David Farrell
Encyclopedia
David William Farrell is an English
footballer who currently playing for Stamford. Farrell made over 400 appearances in the Football League
for Wycombe Wanderers
, Peterborough United
and Boston United
between 1995 and 2007.
in 1991 before joining Aston Villa
in 1992 for a fee of £45,000. He made eight league and cup appearances for Aston Villa in three seasons and then joined Wycombe Wanderers
for a fee of £100,000, where he made over 70 appearances in all competitions in two seasons. He moved on to Peterborough United
in June 1997, where he spent nine seasons, making almost 400 appearances and scored 52 goals, and became a London Road legend. He was not offered a new contract at the end of the 2005–06 season, due to the manager wanting someone younger, and left the club, joining Boston United
in June 2006, where he made 43 appearances during the 2006–07 season as Boston were ultimately relegated from the Football League
in May 2007.
After one season at Boston, Farrell joined Conference National
side Burton Albion
in July 2007. He was released by Burton after his one year contract expired at the end of the 2007–08
season and re-joined Boston United
, now in the Northern Premier League Premier Division
, in June 2008.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer who currently playing for Stamford. Farrell made over 400 appearances in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
for Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
, Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
and Boston United
Boston United F.C.
Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's...
between 1995 and 2007.
Career
Farrell began his career at non-league club Redditch UnitedRedditch United F.C.
Redditch United F.C. is an English football club based in Redditch, Worcestershire. The club are currently members of the Southern League Premier Division and play at the Valley.-Birmingham Combination:...
in 1991 before joining Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
in 1992 for a fee of £45,000. He made eight league and cup appearances for Aston Villa in three seasons and then joined Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
for a fee of £100,000, where he made over 70 appearances in all competitions in two seasons. He moved on to Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
in June 1997, where he spent nine seasons, making almost 400 appearances and scored 52 goals, and became a London Road legend. He was not offered a new contract at the end of the 2005–06 season, due to the manager wanting someone younger, and left the club, joining Boston United
Boston United F.C.
Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's...
in June 2006, where he made 43 appearances during the 2006–07 season as Boston were ultimately relegated from the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
in May 2007.
After one season at Boston, Farrell joined Conference National
Conference National
Conference National is the top division of the Football Conference in England. It is the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
side Burton Albion
Burton Albion F.C.
Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005...
in July 2007. He was released by Burton after his one year contract expired at the end of the 2007–08
2007-08 in English football
The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...
season and re-joined Boston United
Boston United F.C.
Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's...
, now in the Northern Premier League Premier Division
Northern Premier League Premier Division
The Premier Division is the top division of the Northern Premier League. It is at Step 3 of the National League System, placing it six divisions below the Premier League...
, in June 2008.
Career statistics
This table is incomplete.| Club | Season | League | FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup League Cup In association football, a League Cup or Secondary Cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is restricted only to teams in a particular league. The first national association football tournament to be called "League Cup" was held in Scotland in 1946/47 and was entitled the Scottish... |
Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
1992–93 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 |
| 1993–94 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | |
| 1994–95 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | |
| 1995–96 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One.... (loan) |
1992–93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play... |
1995–96 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 |
| 1996–97 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... |
1997–98 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 8 |
| 1998–99 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| 1999–00 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 6 | |
| 2000–01 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 9 | |
| 2001–02 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 8 | |
| 2002–03 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| 2003–04 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 6 | |
| 2004–05 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 2005–06 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | |
| Total | ? | 0 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | |
| Boston United Boston United F.C. Boston United Football Club are an association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They currently play in the Conference North. The club is known as 'the Pilgrims' in reference to the Pilgrim Fathers, who fled from Boston to the USA and founded Boston, Massachusetts. The club's... |
2006–07 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 |
| Burton Albion Burton Albion F.C. Burton Albion Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005... |
2007–08 | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 |
| Career totals | 468 | 52 | 27 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 538 | 62 | |