingham City Draw 1-1 N 1 Alf Farman ??' Fred Wheldon ??'
36. 27-04-1893 TM Birmingham City Win 5-2 N 3 Alf Farman 32' (pen), 47', 84', Joe Cassidy ??', James Coupar ??' Frank Mobley 6', Billy Walton 50'
37. 02-09-1893 Div 1 Burnley Win 3-2 H 3 Alf Farman ??', ??', ??' (pen) Arthur Brady 25', James "Jimmy" Hill 35'
38. 09-09-1893 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Loss 1-3 A 0 Bob Donaldson ??' Tom Pearson ??', Roddy McLeod ??', Sammy Nicholls ??'
39. 16-09-1893 Div 1 Sheffield Wednesday Win 1-0 A 1 Alf Farman 17'
40. 23-09-1893 Div 1 Nottingham Forest Draw 1-1 H 0 Bob Donaldson ??' James Collins ??'
41. 30-09-1893 Div 1 Darwen Loss 0-1 A 0 Walter Dunlop ??'
42. 11-11-1893 Div 1 Wolves Win 1-0 H 0 William Davidson ??'
43. 06-12-1893 Div 1 Sunderland Loss 1-4 A 0 William Campbell 69' Jimmy Millar 10', 70', Johnny Campbell 39', 40'
44. 09-12-1893 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers Loss 0-2 A 0 Alex Paton ??', Jimmy Cassidy ??'
45. 16-12-1893 Div 1 Aston Villa Loss 1-3 H 0 John "Jack" Peden ??' Andew Mitchell ??' (o.g.), ??' (o.g.), John Devey ??'
46. 23-12-1893 Div 1 Preston North End Loss 0-2 A 0 James Sharp 54', Jimmy Ross ??'
47. 06-01-1894 Div 1 Everton Loss 0-2 A 0 Edgar Chadwick 46', Jack Southworth ??'
48. 27-01-1894 FAC Middlesbrough Win 4-0 H 1 John "Jack" Peden ??', Alf Farman ??', Bob Donaldson ??', ??'
49. 12-03-1894 Div 1 Blackburn Rovers Win 5-1 H 1 John Clarkin 20', Bob Donaldson ??', ??', ??', Alf Farman ??' Josh Hargreaves 30'
50. 17-03-1894 Div 1 Derby County Loss 2-6 H 0 John Clarkin ??', ??' Johnny McMillan ??', ??', ??', William Abbott ??', Percy Francis ??', ??'
51. 23-03-1894 Div 1 Stoke City Win 6-2 H 2 John Peden ??', ??', Fred Erentz ??', John Clarkin ??', Alf Farman ??', ??' William Hood ??' (o.g.), Billy Dickson ??'
52. 24-03-1894 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers Draw 2-2 H 1 Bob Donaldson ??', Alf Farman ??' Jimmy Cassidy ??', Robert Tannahill ??'
53. 26-03-1894 Div 1 Blackburn Rovers Loss 0-4 A 0 Josh Hargreaves 20', ??', Jimmy Haydock 60', Harry Chippendale 70'
54. 31-03-1894 Div 1 Stoke City Loss 1-3 A 0 John Clarkin ??' Joe Schofield 25', Tommy Clare ??', Wally McReddie ??'
55. 07-04-1894 Div 1 Nottingham Forest Loss 0-2 A 0 John Brodie ??', ??'
56. 28-04-1894 TM Liverpool Loss 0-2 N 0 Patrick Gordon 15', Harry Bradshaw 30'
57. 08-09-1894 Div 2 Burton Wanderers Loss 0-1 A 0 Isaac Moore 65'
58. 15-09-1894 Div 2 Crewe Alexandra Win 6-1 H 0 Richard Smith ??', ??', John Dow ??', ??', John Clarkin ??', John McCartney ??' John "Love" Jones ??'
59. 17-11-1894 Div 2 Grimsby Town Loss 1-2 A 0 John Clarkin ??' James Stott ??', James Fairburn ??'
60. 26-12-1894 Div 2 Walsall Win 2-1 A 0 William S. Stewart ??', George Millar ??' W.Roberts ??'
61. 12-01-1895 Div 2 Rotherham United Loss 1-2 A 0 Fred Erentz ??' *James Coupar ??', *Willie Bryant ??'
 

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